First day of competition. Our three man team is ready to go. Bill, John and Richard have their gliders at the ready. Fog delayed the start for a short while but comp started at 7.15, A seven round competition we started on pole 3. Every one maxed the first round but on subsequent rounds everyone dropped, very … Read More
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Free Flight European Championships, Romania Report – Tuesday 23rd July
GBR F3A Aerobatics European Championships report 1, Belgium
The UK Team of Malcolm Balfour, Brandon Ransley and Thomas David alond with Team Manager Adrian Harrison are in Sivry Belgium competing in the F3A European Championships. There are 60 competitors and the standards are extremely high. Each pilot within the Team has now completed two competition flights in a mixture of conditions from calm … Read More
Free Flight European Championships, Romania. Daily Reports 21st- 22nd July
7am – Further torrential rain has brought chaos to the competition this morning. Competitors are here eager to fly , but conditions are very poor. Most of us are sheltering in cars or under gazebos. Waterproof clothing is the required attire today 9am – Competition postponed until midday due to conditions. 11am – Returned to the field after 11am … Read More
Free Flight European Championships, Romania. Daily Reports 18th – 20th July
Those of us travelling by Whizz Air on the 8.10 am flight to Cluj-Napoca met up at Luton Airport in the early hours of the morning. Numerous large boxes were deposited at the over size luggage desk and we made our way through all the checks. Boarding was quick as soon as we were called, and although … Read More
F3K European Championships, Poland Report Day 1
Following a warm up World Cup event 5-6th July and the opening ceremony on Sunday 7th, the F3K ECH kicked off the first rounds of the championship on Monday 8th. The pre-comp had featured high winds but we found almost calm conditions at the start of the day. Light lift first thing built to large thermals … Read More
2024 Scale National Championships, 13th – 15th September @ BMFA Buckminster
The UK Power Scale Nationals is now at our new home, BMFA Buckminster, and will be held September 13th to 15th. As well as our usual classes, we have added a 25kg ‘wet’ version of the popular F4H class, this being a BMFA only class. This is a chance for some of you to ‘have … Read More
KADMAC showcase model aircraft flying to the shoppers in Keighley.
Members of the Keighley and District Model Aircraft Club have spent this weekend showcasing model aircraft flying in the Airedale Shopping Centre in Keighley, West Yorkshire. A steady stream of visitors to the stand have had a taste of model aircraft flying on the 3 simulators in use and many of those have booked booked … Read More
2026 FAI F4 World Scale Championships to be held at BMFA Buckminster!
Great news today from the FAI Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM). The UK bid to host the 2026 FAI F4 Scale World Championships has been approved. The Championships will take place at BMFA Buckminster in 2026. More details will be published when they are available.
CAA Operator Registration, price increase from 02/04/2024
Please note that the price of CAA Operator Registration has increased to £11.13 from £10.33 from 2nd April 2024 Due to pressure from the BMFA and it’s members responding to consultations on price increases the CAA have changed how they calculate price increases for items costing less than £20. Previously the protocol was to apply … Read More
The fully interactive February issue of the BMFA News is now online.
The new fully interactive online versions are now online. You can view the latest issue at https://online.fliphtml5.com/doorh/mina The BMFA News Archive is now available at https://bmfa.org/bmfa-news If you would like to submit articles please email the editor at editor@bmfanews.org