This Thursday 7th is the last indoor evening meeting, and then the following Day Friday 8th is the first outdoor meeting on the field from 7pm. The new school building is now complete and the attached photo shows the new car park. The road access down Park Drive is also now smooth and resurfaced. We… Read More »
You may have heard that the BMFA are holding a special World Record attempt on Sunday 15th May, so if you want to be a world record holder, put the date in your diary and read on…….. We are one of many clubs having a special one off event to contribute to the BMFA world… Read More »
The club will not be asking members to wear face masks for indoor flying from Thursday 27th Jan in line with the new government guidance. However, it would be good if members continued to spread out in the halls and avoid unnecessary close contact. Please feel free to wear a mask if you want to.
And of course a reminder to renew your Club and BMFA membership if you haven’t already done this to make sure that your insurance cover remains in place!!
We have been canvassing opinions from members and with the onset of winter and a rise in covid cases there is some concern that we may be putting members at risk by not requiring face coverings. With immediate effect the following rules are temporarily in place for the safety of our members and will be… Read More »
The club has been given a very nice collection of mainly FF modelling items by Adrian Barney from Framlingham who contacted us via the website. These are good quality items and we are seeking to collect a small donation from any members who want bits of the collection. This could be 50p for a sheet… Read More »
A motion has been received asking the club to look for a new flying site. This has been circulated to all members asking them to vote on the matter. The full details are below.
We have been enjoying free Saturday indoor flying sessions since September, but this was due to change after Christmas to a flat fee of £5 per Saturday session. The committee has decided that for this winter season only, the £5 charge will be waived and members will be able to fly free of charge at… Read More »
We have had requests from some FF modellers to allow limited small RC models to fly during the FF Saturday sessions as used to be the case pre Covid. This is because some FF modellers also build and fly small RC models but don’t want to risk them at the rather more “free for all”… Read More »
From 20th November, pilots of control line aircraft weighing less than 7.5Kg operated on lines of no more than 25 metres will once again be exempted from the requirement to register with the CAA as an operator. This is an increase on the current limit and effectively means most, if not all, CL models will… Read More »