The 2017 Power Nats Camping & Spectator Booking Form is now available.

The five entry forms for the 2017 RC Power National Championships & the Silent Flight National Championships can be downloaded from the Nationals website at http://bmfa-nats.org/entry-booking-forms 

The Department for Transport (DfT) has now published the outcome of their consultation on the safe use of drones in the UK.  The document can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/631638/unlocking-the-uks-high-tech-economy-consultation-on-the-safe-use-of-drones-in-the-uk-government-response.pdf The document has evidently caused some concern within the model flying community and has set some ‘hares running’.  As such, I thought that it would ...

The latest news letter from the Scale Technical Commitee can be downloaded from the link below. https://www.bmfa.org/Downloads/All-Downloads?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=2209

Team Manager F1D (Indoor Duration) World Championships - 2018. Candidates are invited to apply for the post of GBR F1D Team Manager 2018, for the World Championship to be held in West Baden, USA between 18th-22nd March 2018. The Team Manager needs a thorough knowledge of the FAI Sporting Code in particular the F1D rules and be comfortable with managing a 3-man team and, possibly, Official Supporters. The duties will include arranging team travel, assisting in training arrangements and supporti...

There will be an Area Council Meeting on Saturday 8 th July 2017 at 11.00am at Chacksfield House, 31 St Andrew's Road, Leicester LE2 8RE The agenda can be downloaded from the link below. https://www.bmfa.org/Downloads/All-Downloads?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=2195

The results from the 2017 Schools and Universities Payload Challenge Contests are available from the Payload Challenges Website at http://payloadchallenge.bmfa.org/2017-results A full report of the contests will appear in an upcoming BMFA News.   Videos and other information is also available from the Payload Challenge Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/BMFAPayload/  

It is my sad duty to report the passing of a great model flyer,friend and club mate,  Bill Draper. Bills achievements in F2B were. legendary. With his own design Superhawk He won the gold trophy at The British Nationals 9 times.Was British Team member in F2B over 3 decades and became European champion in1989 For these achievements he was awarded,The certificate of Merit.at the Royal Aero Club. He was a great supporter of CLAPA and in co-operation with John Hamilton of The Belfast Club formed...

NPA 2017-05(A) Introduction of a regulatory framework for the operation of drones The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) began the process to create a regulatory framework for the operation of drones in 2015, when in August they published the A-NPA 2015/10 – “Introduction of a regulatory framework for the operation of drones”.  This document appeared to offer a number of concessions and safeguards to avoid a negative impact on the long established activity of model flying.  Europe Air S...

The new 2017 BMFA Free-Flight Forum Report, the thirty-third, is just out. It’s full of  information on a wide range of free-flight topics, and the following contents list shows what this year’s Report covers.  Even if you don’t currently fly free-flight, why not get a copy?  There’s a lot more in it than you think.  A Lightweight Power Model Starter Box - Simon DixonJigs and Fixtures - Mike WoodhouseMeasuring the Shape of Aerofoils: Knowing What You've Got and How to Evaluate it! - Alan Br...