At the BMFA Full Council meeting in May earlier this year, a vote was passed that effectively prohibits achievement scheme tests being conducted by examiners working in commercial model flight training schools. It prevents them testing their own pupils and or those of other instructors working at the same school. This doesn’t necessarily put an … Read More
Author: BMFAAdministrator
Achievement Scheme testing at Commercial Flying Schools
GBR F3N World Championship Silver!
A very well deserved World Championship silver medal for the British Team of Duncan Osbourn, Stuart Mott and Stuart Smith at the second F3N Freestyle Helicopter Championships! Duncan placed 4th, Stuart Mott, 5th and Stuart Smith 17th. The World Championships were fiercely fought from the first day and the GBR team under Team Manager Rob … Read More
GBR Team Gold & More at the F2 World Championships.
The GBR F2A team took Team Gold at the F2 (Control Line) World Championships in Class F2A (Speed). Paul Eisner took individual Silver and Ken Morrissey individual Bronze. Peter Halman placed 6th. Very many congratulations to them all. Team Gold for the 19th successive championship year.
GBR TEAM SILVER AT F4H SCALE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
<p>The GBR team of Alex Kennedy (8th), Richard Crapp (9th) and Dave Toyer (11th) took the Team Silver medal at the very first F4H (Stand-off Scale) FAI World Championships that have just finished in Marmande, France.</p> <p>The GBR Team of Dave Knott (9th), Dave Womersley (10th) and Mick Henderson (16th) narrowly missed out on a … Read More
Li-Poly Battery Safety Booklet released.
Guidance for the safe and effective use of Lithium Polymer batteries in model aircraft is now available to download from the link below. https://online.fliphtml5.com/doorh/nvld/
First UK conviction for illegal use of an unmanned aircraft
<p>A man from Cumbria has become the first person in the UK to be successfully prosecuted for the dangerous and illegal flying of an unmanned aircraft. Robert Knowles was found to have flown the device in restricted airspace over a nuclear submarine facility, as well as allowing the device to fly too close to a … Read More
Safety Review Committee Meeting Report
<p>Please find below a link to the minutes of the Safety Review Committee Meeting held on Thursday 5th September 2013.</p> <p><a href="https://bmfa.club/TheBMFA/MinutesArchive/tabid/1336/Default.aspx?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=49" target="_blank">SRC Report 05-Sept-13.pdf</a></p>
CAA Annual Review of Model Flying
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Representatives from the BMFA attended the ‘annual review of model flying’ with the CAA yesterday (26</span><sup><span style="font-size: 13px;">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: 16px;"> November) along with representatives of the LMA, SAA, BARCS and FPVuK.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times … Read More
Possible amendments to Poisons Act (1972). Affects users of fuel containing nitromethane. Please respond to the consultation.
Members may be aware that the Home Office are currently undertaking a consultation on amendments to the Poisons Act 1972, which controls the sale of certain explosives precursors and poisons – including nitromethane. At the present time, members of the public are permitted to acquire, import, possess and use products containing up to 30% nitromethane. It … Read More
BMFA Article 16 Mandatory Occurrence reporting Guidance
The BMFA Article 16 Authorisation includes a requirement for remote pilots to report certain accidents, serious incidents and other occurrences to the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). This was an existing requirement, but has been emphasised in the terms of our Authorisation. To read the full guidance about mandatory … Read More