Important Information from the BMFA AGM
Clubs and members will be interested in the following key points from Saturday’s BMFA AGM which for ease of reading I have summarised below. BMFA membership fees were agreed as: Seniors: £38 (no change in…
General
UPDATE – CAA DRONE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION SCHEME (DRES) – CAA LAUNCHES THEIR SYSTEM
Please note: this is a copy of the post on the BMFA News page that you can access directly via this link. The CAA have launched their DRES system today (5th November) to allow operators of…
An Idea for Club Nights
Provided by Graham Gooch – Norwich MAC Background In an effort to make monthly Club Meetings Interesting, Educational as well as Enjoyable, I carried out the following which went down very well with those attending….
CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT – CAA DRONE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION SCHEME (DRES)
Since the CAA finally announced details of its Drone Registration and Education Scheme (DRES) last week we have published several explanatory notes both on the BMFA website and directly to members by email. However, the…
A Message from the East Anglia Area Council Delegate
The BMFA through Dave Phipps continues to make significant progress relating to the details of future arrangements for the roll out of new Registration scheme. Quite naturally club committees and members are keen to understand…
Update on the Drone Registration and Education Scheme (DRES)
The latest update on the DRES was presented by Dave Phipps, BMFA CEO, at latest ASRC Roadshow. His presentation may be downloaded by clicking on this link.
Brief update on the Autumn BMFA Council meeting
I attended the autumn BMFA Council meeting in my role of Area delegate. The main business related to finance where the key points were that the Association made a small operating surplus in 2018/19 and…
Saturday 2nd November 2019 – Public Relations and Promotional workshop 2019
A message from the BMFA Hon Sec. Dear All As part of the preparations for next year’s Flightfest we are arranging a day’s workshop on 2nd November at Buckminster. Paul Tallett will be fronting the…
URGENT – Latest News on Drone Laws
The BMFA Chief Executive has posted this on line. The text is as follows: I published an update on the BMFA website on 23rd August (https://bmfa.org/News/News-Page/ArticleID/2608/An-update-on-the-UK-regulations-for-model-flyers ) which provided a summary of our position at…
West Essex Aeromodellers Auction – Friday 4th October 2019
West Essex Aeromodellers auction on Friday 4th October 2019 will be held on : Friday 4th October 2019 At Basildon Sport and Leisure Club Gardiners Way, Basildon, Essex, SS14 3AP www.basildonsportandleisureclub.co.uk Doors open at 6.30…