<p>Paul Eisner took the individual gold medal and the crown of World Champion in F2A Speed at the 2016 World Championships in Perth, Australia that finished yesterday. Peter Halman took the individual silver medal.</p> <p>Paul’s fastest flight of the four official flights permitted was 304.3 kph and Peter’s fastest flight was 303.0 kph. Of the … Read More
Author: BMFAAdministrator
GBR Gold & Silver at the 2016 F2 C/L World Championships!
Two Medal Wins for GBR in Speed at the Australian F2 World Cup
<p>At the first Australian F2 World Cup, British Speed fliers Peter Halman and Paul Eisner won gold & silver medals. Peter's gold medal was won with a speed of 303.2 kph and Paul's silver medal was secured with a speed of 301.81. Alex Osovik of Ukraine took the bronze medal.</p> <p>The first round of the … Read More
GBR Team takes Team Bronze at the F1D World Championships
<p>The GBR team of Tony Hebb, Mark Benns and Hans Staartjes took the Team Bronze at the recent F1D (Indoor Duration) World Champiionships in Slanic, Romania. There were 15 countries competing and GBR's Team Bronze was just 3 mins 17 secs behind the 2nd placed team. Tony placed individually 5th, Mark 10th and Hans 12th … Read More
The Royal Aero Club (RAeC) awards the 2016 Queens Cup to the BMFA.
<p>Her Majesty The Queen approved the gift of the trophy to the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom in 2010 and events were held in 2011 (British Aerobatic Association), 2012 (British Microlight Aircraft Association) and 2013 (British Balloon & Airship Club). The trophy is of Irish silver and dates from around 1719 and sits … Read More
FAI releases FPV Racing rules.
<p>The FAI has released rules for a provisional class to be known as F3U – RC MULTI -ROTOR FPV RACING</p> <p>These rules can be downloaded from the link below.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bmfa.org/Downloads/All-Downloads?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=1571" target="_blank">www.bmfa.org/Downloads/All-Downloads?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=1571</a></p>
New BMFA Specialist Body for Model Ballooning
<p>At the BMFA full Council Meeting held on Saturday (9/1/2016) Model Balloons UK was accepted as the BMFA Specialist Body for Model Ballooning after an excellent presentation from MBUK Treasurer Dave Milkin. To find out more about this fascinating new discipline, please visit <em><a href="http://www.modelballoonsuk.com">www.<strong>modelballoonsuk</strong>.com</a></em></p>
EASA Proposals for the Regulation of Drones – the BMFA Perspective
<p>There has been considerable discussion over recent days regarding the effect on model flying of recent EASA proposals for the regulation of 'drones'.</p> <p>From the BMFA perspective, the situation as it stands is that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued some draft regulations for consultation in August which outlined their thoughts on the regulation of … Read More
Safety Bulletin – Noise testing
Please see the safety bulletin regarding noise testing issued 2/10/2015 Safety Bulletin – Noise testing
Man fined after flying drones over Premier League stadiums
<p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-34256680" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-34256680</a></p> <p><a href="http://news.met.police.uk/news/man-convicted-of-drone-offences-129339" target="_blank">http://news.met.police.uk/news/man-convicted-of-drone-offences-129339</a></p>
New BMFA Specialist Body for FPV Drone racing.
<p>At the full Council Meeting held today (12/9/2015) the British FPV Racing Association has been accepted as a BMFA RC Power Specialist Body after an excellent presentation from BFPVRA Chairman, aided by Warren Sherman, Chairman of the Bury Metro Club, and a unanimous vote in support from the BMFA Council.</p>