<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Don hailed originally from Worthing, Sussex and came to the Midlands from his home in Croydon sometime in the early1980’s to set up an office for Nachi Bearings.<span style="mso-spacerun: … Read More
Don Burgess (1933-2014)
Ken Sheppard – 1926-2013
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Ken, a Life Member of the Marquis Model Flying Club, passed away on 3</span><sup><span style="font-size: 13px;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-size: 16px;"> December at the age of 87 Ken was not only a founder member of the Club but … Read More
Leslie Goule 1943 – 2013
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px;">Leslie Goule 1943 – 2013</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times … Read More
Ron Firth FSMAE – 1928-2013
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <p><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">It is with much sadness that we report the death of Ron Firth FSMAE, who passed away on 20 Dec 2013 at the age of 85. <br> … Read More
Terry Parris 1936 – 2013
The secretary of the East Sussex Soaring Association regrets to inform model fliers in Sussex of the death of Terry Parris who died at his home in Eastbourne on 23 June 2013. He had been ill for some time but had been appearing on the slope until quite recently.<br /> Terry was a founder member … Read More
Jack Allen 1929 – 2013
It is with deep regret I report the passing of Jack. He joined the Royal Navy in 1941 and transferred to the Fleet Air Arm, spent most of the war years in Ceylon servicing Sword Fish and Corsairs returning home safely Petty Officer Allen. A well known modeller for many years flying with Brighton and … Read More
New regulations for BMFA Members flying drones and model aircraft after 31st December
The UK adopted the EU regulations for unmanned aircraft (which included model flying) in 2019 and these will come into effect on December 31st, 2020. This is the same day that we exit from the EU, but regulations in place at the point of departure will be transferred directly into UK law. Some requirements of … Read More