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Our AMA is called the British Model Flying Association BMFA. For years we have had two certs A and B, just recently there as been a C cert introduced for pilots who want to show a piece of paper that they are really really good
The A cert is a basic certificate to show a pilot has full control of a model aeroplane and understands safety (the candidate has to answer 6 safety questions from our BMFA hand book) the flying is take off, circuits both ways, figure of 8, a simulated dead stick landing and a landing. This cert is used to show a pilot can fly on their own, many of our flying sites are on the edge of towns, we just don't have so much open space on our little island . It means if a pilot goes to another model flying site the new club knows they have a minimum skill level. The B cert is a much more demanding cert used to show good piloting skills, greater understanding of safety and show type flying safety (we use this cert as a minimum for flying at public shows) Some clubs also use it for permission to fly over 15lb models and Jet Turbine aircraft.

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