<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>
New BMFA Specialist Body for Model Ballooning
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>
European Champion & Championship Team Gold for Great Britain
<p>Paul Eisner, GBR, is the 2015 European Champion in F2A Speed. He beat 27 other top-level competitors to take the European Championship gold medal with an individual flight of 302.1 kph. At the end of the European Championship, the F2A Speed Team of Paul, Ken Morrissey (4th place) and Peter Halman (7th) were 5.20 kph … Read More
F1C World Championship Bronze Medal & F1 Challenge Cup 3rd place for GBR
<p>The British F1C (Free Flight Power) team of John Cuthbert, Ken Faux & Mick Lester took the Team Bronze medal at the F1 FAI World Championships in Mongolia. Congratulations to all three pilots.</p> <p>The GBR team of nine pilots placed 3rd in the F1 Challenge which cover all three F1 classes: F1A, F1B & F1C … Read More
North Luffenham
<p>North Luffenham will be available for the 6<sup>th</sup> Area Centralised event this Sunday. The BMFA office has now received the signed licence thereby enabling all remaining competitions booked for the site in 2015 to now go ahead as planned.</p>
Model Flying Technology Developments & the BMFA Position.
<p>MODEL FLYING TECHNOLOGIES</p> <p>RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND THE BMFA POSITION</p> <p> </p> <p>There is no doubt that we are in a changing environment in terms of what is possible with model aircraft, and the ready availability of equipment capable of capturing high quality stills and film footage in easy to operate and often ready to fly packages.</p> … Read More
F3F World Cup Win for Great Britain
<p>The Donovaly, Slovakia leg of the F3F World Cup has been won by Simon Thornton. Mark Redsell came 11th and Martin Newnham 21st. Out of a field of 48 this is an outstanding result for the GBR team Unfortunately as only three round were flown, it doesn't count as an official FAI competition, but we … Read More