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
often 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
New! RAeC General
Secretary
Diana King has
retired from the post of General Secretary after five
years. She will continue to edit the RAeC Newsletter and
carry out some specialist work. From 1st June 2009, the
role of General Secretary will be carried out by David
Phipps, Chief Executive of the British Model Flying
Association from their office in Leicester. Further
details are below.
RAeC Awards
for 2008
The Annual Awards
Ceremony for 2008 was held on Tuesday 21st April 2009 at
the RAF Club, London. The awards were presented by Prince
Michael of Kent. Further details and a list of the award
winners are on the 2008 Awards page.
RAeC
Newsletter
New!
The RAeC Newsletter for
Spring 2009 is now available
on-line in PDF format.
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
"Flying For Youth" Bursaries
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. Applications for bursaries to be
awarded in 2009 have now closed. Watch www.royalaeroclubtrust.org for further details of applications for 2010.
- RAeC Trust
Conservation Programme
The Royal Aero Club Trust is carrying out 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 led 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.
- RAeC Trust
Volunteer Opportunities
The Royal
Aero Club Trust is seeking volunteers to help
with a variety of tasks. These include some executive
roles, contributors to the "Flying For Youth"
programme, and 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
- The Popular Flying Association
(PFA) has changed 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.
- The British Precision Pilots
Association (BPPA) is now operating as the British
Rally Flying Club (BRFC) for its UK
competitions, though it has retained the 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
exhibit with the theme of Milestones of Flight includes
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.
- New! FAI Secretary General. The FAI
have announced that the present Secretary General will
retire in January 2010. The search for a replacement is
being handled by the Odgers Berndtson agency. Please see the
web-site for further details.
- New! EAS Presidency. Europe Air
Sports have announced that Sir John Allison has retired
from the role of President and has been appointed a
President-of-Honour. The new President of Europe Air
Sports is David Roberts, who is also currently Chairman
of the Royal Aero Club.
Participation
Other News &
Information
- The Airborne Forces Museum
has closed at Aldershot. It is relocating alongside the
Imperial War Museum at Duxford and being renamed as
Airborne Assault. The new exhibition was opened by Prince
Charles in December 2008. See their website for further
details: http://www.airborneassault-duxford.com. The Dakota, which was displayed outside the
museum at Aldershot, is to become gate-guardian at the
Parachute Regiment barracks at Colchester.
The
Royal Aero Club
General Secretary: David Phipps,
Royal Aero Club,
31, St Andrew's Road, Leicester LE2 8RE
Tel: 0116 244 0182, Fax: 0116
244 0645
E-mail: secretary@royalaeroclub.org
Office hours: 0900-1700
Monday-Friday
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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