The BMFA have issued new guidance today. This is summarised below with the full BMFA guidance below that.
8th March – up to 2 people can fly but not at an official BMFA club site. This means that flying at Girton is not allowed till 29th March
29th March – model flyers can gather at our club sites in numbers greater than 6 following the club covid guidelines
The full BMFA notice is below –
England – From March 8th 2021
Further to our announcement on 26th February, (see https://www.bmfa.org/News/News-Page/ArticleID/2722/COVID-19-Regulations-Update-26-2-2021 )
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 have been updated and take effect from Monday 8th March.
(See https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1374/schedule/3A/2021-03-08 )
Outdoor sportsgrounds and facilities (which includes model flying club sites) remain in the list of business/services that must remain closed. The projected date for re-opening is March 29th, and will not be subject to the gatherings limits, but should be compliant with guidance issued by national governing bodies, see https://clubsupport.bmfa.uk/6-steps-to-covid-secure
From Monday 8th March, outdoor recreation (and therefore model aircraft flying) is permitted in public outdoor places, either alone, with members of your household or with one other person. A public outdoor place for the purposes of the regulations is a public outdoor place where no payment is required by any member of the public to access.
BMFA insurance remains valid when flying lawfully.
It is permitted to leave home for voluntary services where it is not possible to do so from home and therefore essential field maintenance can be conducted. This must however be done in a COVID secure manner.