The Royal
Aero Club
of the United
Kingdom
- The Club is made up of member organisations and individual members.
The Full Members are the national governing bodies of the
major individual air sports in the UK, and they each
appoint a representative to the Governing Council. Associate and Corporate Member Organisations
and Individual Members provide valuable additional
support. Those who have made significant individual
contributions to the Club are awarded the title Companion of the
Royal Aero Club.
- Our principal role is to co-ordinate,
promote and protect all forms of recreational and
competitive air sport in the UK, and to represent UK air
sport internationally.
- Directly and through our member
organisations, we represent the interests of many tens of
thousands of people who participate in air sport, on a
wide range of committees, consultation groups, political
contacts, etc.
- We are the UK representative on
the Fédération Aéronautique
Internationale, which
is the World governing body of sport flying, and
which controls World Championships and the
registration of World Records. It also has a
major role in setting technical standards and
negotiating with international official bodies.
In consultation with our member organisations, we
appoint the UK delegates to the various FAI
Commissions.
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- We are the UK representative on Europe Airsports, which is affiliated to the FAI and
co-ordinates responses to legislation and
regulation affecting recreational flying within
the EU and more widely throughout Europe. In
consultation with our member organisations, we
appoint UK Technical Officers and Working Party
Coordinators and Members.
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- Our work is managed through the RAeC
Council and the Parliamentary, International, Technical,
Medals & Awards, and Finance Committees.
- Our Annual Awards Ceremony takes place in
the Spring, recognising achievement and service in all
forms of aviation in the previous year. The Awards are
usually presented by the Club President, HRH The Duke of
York, subject to other official duties.
- We have been making awards since 1908 to
recognise achievement in aviation. The Historical List of
RAeC Awards includes several of
the most famous names in British and World aviation, as
well as many people who have made major contributions
serving in background roles. It has now been expanded to
include a list of UK recipients of FAI awards. Also
abbreviated citations back to 1995 have been added and it
is planned to go further back in time as information
becomes available.
- We have established the Royal Aero Club Trust, which is a charity to provide
resources for youth involvement, education,
promotion of air sport, and the conservation of
historically important items related to aviation.
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INFORMATION
& NEWS
Royal Aero Club
News
RAeC appoints
new Chairman
New! At the recent Annual General Meeting, David
Roberts of the BGA was elected as chairman, succeeding
Keith Negal who will continue to serve as a Vice
President. Ben Ellis of the British Aerobatic Association
was elected as Vice Chairman. A few other changes have
been made to the Governing Council, see the Governing Council web page for the updated list.
RAeC Awards
for 2007
New!
The annual awards
ceremony for 2007 will be held in mid-2008 at a venue in
London. Details will be announced here when available.
The 2007
Awards page gives a list the
Award winners.
RAeC
Newsletter
The RAeC Newsletter for
Winter 2007 is now available
on-line in PDF format. If anyone has problems with
reading this format, please contact the Secretary.
Previous newsletters are also still
available, see the index list at the bottom of this page.
- Events
Updated! Click here for the RAeC's International Calendar
of Events. This is an extensive
listing of aviation events of all types: competitions,
fly-ins, displays, exhibitions, etc., anywhere in the
world.
Royal Aero Club
Trust News
- RAeC Trust
Bursaries for 2008
The Royal Aero Club Trust provides a
number of bursaries to people aged between 16 and 21
years of age wishing to progress their interest in either
air sports or aviation. The closing date for applications
for 2008 has now passeed, but watch out for further
bursaries to be made available in autumn 2008. See www.royalaeroclubtrust.org
- The Royal Aero Club Trust
is arranging a major programme of cataloguing and
conservation of the Royal Aero Club's unique archive of
documents and memorabilia, most of which is at present
stored at the RAF Museum, Hendon. The work is being
carried out by volunteers from the National Association
of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies. A major
fund-raising appeal has been launched for £65,000 for
procurement of specialist conservation materials. For
details of the work and the appeal, please visit the Appeal section of the Trust website.
- The Royal Aero Club Trust
is seeking volunteers to help with a variety of tasks.
Some of these are Executive roles, but they are also
looking for a coordinator and contributors to the
"Flying For Youth" website, and for people to
help with conserving and photographing the Royal Aero
Club archives at the RAF Museum, Hendon. For further
details, please visit the Volunteer Opportunities section of the Trust
website.
Member Association
News
- New! The Popular Flying Association (PFA) has
decided to change their name to the Light
Aircraft Association (LAA), with effect from 1st
Jan 2008. Apart from the title, the postal address and
phone numbers are unchanged. The new website is http://www.laa.uk.com. Also e-mail addresses become office@laa.uk.com, engineering@laa.uk.com,
etc.
- New! The British Precision Pilots Association
(BPPA) has been renamed as the British Rally
Flying Club (BRFC) for its UK
activities, though it has retained the old BPPA
title as the organising body for British participation at
international competitions. Their new website is: http://rallyflyingclub.org/, where full details may be found.
- The Royal
Air Force Museum, Hendon opened
a new exhibition hall in December 2003, with the theme of
Milestones of Flight. Among the exhibits is the Clarke
Glider, which is on loan from the Royal Aero Club who
have owned it since 1911. Click here for further details
of the Clarke
Glider.
International News
- Fédération Aéronautique Internationale & Europe Air
Sports
- For information on the negotiations in
hand on a range of Europe-wide legislative issues, please
visit the Europe Airsports
website.
Participation
Other News &
Information
- The Airborne Forces Museum,
presently at Aldershot, will be relocated to a new
purpose-built exhibition hall at Duxford. It is being
renamed as Airborne Assault. See their website for
further details: http://www.airborneassault-duxford.com.
The
Royal Aero Club
General Secretary: Mrs Diana King,
Radford Barn, Radford Semele, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31
1UT
Tel: 01926-332713, Fax:
01926-335206
E-mail: secretary@royalaeroclub.org
The Royal Aero Club Ltd is a
Company Limited by Guarantee.
Registered in England Number 1093859.
Registered office Kimberley House, Vaughan Way, Leicester, LE1
4SE
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