11/1 – Indoor RC safety

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 »

5/1 – CAA survey on model flying restrictions

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 »

8/12 – BMFA News paper copies

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 »

4/12 – Revised indoor RC flying guidelines

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 »

1/12 – Renewals for club and BMFA now open

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 »

26/11 – Minutes from 2023 AGM published

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 »

15/11 – Annual report published today

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 »

10/11 – Agenda for AGM published

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 »

12/10 – New guidance for indoor RC flying in the sports hall

The committee has been very pleased to see a considerable number of indoor RC flyers at the first few sessions this autumn.  Whilst this is great to see, it has led to a few mid-air collisions which have resulted in smaller fragile models being badly damaged. Whilst not wanting to make rules for the sake… Read More »