BMFA Contests & Events

SWAPMEET
2026-10-11 08:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | BMFA Buckminster, Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5RW, United Kingdom
Swapmeet in conjunction with SAM 35 events.

Over 60 indoor tables –
Outdoor space –
Shoppers £5.00 entry –
Flyers’ Cafe open –
Public access from 10am.

Season Finale. London Colney, Phoenix MFC
2026-10-11 | Phoenix MFC, Ridge Hill, London Colney, AL2
The phoenix end of season comp is to be open for entries from 22nd Feruary. Please use the entry form provided.
Hot drinks and a warm hut available all day.
Wc available.
All classes to be flown. Due to the time of year entries will be limited to 16 and the start time will be 9 am.
The prices vary depedning on the class you enter:
Clubman £8
Intermediate £16
Advanced A-27 £22
P-27 £22
P-27 & F-27 £22

TGRF Indoor Flying Kings School Sport Hall Rochester
2026-10-10 18:30 - 22:00 | Kings Rochester Sports Centre, 601 Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1-3QJ
Indoor flying at Kings School Sports Hall, Rochester – 06.30pm to 10.00pm. Timed flying slots throughout the evening for free flight, light weight RC and 3D models

Tonbridge Gassers and Rubber Fliers
2026-10-10 18:30 - 22:00 | Kings Rochester Sports Centre, 601 Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1-3QJ
Indoor Fun Fly with timed slots for Free Flight, Lightweight R/C, and 3D R/C.

Indoor Flying Leeds Trinity University
2026-10-10 12:30 - 15:30 | Leeds Trinity University, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth Leeds, LS18 5HD
Indoor flying at Leeds Trinity University subsidised by the BMFA Northern Area
Large sports hall with high ceiling and separate pits area.
Slots for slow, aerobatic, multirotor and small helicopters.
Any legal frequency. No free flight or IC.
Proof of BMFA membership essential. Pilots £7.50. Spectators and juniors FREE

Control Line Centralized meeting
2026-10-10 09:00 - 2026-10-11 17:00, 2026-09-26 09:00 - 2026-09-27 17:00 | Barton MFC, Barton-Moss, Irlam, M30 7RL, United Kingdom
Speed weekend all open classes F2A, F2G, Club Speed. Speed Centralized on Sunday.

SAM 35 Autumn Gala
2026-10-10 - 2026-10-11 | BMFA Buckminster, Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5RW, United Kingdom
SAM 35 Galas include all types of flying, including vintage RC, control line, free flight, and both rubber and IC powered, with an amazing selection of scale models, as well as tethered cars. At the Galas there are always a number of competitions to enter, such as Spot Landing and Vintage Power Duration. However, there’s never any pressure to take part, if you wish to just observe or have some relaxed sports flying on the main flying strip, that’s just fine. Also, coinciding with the SAM 35 Galas is the excellent BMFA Swapmeets, held on the Sunday mornings.

BMFA NE Area Monthly Meeting
2026-10-07 20:00 - 21:30 | Burnmoor Cricket Club, Chester Road, Burnmoor, DH4 6EX
Your clubs chance to have their say in how the North East Area is run. All BMFA NE Area club members are welcome to attend but only the appointed club delegate can vote.

Indoor Flying
2026-10-06 20:00 - 2026-12-01 22:00 | Kettering Leisure Village Sports Arena, Thurston Drive, Kettering, NN15 6PB
Indoor R/C Model Flying

Goodyear 500 lap Marathon
2026-10-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Barton MFC, Barton-Moss, Irlam, M30 7RL, United Kingdom
A Barton MFC competition open to all BMFA members. This is a British Goodyear event

SW Model Flyers Albemarle Flying Day
2026-10-04 09:30 - 18:00, 2026-09-26 09:30 - 18:30 | Albemarle Barracks, Ouston, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 0RF
A fly-in at Albemarle Barracks hosted by SW Model Flyers and open to all BMFA members. All classes of model are welcome from foamies to jets and over 25Kg as well as control line. BMFA/LMA site permits are in place to allow operation up to 1500′ above ground level. For more information contact Iain Nicol or Gerard Gaynor or visit the SW Model Flyers Facebook page.

Shildon MFC Indoor Model Flying
2026-10-03 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-09-19 11:00 - 13:00 | East Durham College, Willerby Grove, Peterlee, SR8 2RN
Indoor model flying for all types of models at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre. Open to all BMFA members and interested spectators.

Control Line Centralized meeting
2026-10-03, 2026-09-26 | BMFA Buckminster, Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5RW, United Kingdom
Control Line Speed Competition all Open classes except Jet classes F2A F2G and Nostalgic Speed all classes.

