It’s Free Flight only in the sports hall this Saturday 11th Jan, so wrap up warm!! This is just a reminder that the use of RC cars and other ground based vehicles is not compatible with the FF sessions. Cars should only be used during the RC sessions, and anything noisy or big should really… Read More »
Many of you will already know that our president and long serving member John Wynn died just after Christmas. His funeral will be held at the West Chapel Cambridge Crematorium on Friday 24th January at 12 noon. Many members have paid tribute to John. Between us, we have compiled an appreciation of his life which… Read More »
Indoor flying starts again on Saturday 4th – this is a mixed session with RC from 1pm to 3pm and FF from 3pm to 5pm. The safety officer wants to remind everyone of the guidelines for indoor RC flying which are linked on each calendar entry. The key safety points are – • Keep a… Read More »
You can now renew your club subs for 2025 – our fees have not increased for the last 10 years, and we deliberately keep them low to attract casual members. You can also renew your BMFA subs which have gone up by £2 for adults – juniors unchanged Membership sec John Clarke has done a… Read More »
As you know the club AGM is this coming Saturday 7th Dec at 2.30pm in the sports hall. It will eat up the last half hour of RC flying and as much of the FF session as you want!! Also attached is the Annual Report for the club for the last year which may trigger… Read More »
This Saturday we have the mass Tradfly world record attempt at 3.30pm in the Sports Hall. If you have a Tradfly and want to be part of the chaotic world record attempt please come along!! The current record is 7, so it should be pretty easy to beat that. Also the Christmas dinner at the… Read More »
We have a lot of indoor RC flyers, so the safety officer and committee regularly review the indoor flying guidance. In general, we think that indoor RC is pretty safe, if a bit chaotic at times. We think that the guidance on the web site and in particular the timed slots go a long way… Read More »
I have just collected and sorted the last of this kit and will bring it along and lay it all out on Friday evening in the RC pits – there is quite a lot, so feel free to pore over it and leave whatever you think is appropriate for the charity fund. I will aim… Read More »
The last outdoor Friday flying is this week and the first indoor Saturday is the following week (mixed session RC 1pm to 3pm and FF 3pm to 5pm). Sandwiched in between is another Round the Pole session – everyone is welcome to come along and watch. If you paid £30 for an indoor season ticket… Read More »
Those of you who come on Friday evenings will have noticed that the school has started to lock the gates to the car park and this has led to more cars parking on the field and driving past or reversing out near the drone flyers which has the potential for incidents. To help the situation… Read More »