Our club was first formed in 1968 and is affiliated with the British Model Flying Association. The main purposes of the club are to encourage, assist and promote the flying of model aircraft of all types. The club currently has over fifty members and there is a wealth of experience should you require any assistance. The BMFA forms the framework of our club, providing guidance as to safe operating procedures, insurance, achievement schemes, education, technical advice and a wealth of other support. A good starting point for anyone starting out in this hobby is to read the Manx Model Flyers Handbook and Jurby Guidelines by clicking on the following two links :
MMF Handbook 101119 (EDITION ONE)
Jurby Guidelines 240820
Our Club and BMFA membership can be renewed by downloading an application form from the following link:
Manx-Model-Flyers-Application-Form-v.2020.1
Manx Model Flyers data protection policy document is available to view using the following link:
Manx Model Flyers Club Privacy Notice (Iss 1.0)
Message from our Chairman:
Lockdown is upon us again so there will be NO club meetings at the Creg ny Baa until further notice. The indoor flying is also cancelled/postponed until further notice. The gathering rules etc have again effectively halted flying at Jurby too, please don’t be tempted to try and get yourself fined by going flying at Jurby, it can only affect the club in a negative manner, time to get back to building in the workshop, or fixing ( you know who you are ).
The Manx Model Flyers Handbook has recently been published. It gathers all the information from various sources and puts them all together in an easy to read document for flying in the Isle of Man. Click on the following to open the handbook: MMF Handbook 101119 (EDITION ONE)
Also published this month is Jurby Guidelines. A helpful page of information for those flying at Jurby. Click on the following to open the document: Jurby Guidelines 24/08/20
Jurby Extension Runway (UPDATED AUGUST 2020)
Please note the new layout for flying on the ‘extension’. (Click on map to enlarge)
Yellow shading: Flying area
Dark blue shading: Strictly no fly area
Light blue shading: Hand launch area
Jurby Main Airfield Runway
From 1st January 2019 it is now an offence to fly in the statutory no fly zone marked in red on the map. It was in the club rules as no fly zone anyway, but now it is a legal requirement not to fly there. (Please ‘click’ on the map to enlarge).
The Manx Model Flyers committee have booked dates for indoor flying for this winter. The venue remains the same: The Tommy Clucas Community Sports Hall, Peel. (The hall is in Peel Football Ground, opposite the QE2 secondary school as shown in the map).
These evenings are for club members only and there will be a charge of £5.00 contribution per session per member. (Spectators free).
Come along and enjoy the fun.
The following dates have been booked this winter:
Sunday 1st November 2020
Sunday 15th November 2020
Sunday 29th November 2020
Sunday 13th December 2020
Sunday 10th January 2021
Sunday 24th January 2021
Sunday 7th February 2021
Sunday 21th February 2021
Sunday 7th March 2021
Sunday 21th March 2021
From an article in this month’s BMFA News: Extensive testing has shown that receiving data to a mobile phone which is close to your transmitter DOES interfere with the link between transmitter and receiver. (And not just yours, also the flyer who is stood beside you on the flightline). The message has to be …… LEAVE YOUR PHONE IN YOUR CAR.
Brian is presented with the ‘Best Crash Award’