British Nationals Combat Reserve Date
2026-10-03 09:30 - 2026-10-04 17:00 | BMFA Buckminster, Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5RW, United Kingdom
Nats reserve date. If any of the Nats events were not completed, they will be scheduled over this weekend. The CFA will publish any events to be continued with a schedule. If the reserve dates are not required then the C/L area will be available for practice and / or scratch competitions

Salisbury Model Flying Club Swap meet
2026-10-03 09:00 - 11:30 | Alderbury Village Hall, Southampton Road, Near Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 3AD, Alderbury Village Hall, Southampton Road, Near Salisbury, Wilts, SP5 3AD, Salisbury, SP53AD
Salisbury Model Flying Club Will be holding a model aircraft Swap meet
dealing with all types of flying models, engines, radio control equipment and
accessories.

Teesside MFC Training Evenings
2026-09-29 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-09-22 18:00 - 21:00 | Teesside MFC, Drovers Lane, Redmarshall, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 1EW
Training evenings every Tuesday from April to September, weather permitting at Teesside MFC’s flying site on Drovers Lane, Redmarshall, Stockton -on-Tees. The club offers free trial flights using a buddy box enabled club aircraft to anyone wanting to try our sport. They also provide tuition to members from club approved instructors using either club aircraft or their own. All training and air experience flights are free.

Buckminster Power Strugglers
2026-09-28 09:00 - 2026-09-29 17:00 | BMFA Buckminster, Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5RW, United Kingdom
Two day fly-in events for vintage, retro, FF and RC Assist models –
Day ticket flying £10.00 –
Flightline organised by Andy Brough

SAM 35 Power Strugglers
2026-09-28 - 2026-09-29 | BMFA Buckminster, Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5RW, United Kingdom
The SAM 35 monthly Power Strugglers meetings, usually held over two days on a Monday and Tuesday, is just sports flying of vintage radio, control line and free flight, with no competitions, just relaxed fun flying, like-minded company and plenty of chat. Don’t forget to put the dates in your calendar and get those models ready! You don’t have to be a member of SAM 35 to attend, but you will need BMFA membership to fly.

Fenland Scale Competition
2026-09-27 10:00 - 17:00 | Fenland MFC, Flag Lane, Spalding, PE12 OSL
Flying only RC scale to BMFA RC3 rules, separate classes for ARF and those who have built their model. All are welcome, mentoring available to newcomers to scale competition.
This is a new venue for our scale events and your support will help it to become a regular fixture.

BMFA F3F League event 5
2026-09-27 09:30 - 17:00 | The long mynd, Pole cottage, Church Stretton, SY6 6DP
Summer F3F event 5 Long Mynd.Meet 9.30 Polecott car park

MGMFC - Autumn Swapmeet (B46 Area)
2026-09-27 08:00 - 12:30 | Nether Whittacre Village Hall, B46 2EH, Nether Whittacre Village Hall, Birmingham, B46 2EH
Sunday 27th September – 2nd year of the Marston Green Model Flying Club swapmeet.
Amazing first year – looking forward to seeing everyone again in Sept.
30+ tables – Please email – mgmfc.committee@protonmail.com – for table bookings
Traders at 8am
Public at 8:30am
Come along and grab some bargains, and some breakfast !!
Nether Whittacre Village Hall, Station Rd, Nether Whitacre, Birmingham B46 2EH
what 3 words ///mornings.cattle.kilowatt

CANCELLED - UKCAA @ Buckminster (Classic Aerobatics) - CANCELLED
2026-09-25 10:00 - 17:00 | BMFA Buckminster, Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5RW, United Kingdom
Due to circumstances outside my control, we have had to cancel this event.
Apologies if you were planning on coming.

Team Race
2026-09-20 08:00 - 17:00 | BMFA Buckminster, Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5RW, United Kingdom
F2C & F2CN

LEICESTER BMFA Centralised Competition
2026-09-20 | Leicester MAC, Bunker Hill, Theddingworth,, Lutterworth, LE17 6QG
The Leicester (Gumley) BMFA Centralised & National League competition scheduled for 20th September 2026 will open for entries on 22nd February.
A reserve list will start after the first 16 entries.
The prices vary depedning on the class you enter:
Clubman £8
Intermediate £16
Advanced A-27 £22
P-27 £22
P-27 & F-27 £22

Vintage Combat League Final Round 12
2026-09-20 | BMFA Buckminster, Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5RW, United Kingdom
Vintage Combat Flown to BMFA Vintage Combat Rukles. Last League event of the 2026 season where the winner will be decided
