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We hope you are well and enjoying the recent In the Air Tonight webinars, all of which are available to view from the In the Air Tonight website at https://itat.bmfa.uk and also from the BMFA YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/BritishModelFlyingAssociationIn our next session taking place on Tuesday 1st February @ 7pm we are joined by Peter Halman FSMAE to discuss 2 stroke model engine development.To sign up for this webinar click the link below.https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

From early February we will be launching a whole new classifieds system. Access to register and login will be via the BMFA JustGo membership portal.All users will need to register the first time you use the new system, however the process is extremely simple and just involves setting a password for the classifieds site.Access to the old system will no longer be available when the new system goes live.

See https://skywise.caa.co.uk/notification-of-jamming-trial-mod-west-freugh-10-january-4-february-2022/The CAA have asked us to raise awareness of these notifications so that members are suitably well informed in order to be able to make informed decisions regarding their flying activity.  The CAA have also asked us to alert members to their Skywise notification system, which anyone is free to sign up to.  You can read more about this on the Skywise website.DetailsActivity impacti...

The latest Club Bulletin, 249, is now available to download from the link below.Club Bulletin 249 - December 2021 

We are pleased to confirm that the BMFA has now been issued with a revised Article 16 Authorisation for the benefit of its members in 2022, which is effective immediately (from 21 December 2021).The only changes to our Authorisation have been made to reflect the recent changes to the operator registration requirements for control line flyers (those operating control line aircraft weighing less than 7.5Kg on lines of 25m or less are no longer required to register as an operator).There is a lot of...

The Annual General Meeting of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers (SMAE) took place on Saturday 20th November.The AGM approved a small increase in the membership fees for 2022 (the first increase since 2019) to cover inflation and the increased cost of insurance premiums.2022 Membership fees (renewals will be available from 1st December 2021)Senior £40.00Junior £18.00Family Partner £27.00Family Junior £14.00Please note that due to a price increase from the supplie...

The Annual Prize-Giving and Dinner is to be held at theMercure Daventry Court Hotel, Sedgemoor Way, Daventry, Northants, NN11 0SGonSaturday, 20th November 2021 at 7.00 pm for 7.15 pm.Please note that the Mercure Daventry Hotel utilises ANPR systems for the car park. On arrival you must register your Car Registration details at reception to avoid receiving a parking fine.To book tickets please see https://e-forms.bmfa.org/dinnerMenuStartersPrawn & Crayfish Cocktail, Baby Gem leaves,...

Members may recall that when the requirement for CAA Operator Registration was first introduced in November 2019, that control line flyers were exempted from the requirement to register.When the EU regulations came into effect on the 31st December 2020, the situation changed because the EU regulations only exempted those operating control line aircraft weighing less than 1Kg from the requirement to register.We are pleased to report that following a recommendation from the CAA, the UK Government ...

Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) is currently conducting a public consultation on proposed changes to its Byelaws, which include proposals to change the provisions for the operation of model aircraft.As written, the proposed changes would change the status of model gliders and the BMFA view is that this proposal would represent an incorrect application of Byelaws and be of detriment to those members who have enjoyed slope soaring on various sites within the National Park for many decades....