The 2026 FAI F4 World Scale Championships are up and running. The weather is good and the aircraft are stunning. There is still spectator capacity available for all days so why not come along to see the very best scale aircraft in the world. No need to book in advance just turn up and pay … Read More
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2026 FAI F4 World Scale Championships in full flow!
CAA Revised charge for Operator Registration
The CAA has published the revised Scheme of Charges documents on 16th March 2026. From Wednesday 1st April 2026 – the charge for a newly issued or renewed Operator ID will be £12.34.
2026 Achievement scheme documents and test forms now online
The 2026 versions of all the Achievement Scheme documents are now online and available to read and download from the achievement scheme website at https://achievements.bmfa.uk/
BMFA January Auctions – Engines and Related Items
The upcoming January sales represent something of a change to our more usual auction format, and also something of an experiment. There will be no PDF catalogue produced for these sales, the first of these auctions is now live for registration and pre-bidding at https://nationalcentre.bmfa.uk/auction#!/ The first sale features a number of lots that have … Read More
Latest BMFA News now online
CAA Issues the BMFA/BDF Article 16 authorisation for 2026
The CAA has today issued the BMFA/BDF with its latest (eight) Article 16 Operational Authorisation for model aircraft and drone flying. There are no significant changes to report – this is a continuation of the Article 16 provisions for our members. This means our members can continue to fly their model aircraft and drones for … Read More
Save Popham Airfield – NOW is the time to make your voice heard
Popham Airfield, home to the Popham Aeromodellers and the Popham Model Airshow, is at risk from developers. Can you help save this airfield from being lost to manned aviation and model aircraft and drone flying? We would like to encourage members to Join Popham Airfield Matters, https://www.pophamairfieldmatters.org/ who will be able to keep you in … Read More
Latest CAA Regulatory changes from Jan 1st 2026
Following the results of the CAA consultation on their review of unmanned aircraft systems which we reported on previously (https://bmfa.org/caa-response-document-to-the-review-of-uk-unmanned-aircraft-systems-uas-regulations-consultation), the CAA have now published details of the future legal requirements for Remote ID for unmanned aircraft (drones & model aircraft) which you can read at https://www.caa.co.uk/drones/moving-on-to-more-advanced-flying/remote-id-rid It is important to note that none of … Read More
Latest BMFA and BDF News Magazines released online.
The latest issues of both the BMFA News and the BDF News magazines are now online, you can read and download the magazines from the links below. May BMFA News – https://online.fliphtml5.com/doorh/heec/ May BDF News – https://online.fliphtml5.com/doorh/tfth/#p=1 A message from the Editor regarding the BMFA News and the BDF News. Hi all, you may notice … Read More
BMFA Article 16 Authorisation re-issued for 2025
The latest BMFA Article 16 authorisation which has been re-issued for 2025 can be downloaded from below, it is also available to download from the Documents section of the BMFA JustGo Membership portal. https://bmfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241213-UAS7068-The-Society-of-Model-Aeronautical-Engineers-Ltd-Article-16-OA-Issue-7.pdf