• Superfly Cup 2026 F3K/DLG

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    F3K (Discus Launch Glider) event An ideal first competitive DLG event All are welcome. Newcomers encouraged with the intention to run a Pro/Am matrix with separate scoring. If you can launch and land, safely and consistently then please consider entering and discovering the joys of competition! Plenty of help will be available with explanations of tasks […]

    ###CANCELLED### FxRES BMFA Buckminster – Challenge 6 from 10

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    The competition has been cancelled. The contest is open to anyone with a model meeting the BMFA FxRES rules. If you’ve not flown FxRES before, you will be very welcome as an entrant, a spectator or a helper. This is a two-day event on Saturday and Sunday. FxRES is a competition class for 2m-span thermal […]

    Vintage Combat League Round 9 Buckminster

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    Vintage Combat Competition flown to BMFA Vintage Combat Rules. Vintage Combat League round 9

  • Best of British

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    Following win from last year's successful, fun filled event, the BoB is back again this year in its permanent calendar slot of the first weekend of August (well this year 31st July - 2nd August). Anything 'British' can come along be that a British 'plane, something designed by a Brit, something built by a Brit, […]

    Buckminster Power Strugglers

    Buckminster Power Strugglers

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, 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

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, 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 […]

    Team Race

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    F2C and F2CN

    Vintage Combat League Round 8 Buckminster

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    Vintage Combat Competition flown to thne BMFA Vintage Combat Rules. If the weather forecast for this event looks unflyable, the event may be changed to the 25th. Decision mad Thursday prior to event

    Combat Practice Day, all disciplines

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    The Control line area is booked for combat flying, all disciplines for practice or scratch competition flying If the weather forecast for Tomorrows (26th) Vintage Combat competitions looks as though the event will be unflyable, the event will be cancelled and moved to today (25th)

    Blades Over Buckminster, helicopter and drone fly-in!

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    Now a 4 day event for all things rotary, helicopters, drones, FPV racing and drone soccer too! Onsite camping, relaxed fly-in with some fun competitions on the Saturday. Examiners available for anyone wishing to take Achievement scheme tests. Saturday evening is the very first BMFA BoB Drone Soccer championships. All welcome to take part! To […]

    Midland Area Fly In

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    BMFA Mids Area Fly In for members of Midland Area clubs. Bring your club membership card and fly at Buckminster for free. Flight lines for FW, heli and CL

    SAM 35 Spring Gala

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    Featuring Sunday Swapmeet 10am - 2pm - Flyers' Cafe open - Tethered car track - Control Line hard circle - Flyers day pass £10 Sport flying event - Pre-booked camping available.

    SAM 35 Retro Fest

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    Featuring Sunday Swapmeet 10am - 2pm - Flyers' Cafe open - Tethered car track - Control Line hard circle - Flyers day pass £10 Sport flying event - Pre-booked camping available.

    SAM 35 Autumn Gala

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    Featuring Sunday Swapmeet 10am - 2pm - Flyers' Cafe open - Tethered car track - Control Line hard circle - Flyers day pass £10 Sport flying event - Pre-booked camping available.  

    Buckminster Warbirds Festival 2026

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    Relaxed Fly-in format All prop driven warbird aircraft including over 25kg BMFA A Cert required to fly BMFA B Cert to fly over 7.5kg Flyers' Cafe open Flyers Day ticket £10.00 Pre-booked caping available

    Buckminster Warbirds Festival 2026

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    Relaxed fly-in format - All prop driven warbird aircraft - BMFA A Cert required to fly - BMFA B Cert to fly over 7.5kg - Model storage available - Flyers' Cafe open - Limited places available - Flyers day ticket £10.00

  • The Buckminster Retro Fly-In

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    Hovering pad for Retro Heli's Retro thermal soaring on Saturday evening Cafe open on both days Camping available

    F2D Practice and Combat Practice

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    There will be an F2D Competition in one circle but there will still be room for non F2d flyers to practice in the other circle(s) Good opportunity to speak to combat flyers and find out what it's all about. Dpectators welcome

    **CANCELLED** FxRES – Non Competition – Practice and help session

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    A non competition FxRES event. Practice - help session - try the bungee - try the format - meet fellow FxRES flyers. Flyers will have the minimum Fixed Wing A certificate. More details closer to the time posted on BARCS leading up to the event. https://www.barcs.co.uk/forums/forum/102-fxres/

    **CANCELLED** FxRES BMFA Buckminster – Challenge 6 from 10

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    The contest is open to anyone with a model meeting the BMFA FxRES rules. If you’ve not flown FxRES before, you will be very welcome as an entrant, a spectator or a helper. This is a one-day event on Saturday. FxRES is a competition class for 2m-span thermal soaring models constructed mainly from wood. Contests […]

    F2b Control Line Aerobatics 1st centralised.

    BMFA Buckminster Main Street, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

    F2b Control Line Aerobatics 3rd centralised. Includes team selection. Friday only