The Scale Technical Committee, (STC), are grateful to the North West Area for their kind invitation to attend the North West Gala and enable the Modeller’s Den Peanut Trophy Competition to take place. The North West Gala is taking place on Saturday 10th February 2024, between 9:00 – 17:00hrs at the Velodrome, Stuart Street, Manchester, … Read More
Author: Paul Rich
An update on the 2026 F4 World Championships Bid
Graham Kennedy of the Scale Technical Commitee, (STC) has provided an update on the bid to bring the 2026 F4 Scale World Championships to the UK: “Following the BMFA Annual General Meeting, (AGM), on Saturday 18th November, the STC are delighted to announce that the UK has submitted its bid to CIAM, (The FAI Aeromodelling … Read More
Team Manager Vacancy for GB Team, RC Scale World Championships, Romania 2024.
The Scale Technical Committee (STC) are looking for a Team Manager for the GB Team at the RC scale World Championships which will be held in Romania in 2024. Ideally, the STC would like the Team Manager to have experience of the international competition environment, have a good working knowledge of all aspects of the … Read More
Euro Scalemasters and British Scale Nationals – closing date for entries extended!
The above competition is taking place between 6th – 10th September at Buckminster. The closing date for entries has now been extended to Thursday 31st August. Please click here to access and complete the entry form before the revised closing date.
Postponed – Southern Area Free Flight Gala
Please note that the Free Flight Technical Committee, (FFTC), have decided to postpone the above event due to the adverse weather forecast for the coming weekend. The gala was scheduled to take place on Sunday 13th August at RAF Odiham. Please do not travel on this date. Mike Smith is liaising with Peter Carter of … Read More
Update – Error in BMFA News August 2023- Euro Scalemasters dates
Please note that an error crept into the latest copy of BMFA News regarding the dates for Euro Scalemasters. On page 61 the dates for the competition are shown as taking place on October 6th – 10th. This is incorrect and the correct dates are 6th – 10th September at the BMFA National Visitor Centre, … Read More
2026 FAI F4 (Scale) World Championships – backing the bid to bring the championships to Great Britain!
For the last few years, the Scale Technical Committee (STC) have been driven by the desire to bring the FAI Scale World Championships back to the UK in 2026 and our bid to achieve this is gathering traction. We thought the time was right to share our vision with you and will providing regular updates … Read More
Festival of Scale – Registration deadline extended!
The deadline for registering to fly at Festival of Scale at the BMFA National Visitor Centre, Buckminster,over the weekend of 1st and 2nd July has been extended to Thursday 29th June 2023 at 12:00hrs. Please click the following link to complete the Festival of Scale registration form if you are intending to participate over the … Read More
Presentation photographs from the Free Flight Nationals at North Luffenham
Martin Pike, winner in CO2/Electric for 2023! Congratulations on your first podium place Martin, hopefully the first of many! Repeating his 2022 victory in the same class, Bill Dennis took first place in Scale Open Rubber with his fine-flying Bucker Jungmann. Chris Brainwood was in second place in Scale Open Rubber with his elegant Miles … Read More
Lodge Farm Free Flight Scale Day – 21st May 2023
Those attending the Lodge Farm Free Flight Scale Day on Sunday 21st May 2023 experienced a day of almost perfect flying conditions. Event Contest Director Mike Smith said, “We were very lucky with the wind direction as we were shielded by the trees surrounding the field. Attendance was lower than normal but the 12+ mph … Read More