Articles by Rob Stanley

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…

The SE BMFA Indoor Free-Flight Competition is only 2 weeks away –  Flying commences from 10am and runs through to 5pm £15 Adult Fliers, £5 Junior Fliers, £5 Spectators – CASH ONLY PLEASE After running…

*** Important Update *** The BMFA Handbook has received a number of updates, ready for the year ahead. These updates cover a large array of subjects, from Regulations and Article 16, to Insurance and Useful…

*** IMPORTANT UPDATE *** Yesterday, the CAA issued the British Model Flying Association/British Drone Flyers with its latest (eight) Article 16 Operational Authorisation for model aircraft and drone flying. There are no significant changes to…

The BMFA have published their 2026 fees as per below –  

Please note that in the new BMFA News magazine, they have the date wrong for Horam Swapmeet – they have it down as 15th November – The correct date is  16th November  as per this…

Report by David Allen The Eynsford Model Helicopter Club (EMHC) welcomed members and visitors on 7th September 2025 for its annual Scale Day, showcasing some of the fine scale helicopters. Despite an unfavourable weather forecast,…

Report by Stuart Willis  A wonderful Fun-fly competition at the Croydon Airport MFC Field today. Thanks to James Gordon and his team from the British Fun-fly Association https://funfly.bmfa.org/ for running the competitions. Emma produced her…