Bury Model Flying Club

Initially formed in the mid 1960’s, the club was originally known as the Thetford and Bury St Edmunds Radio Controlled Model Flying Club. In those days, membership numbers were small. Today, as well as having a somewhat shorter name, we now have well over 150 members, and this figure is rising.In the early days of the club, flying was principally carried out at Honington, but today we also have a fine partially tarmac surfaced site at Knettishall, and a grass flying site at Rougham. The main aim of the club is to promote an atmosphere of enjoyment of our hobby, and companionship amongst our members, and to that end we have regular meetings, fly-ins, family days and a monthly newsletter.

In our handbook you will find a great deal of information about various aspects of model aircraft flying, details of our sites, the BMFA Proficiency Schemes, and of course Safety. It is recommended that you read the sections dealing with safety very thoroughly.

 We have a set of general rules and good practices to adopt when flying, and in particular, frequency control. There are also some more specific instructions to be found on the pages that deal with each particular flying site, and you should be familiar with these.

We have a number of instructors in the club who will be happy to assist you with getting started if you are a beginner, and will help you develop your skills as timepasses. If you wish to take a BMFA ‘A’ or B’ proficiency tests, a number of examiners are available in the club for this purpose.

Enjoy your membership of the Bury Model Flying Club,

fly safely, and have fun!