Site 1 Jurby

Site 1. Power flying and thermal glider flying takes place at Jurby Airfield. This an excellent site, with a smooth runway available, as well as large areas of grass for launching gliders. Our use of the field is shared with several other organisations, co-ordinated by the Jurby Sports and Leisure Ltd.. We do however have sole use of the field for the Festival of Flight and also the Manx Commemorative Model Meet.
There are a few simple rules controlling where we operate from when using it. Hopefully the following will make it all clear.

All pilots in command are required to be fully paid up members of the B.M.F.A and to obey the M.M.F. rules of operation.

We operate from the intersection of the runways:-

The Model runway is between the grass on the far side of the Full size runway and the Full size runway centreline, all take offs and landings must be on the Far side of the Full size runway centreline.

NO taxiing towards the Flight Line, or helicopter or 3D flying, in the proximity of the Flight Line area is allowed.

To take off or recover your model from the model runway call "Walking out" LOUDLY and ensure that everyone on the flight line is fully aware of your intentions before doing so.

For Easterly and Westerly winds , flying South of the East/West runway - left hand circuits in Westerly winds, and right hand circuits in Easterly winds.
The pit area for models is on the northern side of the runway, Parking is behind the pits. Watch out for the Midday Sun especially in Winter!

For Northerly and Southerly winds, flying East of the North/South runway - right hand circuits in Northerly winds, and left hand circuits in Southerly winds. The pit area for models is on the Western side of the runway. Parking is behind the pits. Watch out for the Early morning Sun !

All flying takes place in accordance with the BMFA safety code; NO MODELS OF ANY KIND ARE TO BE HAND LAUNCHED OR TO TAKE OFF BEHIND THE FLIGHT LINE, models are flown in front of the pilot at all times, which in the prevailing westerly wind case means South of the runway centreline, NOTE that models must NEVER be allowed to overfly the Flight Line, Pits, Car Park areas or the Prison area. If the wind is not directly down the runway, then diagonal take off and landings may be used, but in any case models must NOT over fly the Flight Line, Pits, or Car Park areas.

3D MODELS are to be flown in the designated Helicopter areas, they must NOT be flown in front of the Flight Line Pilots.

Helicopters must be flown in the helicopter designated areas which is far removed from the flight line

The Northern entrance to the Airfield is now closed and the entrance gate to be used is the gate to the East of the Control Tower.