Please check the dates for indoor and outdoor flying as we approach the summer changeover!! Surely this will be the cue for good outdoor flying weather? For the first time we will be setting up a dedicated area for quad flying on Friday evenings as requested at the AGM, and the site layout for outdoor… Read More »
On Saturday 10th February, club member Dave Marquis will be coming along to do a few demonstration flights with his indoor Control Line F2b aerobatic model. This will be at the mid point of the afternoons flying and we will give him the use of the hall between 2.45pm and 3.15pm. That is to say RC… Read More »
The large number attending indoor RC sessions has led to some incidents and near misses. Whilst some incidents are inevitable with indoor flying, we need to fly with consideration for others to minimise these and to avoid having to impose undue restrictions on our activities. We have created a new page on our website with… Read More »
The e-mail below was sent to all members along with the idiots guide to filling out the survey. You may already have done the CAA survey as requested by the BMFA, however, the guide to completing it was rather complicated and this has put many off. We have discovered (don’t ask) that you don’t have… Read More »
Just an update and a thank you to the 28 members who have already renewed!! BMFA are having to cut costs and the quarterly BMFA News is now going to be a digital publication which will save over £100k per year. You will get the first edition in 2024 as a paper copy with stickers… Read More »
Following the 2023 AGM and suggestions from regular indoor RC flyers, the committee has further refined the flying slots into 4 x 15 minute slots as outlined in the revised guidelines attached. We realise that there is no perfect solution for indoor RC flying but think this should work if everyone follows the spirit of… Read More »
You can now renew your club and BMFA subs as shown below Membership We don’t have a joining fee and the fee for new members is reduced as we progress through the year. The adult club membership fee for 2024 remains at £28. This covers outdoor flying sites as shown on the website, the regular… Read More »
The minutes from the AGM held on Saturday 25th November have been published on the Meetings and Reports page here The following e-mail was sent to all members on 26th November. Dear members Thanks to those who attended the AGM on Saturday and for the lively discussions. It was great to be able to meet… Read More »
The following e-mail was sent to all members today Attached is the Annual Report for 2023 which is also on our website. It’s quite a hefty tome, but it will save us boring you to death at the AGM and also provides a good historical record for the club. I have had about 10 responses… Read More »
We are holding the AGM in the Sports Hall on Sat 25th Nov at 2.30pm. This is designed to straddle the mid point of the afternoons mixed RC and FF flying. It should encourage brevity and it saves us money hiring the conference room!! The agenda is below and is also on the website (meetings… Read More »