It is with great sadness that we report the death of our former Chairman, Robin Gowler, Fellow. Robin passed away peacefully at home on Friday 8th December with his wife Poppy at his side. Robin began experimenting with radio control in the 1940s. Thirty years later, Robin joined the Ramsey Model Aero Club and progressed … Read More
Robin Innes Gowler FSMAE – 1933-2023
CAA – Review of UK Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Regulations – BMFA/LMA Response
Further to our previous post (https://bmfa.org/caa-review-of-uk-unmanned-aircraft-systems-uas-regulations) regarding the CAA consultation on a review of the current regulations for unmanned aircraft systems along with proposals for the introduction of some new requirements including Remote I.D. We have been working in liaison with the Large Model Association to prepare a joint response to the consultation which may … Read More
F3F Team Manager Vacancy
The Silent Flight Technical Committee invites applications for the post of Team Manager for the British F3F team competing in the World Championships to be held in Limoux, France 6-12 October 20241. The role of the Team Manager includes arranging international and local travel for team members and their equipment, co-ordinating with organisers before and … Read More
CAA – Review of UK Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Regulations
The CAA have recently launched a consultation on a review of the current regulations for unmanned aircraft systems along with the introduction of some new requirements including Remote I.D. The proposals include a simplification of the current Open Category requirements which would see the operational sub-categories re-named to ‘Over’, ‘Near’ and ‘Far’, in relation to … Read More
BMFA Membership Fees for 2024
The 76th AGM took place on November 18th. In the face of reducing membership numbers, the Board proposed some significant cuts in expenditure coupled with an inflationary increase in the senior subscription rate to £45. However, this proposal was amended by a vote of the AGM which set the rate to £47. Therefore, the subscriptions … Read More
CAA Proposes 8.3% increase in Operator Registration Fee from April 2024
The CAA have launched a consultation on their Charges Scheme for 2024/25, with the proposed changes due to come into effect on the 1 April, 2024. The CAA proposals include a general 5.3% increase with an additional 3% being used to support innovation, which in combination will take the Operator Registration fee (currently £10.33) to … Read More
BMFA Membership fees for 2024
The Board of the BMFA took an action from the Society AGM on Saturday 18th to look at the membership fees for Junior members. The board are meeting this week to do so and a statement on membership fees for all membership classes for 2024 will be posted later this week.
Team Manager position for the next F9U World Drone Racing Championship
Applications are invited to the post of Team Manager for the next F9U World Drone Racing Championship. The F9U calendar currently schedules a World Championship every year and although the date and host nation of the next WDRC hasn’t been announced yet, we anticipate it will be towards the end of 2024. Our experience this … Read More
Model flying within the RAF Waddington Danger Area
With the relocation of the RAF Red Arrows, and the introduction of the unmanned Protector aircraft to RAF Waddington, the RAF have established a danger area with a radius of 5 nautical miles around RAF Waddington, which is generally active Mon-Fri between 0800-1630hrs.p Whilst active, the danger area prohibits the operation of any aircraft, including … Read More
F9U Drone Racing World Championships, Namwon, Korea, Team GBR Report
We have been receiving daily reports from the GBR F9U Drone Racing Team Manager for the World Championships that have just finished in Korea. You can read the pilot bios and daily reports at https://bmfa.org/gbr-teams/f9u-world-championships. Many thanks to Team Manager David Allen for such interesting daily reports and a huge congratulations for all the Team … Read More