<p>The latest drafts of the EASA regulations for unmanned aircraft were published recently by the European Commission and contain a significant and positive development for model flyers. DG MOVE (the European Transport Commission) submitted a proposal to remove model flying conducted within Associations/Clubs from the EASA regulations and this seems to have gained acceptance.</p> <p>The … Read More
Update on EASA regulations for unmanned aircraft
UK Government publishes consultation on the ‘Future of Drones in the UK’
<p>The Government has today published their consultation ‘Taking Flight: The Future of Drones in the UK’. The measures in the consultation are part of the Governments wider drones programme and strategy, and will help shape the content of a draft Drones Bill which will be published later this year, as well as other future measures. </p> … Read More
Update on changes to UK Regulations (and the 400ft height limit) – CAA Permission & Exemption published
<p>The recent 2018 amendments to the Air Navigation Order will come into effect on the 30th July, making it illegal to operate any unmanned aircraft (including model aircraft) above 400ft.<br /> <br /> The UK model flying associations (BMFA, SAA, LMA & FPVUK) have been working in close collaboration in ongoing negotiations with the Department for … Read More
2018 World Championship Bronze Medals for GBR!
<p>Paul Eisner took the individual Bronze medal with a speed of 299.4 kph in the final round of the F2A (Control Line Speed) World Championships. Peter Halman was 5th with 298.3 kph also set in the final round and Ken Morrissey was 23rd with 289.4 kph set in the second round.</p> <p>Although winning only one … Read More
Update on changes to UK Regulations (and the 400ft height limit)
<p>The latest meeting between the Department for Transport (DfT), Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and representatives from the UK Model Flying Associations took place this afternoon (Friday 15th June) at the DfT offices in London.<br /><br />The most urgent matter to address was the recent change to the Air Navigation Order (ANO) which introduced (in Article 94A) a … Read More
UK Government announces increased regulations for drone pilots
<p>The Government has today announced proposed changes to the Air Navigation Order (ANO) to introduce increased regulations aimed at drone pilots.</p> <p>The proposed changes are as follows:</p> <ul> <li>Operators of drones above 250g to be registered (effective from 30th Nov 2019). It is hoped that membership of one of the UK Model Flying Associations will … Read More
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and your club.
<p>As reported in the last issue of the BMFA news the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes in to force on 25<sup>th</sup> May 2018, there are a number of documents available for you to download from the club support page at <a href="https://www.bmfa.org/Clubs/Club-Support">https://www.bmfa.org/Clubs/Club-Support</a> these should provide you with all the information BMFA Affiliated Clubs … Read More
2018 World Championship Team Bronze for GBR!
<p>World Championship Team Bronze for GBR!</p> <p>The 2018 F1D Indoor Duration team of Mark Benns, Tony Hebb and Hans Staartjes took the Team Bronze medal at the recently concluded FAI F1D World Championship held in West Baden Springs, USA. The team was in team gold medal position, with the three team members in the top … Read More
EASA Publish their Technical Opinion and Draft Regulations for Unmanned Aircraft
<p>The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has now published the Technical Opinion and Draft Regulations for Unmanned Aircraft. All of the documents can be found on the EASA website here: <a href="https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/opinions/opinion-012018">https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/opinions/opinion-012018</a></p> <p>Model aircraft remain within the scope of these Regulations, but thanks to the lobbying carried out on behalf of the model flying community … Read More
The Royal Aero Club’s 2018 Queen’s Cup Awarded to the BMFA/BMPRA
<p>We are pleased to announce that following a unanimous vote of the Royal Aero Club Council, the 2018 Queen’s Cup for Air Racing has been awarded to one of the British Model Flying Association’s Specialist Bodies – The British Miniature Pylon Racing Association (BMPRA). </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://bmfa.org/Portals/0/xNews/uploads/2018/1/25/Queens%20Cup%20Cropped.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="244" /></p> <p>BMPRA Chairman, Geb … Read More