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
Events: (updated 11 Apr 24)
Competitions
1. Electric Glider Easter - End September.
An event for electric gliders will be held as a league competition. It will be run over a number of Sessions It will NOT require competitors to attend every Session. Competitors may only participate in one Flight per Session. Over the season after Easter to end September, we hope to hold at least 6 Sessions and a competitors best 3 Flight results to count towards deciding the winner.
Dates chosen may be weekdays, weekends, or club flying evenings. A Session will be notified to members possibly at short notice when the forecast is reasonable.
A sheet listing the full details has been sent to all members by email, and is available on request.
2. Racing Event We do have enough interest to plan this event in 2024 and we intend to hold this in the summertime. More details will be available at a later stage of planning.
3. Scale Event Dates still TBD
Classic Model Fly-In 19 May 24 A group of flyers will visit Macca for a fly-in. They will fly mainly aerobatic models from 70s & 80s. Numbers attending will not be high and Ivel MAC members will also be able to fly their normal models that day.
F3A Competition 7 Jul 24 At Macca, there will be a round of the F3A event. The flying will only be for those competing. Members may attend but will not be able to fly unless competing.
BBQ Sun 18 Aug 24 at Wilden
Visits
15/16 Jun 24 Weston Park Model Show
31 Aug 24 Great Barford Funday
31 Aug 24 Shuttleworth Flying Proms
Future possibilities for visits include:
Shuttleworth Coffee morning gatherings on Fridays before Airshow weekends.
Ivinghoe Beacon slope soaring site
Brooklands Museum
Check back for updates.