<p>Guidance for the safe and effective use of Lithium Polymer batteries in model aircraft is now available to download from the <a href="https://bmfa.club/Info/Downloads/BMFAHandbookGuidance/tabid/221/Default.aspx" target="_blank">BMFA Handbook and Guidance download</a> page or click on the image below to download.</p> <p> </p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <a href="/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?PortalId=0&EntryId=293" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="/Portals/0/Images/Inline%20Images-Pages/Document%20Cover%20Images/Battery%20Safety%20Booklet%20-%20June%202014%201.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" /></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><br … Read More
Li-Poly Battery Safety Booklet released.
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
Achievement Scheme testing at Commercial Flying Schools
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
GBR F1D European Championship Silver!
<p>Silver Medals for the British F1D European Championship Team </p> <p>Congratulations to the British team of Tony Hebb, Mark Benns and Derek Richards for bringing home the Team Silver medal at the F1D (Indoor Duration) European Championships in Serbia. To achieve this fantastic result in an extremely competitive field, their individual positions were 4th (Tony … Read More
GBR European Gold for the British Speed Team.
<p><strong>Gold medals for the British Speed Team at the 2013 European Championships.</strong></p> <p>British Speed team member Ken Morrissey has retained his European crown won in 2011 in Poland and is the 2013 European Champion with a best speed of 301.5 kph. The Speed Team Gold medal goes to the British team of Ken Morrissey, Paul … Read More
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
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