Author Archives: Rob Wakes

Bring & Buy Sale

Saturday 9th October 9am – 1pm Our Bring & Buy offers ready-made models and everything imaginable, scale & sports aircraft, engines, radios all for sale at bargain prices. Whether you… Read More »

SAFE™ Technology SAFE (Sensor Assisted Flight Envelope) technology is a revolutionary electronic flight envelope protection system. It also offers smoother flight capability that battles windy conditions for you and multiple… Read More »

* BMFA issued with an updated Article 16 Authorisation (17/5/2021) *

Following a ‘strategic review of model flying’ which the CAA completed earlier this year, they took the decision that each model flying Association would be issued with its own specific… Read More »

New regulations for BMFA Members flying drones and model aircraft after 31st December

he UK adopted the EU regulations for unmanned aircraft (which included model flying) in 2019 and these will come into effect on December 31st, 2020. This is the same day… Read More »

BMFA NEWS RELEASE A guide to model aircraft & drone flying after December 31st, 2020 for BMFA members.

Article 16 CAA Article 16 Authorisation A guide to model aircraft & drone flying after December 31st, 2020 for BMFA members. Updated 12/01/2021 Why have the regulations changed? The UK… Read More »

BMFA NEWS RELEASE CAA UPDATES CAP1789

CAA UPDATES CAP1789 – NEW EUROPEAN UAS REGULATIONS: GENERAL OUTLINE The CAA have today published an update to CAP1789, which details the EU regulations for unmanned aircraft. Please see https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP1789%20Edition3%20June2020.pdf . The… Read More »

2020 Wings & Wheels RC Model Spectacular & UK DroneFest – Postponed until 2021

Wings & Wheels RC Model Spectacular & UK DroneFest 2020 was due to take place on 27th & 28th June. We’re very sorry to inform you that we have had to… Read More »

BMFA NEWS RELEASE RC, CL AND SCALE POWER NATIONALS 2020.

I am very sorry to have to inform our members that the BMFA Council has taken the difficult decision to cancel the Radio-Control, Control-Line and Scale National Championships (the Power… Read More »