Ivel Model Aircraft Club
Model Aircraft Flying near Bedford UK
Our members are mainly from Bedfordshire and West Cambridgeshire
Model Aircraft Flying near Bedford UK
Our members are mainly from Bedfordshire and West Cambridgeshire
Latest news: (Updated 23 Jan 23)
Please see the Events page for latest details of club events during 2023
Including indoor events.
Site Status.
Macca. Open. However, please be aware that the field is currently sodden (or frozen, but it melts on sunny days). Please park on the track, and keep your drive wheels on the track at all times.
Wilden. Open when not being used by Cricket Club
Remember that if you choose to fly at Wilden, there are 2 padlocks. One for use by Wilden Cricket Club members and another for Ivel MAC members, (Unfortunately both padlocks appear the same now).
SEE EVENTS PAGE FOR ADDITIONAL INFO OF FOLLOWING EVENTS
CAA ID Registration Fees increase from 1 Apr 22.
The CAA have recently published their Scheme of Charges for the 2022/23 financial year, which states that the fee to register with them as an 'Operator' of an unmanned aircraft will be increasing to £10 per year (from the current £9). This increase will apply to everyone who is either registering as an Operator or renewing their current registration from the 1st April 2022.
22 Dec 2022 Updated CAA Article 16
On 22 Dec 22, the BMFA issued Updated information about CAA Article 16 Exemption. Since you should have the information with you when flying please make a note of the information on the page and ALSO the relevant links.
The BMFA has been issued with an updated Article 16 authorisation from the CAA which is valid from 22/12/2022 to 31/12/2023. You can download the updated authorisation from the link below
https://rcc.bmfa.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/The-Society-of-Model-Aeronautical-Engineers-Ltd-UAS7068-Article-16-Authorisation-Issue-5-22122022.pdf
Do not forget, the BMFA advise that to comply with the CAA requirements,
Remote Pilots (i.e. us) have to be in possession of the following whenever flying:
BMFA membership certificate/Vectis card
BMFA Achievement Certificate
Up to date CAA exemption doc. (permitting BMFA members to fly above 400ft etc)
The BMFA have suggested that if you do not wish to carry the above items, make a PDF copy and store them on your phone.
The exemption information is also available on the Downloads page of this website, and the documents were included as attachments on the email mentioned above.
OPERATOR ID
Remember that your 19 digit Operator ID is required to be on EACH of your models, either externally or easily accessible.
Other information
IVEL MAC CAPS
A few remaining, available for £10 each, contact Richard Warner.
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