Category Archives: General

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Club documents update

The club Constitution and General Rules for Little Haldon, and the Site Rules for Little Haldon have had minor wording changes to make the terminology consistent between the two documents. Also the Little Haldon rules (part of the General Rules) have been consolidated into the Site Rules Document. The Safety & the Law page link… Read More »

Little Haldon Site Rules

Our site rules have been updated (December 2025) to include a map highlighting the no-fly zones. I will also add a note to our Facebook Group as this has a wider audience.

Site Permit 2025 -26

Our current site permit (from Tim) for Little Haldon to fly models over 7.5 kg and less than 25kg has been updated. It will expire 21st July 2026. Robert

Event Calendar Change

Due to a clash with some of the Thermal competition events, we have moved 4 of our event dates so we can attend both. Please refer to the events page for the new calendar

Roger (Rocket) Roberts

Roger (Rocket Rog) Roberts who passed away shortly before Christmas was a long time member of DSSC. Roger flew a variety of models including a 4 Mtr Fox but his favorites were EDF warbirds. Roger was well known for pushing his aircraft through aerobatics and for bringing several models along just in case a landing… Read More »

L.H Jan 3rd

Go to the Gallery page to see a few pictures of the 1st outing for 2025 at L.H.

2025 Events Calendar is published

See our events page for the glider day date events. We will decide whether the Saturday or Sunday gives the best weather, the Friday before the event.

New Site Permit

A new site permit for Little Haldon that is valid until July 2025 has been added to the documents section. Briefly, the BMFA under the terms of its CAA Model Aircraft Article 16 Authorisation (UAS7068) permits the operation of model aircraft (excluding multi-rotors) with an MTOM between 7.5Kg and 25Kg at heights exceeding 400ft above… Read More »

June Glider Day

Although the conditions were not at their best for June, with fairly low cloud cover and a Easterly breeze, we had a fair turn out and some interesting flights. There was some lift about but height was limited due to low clouds. All pilots had several successful flights and some used the opportunity to practice… Read More »