It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of our club secretary and great friend John Brooks, aka John the Sock. John had been an active member of the club for a number of years flying a wide variety of planes including his prized possession the Peacemaker, I had the pleasure of… Read More »
On May 15th at midday, the BMFA attemped a new world record for the most model aircraft in the air at any one time. We are pleased to say that Macclesfield Model Flying Club was part of the record attempt putting a total of 18 aircraft into the air for the attempt and helping the… Read More »
EASA Regulation changes 2021 On January 1st 2021 the new EASA regulations for CAP 722 come into force, the BMFA have negotiated various exemptions for flying clubs and these are covered by Article 16 of CAP722. a summary of the changes can be found at https://rcc.bmfa.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BMFA-QSG-V16.pdf please take the time to read through this, the… Read More »