The outdoor RC and FF scale competition calendar is cancelled from now until further notice. When the C 19 situation stabilises, the BMFA Scale Technical Committee will then see how many events can be re-instated, depending upon the time scales involved. Hopefully, we can get back to normal in a period of a few short… Read More »
Scale at the 2020 BMFA FF Nats It is with great regret that the STC has decided to pull their Scale competitions out of the 2020 FF Nats. The entry fees proposed by the FFTC were considered by the STC to be excessive and a request for a sensible reduction made to the FFTC was… Read More »
The 2020 Indoor Scale Nationals Entry Forms for both RC and FF on April 18th & 19th are now up on the main BMFA website. They can be downloaded, filled in and emailed, or printed off and posted. Here :- https://bmfa.org/Downloads/Entry-Booking-Forms?EntryId=3419
HEADS-UP ON REVISIONS TO 2020 PEANUT RULES Herewith the key information from the updated 2020 Peanut Rules for those of you interested and especially those choosing projects for April 19th. The Pistachio Rule updates are identical. The rules have been updated to reflect the original simplicity of the class and scoring system with the objectives… Read More »
Synopsis of 2020 Scale Rule Changes The following is a brief summary of the changes which will be made to the BMFA Scale Rule Book for 2020 and is made available for advance information only. In view of the number of changes and new classes, it is essential that all competitors in Scale competitions obtain… Read More »
The PROVISIONAL Results have been posted for all scale classes (RC, FF & CL) flown at last weekend’s August Nationals. Look here https://bmfa.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=3280&language=en-GB&PortalId=0&TabId=1584
Message from Chris Allen Overall Scale CD. Competitors Pre Flight Briefings. R/C Classes – In the Scale Marquee Saturday 0800 – Chris Allen and John Minchell C/L Classes – At the Scale Control Line circle Saturday 0800 – Brian Cordwell FF Classes – At the Scale Marquee Saturday 1745 – John Minchell Static Judging R/C… Read More »
Message from Scale Event Organiser Steve Jackson:- In view of an extremely adverse forecast we have decided to cancel Sunday’s Scale event at Baldock (11 August 2019). Sorry if this causes anyone any inconvenience. I am hoping to be able to rearrange this popular event for sometime after the Nationals and will keep you all… Read More »
The revised Judges Guide for 2019 has been added to the website. To find it go to the Documents tab and scroll down the list to second from the bottom. You can also download it and save it for future reference on your own computer or tablet.
Great news, the licence issues have now been resolved and the Indoor RC Scale Nationals will now be held on the revised date of May 12th. Two classes will be flown – RC scale with static judging for scratchbuilt models and Flying Only class for which ARTF models are eligible. Click on the link for… Read More »