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. … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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. … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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, … Continue Reading
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; … Continue Reading