Category Archives: General

A message from the BMFA Hon Sec. Dear All As part of the preparations for next year’s Flightfest we are arranging a day’s workshop on 2nd November at Buckminster. Paul Tallett will be fronting the programme which is heavily focused on how to improve your public relations and promotional proficiency, specifically relating to Flightfest 2020.… Read More: Saturday 2nd November 2019 – Public Relations and Promotional workshop… »

The BMFA Chief Executive has posted this on line.  The text is as follows: I published an update on the BMFA website on 23rd August (https://bmfa.org/News/News-Page/ArticleID/2608/An-update-on-the-UK-regulations-for-model-flyers ) which provided a summary of our position at that time. This was also going to be the basis of my article for the forthcoming issue of the BMFA… Read More: URGENT – Latest News on Drone Laws »

West Essex Aeromodellers auction on Friday 4th October 2019                will be held  on :    Friday 4th October 2019 At Basildon Sport and Leisure Club Gardiners Way, Basildon, Essex, SS14 3AP   www.basildonsportandleisureclub.co.uk Doors open at 6.30 pm Auction starts at 8 pm £3 entrance on the door Large hall, side entrance for goods  Inclusive With Licensed… Read More: West Essex Aeromodellers Auction – Friday 4th October 2019 »

The BMFA has just published information about the 2019 AGM , obtaining dinner tickets and the dinner menu.  You can find the details by clicking on the hyperlinks and then clicking on the red Download button.

Please note that the next Area Committee Meeting will now be held on WEDNESDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2019.  The location remains unchanged.

The next East Anglia Area Committee Meeting will be held on Thursday 12th September at The Three Kings, Hengrave Road, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds,  IP28 6LA .  You can view and download the Calling Notice/Agenda here  and the draft Minutes for the Jan meeting here.  All East Anglia Area Clubs are entitled to attend. … Read More: Calling Notice for September 2019 Area Committee Meeting »

We will be using the large (100 x 50 x 28 ft) sports hall at the College.  The only restrictions are no radio models in the main hall and no internal combustion engines, jets or catapults anywhere. Also Round The Pole (4.5 metre lines) and small electric helicopter and fixed wing flying (X twin or… Read More: Indoor Flying – Impington Village College – Cambridge – 3rd… »

Last year, South Norfolk MFC ran our first Open Day/Fly-In and as it was so successful we will be holding another one with BBQ and we invite Clubs in the Area to come and join us. All model types can be flown but must be under the 82db noise limit. Proof of BMFA insurance will… Read More: Open Day/Fly-In at South Norfolk MFC – Sat 17th Aug… »

Earlier this year, some Members of the East Anglia Area expressed a desire to be assessed for their Fixed Wing A and B Certificates as their own Clubs could not offer the level of Examination required.  So, the Area ACEs decided to centralise the event and hold a day for setting up the Delegate’s models,… Read More: First East Anglia A Way Day »

27,28July 2019. Sculthorpe Airfield,   It will soon be that time again for free flight aeromodellers to head towards the lush green and spacious fields of Sculthorpe airfield. This site  offers the largest unobstructed flying site in the UK set in the heart of the Norfolk countryside.  Camping  nearby at Fakenham Race Course, 01328 862388; … Read More: Free Flight – East Anglian Gala – 27-28 July Sculthorpe »