Articles by Rob Stanley

The BMFA Silent Flight Nationals are being held on 28th to 31st Aug 2026 at the BMFA National Flying Centre All the details for this event can be found here All competitors must be members…

Eynsford Model Helicopter Club Scale Day 2026 Join us on Sunday 30 August 2026, with gates opening at 10am for an informal and enjoyable day celebrating scale model helicopters. Pilots are invited to bring along…

The Area Scale Competition was postponed on 26th July due to unfavourable weather and has now been rescheduled to 20th Sept. All the details can be found here

The SE BMFA Chair Stuart Willis has issued this latest update regarding Itford Hill – I have been contacted by a couple of area clubs that have been informed that flying at Itford Hill is…

This year’s Blades Over Billingshurst (BOB) was combined with the SE BMFA annual Heli event and it was very well attended. Not all attendees were flying (like me) , but went along to see the…

The SE BMFA have been notified by a number of SE Area clubs that the farmer at Itford Hill has asked clubs to stop all flying on the hill. The SE Area Chairman, Stuart Willis,…

London / South East Area’s Fun Fly Competition Day at the Bickley Model Flying Club – 14th June 2026 Report by James Gordon Following a fairly wet and windy week, this year’s Fun Fly day…

Report by Bob Ryan On 16th and 17th May Bickley MFC held a boot fair and scale model competition and the event was sponsored by Futaba UK and by SLEC. At the boot fair on…

Despite the overcast conditions EDMAC (Epsom Downs Model Aircraft Club) held a successful Fun Flying Day with a constant stream of people (young and not so young) wanting to ‘have a go’ on the Club’s…

SE BMFA Indoor Free-Flight Competition – Sunday 22nd February 2026 This year’s SE BMFA indoor competition  was the 47th SE BMFA annual meeting and the 3rd meeting at the Triangle Centre. The event followed the…