BADA Training Workshop & AGM

Thursday 23 February 2012

BADA Training Workshop

On 28 March 2012 we will be offering a training workshop at Douglas Bader House, Fairford, which will be held in conjunction with the MAA and will be predominantly a refresher course on the basics of display organisation and display flying. The proposed programme for the day is:

09.30 Assemble for Coffee
09.50 Introduction by Chairman BADA
10.00 CAA Regulations - CAA Presenter
10.20 MAA Regulations - Peter Martin
10.50 Duties of the Flying Display Director and Display Airspace Requirements and putting together your flying display programme - TSA
11.45 AAIB - Julian Firth
12.30 LUNCH

PILOTS’ GROUP

13.30 Display Pilot - practical hints - Rod Dean
14.10 An Airshow looks like? - John Turner

14.30 I learned about display flying from that - Phil O’Dell/Brian Lecomber

ORGANISERS’ GROUP

13.30 Risk Management & Risk Assessment - Outside Presenter / Phil Harrall
14.15 Emergency Services/Table-top Exercises

15.00 I learned about displays from that - Speaker tbd

15.15 COMBINED TEA BREAK

15.30 ATC at Airshows - Roger Steele & Ian Revell

16.00 Flying Control Committees - John Davis
16.30 What do we need from each other - John Davis
16.45 Open Forum - Discussions (all presenters)
A/R Workshop Concludes with Chairman’s closing remarks and Issue of Certificates of Attendance!

The list of those attending is growing but if you wish to add your name then please email Dave Walton at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by cop Wednesday 29 February 2012. The intention is to hopefully offer the day free of charge to BADA members, in terms of covering the costs of refreshments and lunch.

AGM and Pre- Season Symposium

Our first BADA AGM and Spring Symposium will be held on 29 March 2012 at DBH, Fairford. During the AGM the election for the vacant position on the committee will be held. An additional programme of interest is being put together to hopefully make the day a valuable experience. If you have a particular topic you would like to be covered, or you wish to have a slot in the programme, then please e-mail Ian Sheeley at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . More information on the
day’s programme will be circulated in the next Newsletter.