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  THE CLUB              
 

The club has been flying on the Plain since c.1936. We have members from all walks of life.

The club is in excellent health but attracting new people into our hobby is still important to us. We are open to applications from anyone wishing to join us.

Junior applicants are also welcome but must be accompanied at all times by their parent (or guardian).

 

 

If you are a complete novice we should have sufficient expertise to help guide you and make those first few knocks small ones!

We are predominantly a fixed wing model airplane club. Some members fly helicopters and drones but we may be less well equipped to assist you if you need help flying these models.

We have two sites, one at Chingford Plain and one in Banks Lane in Epping. You can find our more information about them on the 'Where we fly' page.

 

We share use of our Chingford Plain site with Enfield Model Flying Club.

If you happen to be passing when we're flying on Chingford Plain, feel free to introduce yourself and ask us about the club. Any members not actually flying should be happy to chat about our hobby.

Better still would be to email us first. We can arrange to meet you and maybe take you up on a trainer plane.


 

We generally allow someone three flight sessions before asking if they want to join the club so you'll get a good opportunity to see if this is something for you.

Meeting you allows us to acquaint you with our rules and regulations and assess how much time you might be intending to devote to developing your flying skills.

 

 

 
   
 

CLUB COMMITTEE & SAFETY OFFICER

 
   

 

IAN HULME
Chairman
ianhulme@msn.com

PETER HARVEY
Treasurer
petesmodels@me.com

 

JON BROWN
Secretary
gonson123@icloud.com

NIGEL WILKINSON
Digital Media Secretary
chingfordmfc@gmail.com

 

MARK ADOLPHUS
Membership Secretary
mark.adolphus@sky.com

 

DENIS HAMMOND
Safety Officer
denishammond@btinternet.com

 
   
 

MEMBERSHIP FEES: 1 JAN - 31 DEC 2024

 
   
 

The fees vary depending on whether you instruct CMFC to pay BMFA and Operator ID fees on your behalf or whether you choose to pay these fees yourself directly to the BMFA and CAA.

MEMBERSHIP FEE (INCLUDES BMFA MEMBERSHIP):
Adult membership (over 18yo) £105 including Operator ID fee or £95 excluding Operator ID fee.
Junior membership (under 18yo) £35 including Operator ID fee or £25 excluding Operator ID fee.
All options listed above include CMFC Membership, BMFA Membership & Insurance and Epping Forest Model Aircraft Permit

MEMBERSHIP FEE (DOES NOT INCLUDE BMFA MEMBERSHIP):
Adult membership (over 18yo) £65 including Operator ID fee or £55 excluding Operator ID fee
Junior membership (under 18yo) £15 including Operator ID fee or £5 excluding Operator ID fee
All options listed above include CMFC Membership and Epping Forest Model Aircraft Permit.

 
   
 

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP (PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING)

 
   
 

1. Flying at either club flying site is not permitted until your application has been processed and accepted and you are in receipt of your paperwork and familiarised yourself with the clubs rules / constitution. You will need to meet us before we will process an application.

A pdf membership application form can be requested from our Membership Secretary (see email address above). You will need to print it out. If you do not have access to a printer contact us to request a printed form.

 

2. New members are subject to a minimum twelve months probationary period.

3. Successful applicants who do not hold a minimum BMFA ‘A’ certificate in model flying must be supervised by a member who does. The licencing of Drone flyers seems subject to constant change so if you wish to fly solo we will assess at the time what level of competence solo flying might require.


 

4. Children (under 18yrs of age) or vulnerable adults must be supervised and have their parent, guardian or carer in attendance at all times.

5. By signing the application you agree to abide by/uphold the Club rules/constitution.

6. At Chingford Plain flying time is from 10.30am to dusk. At Banks Lane flying time is from 10am to dusk. See 'Where We Fly' for any updated site rules.

 

7. Abuse of the rules will lead to disciplinary action.

8. The committee reserves the right to refuse membership.

We also have minor chores like mowing our flying sites which we would expect members to help with on occasion.

 



 
   
 

CLUB CONSITIUTION

 
   
 

We have a downloadable pdf document which contains information about our club rules, the general aims of the club, who is eligible for membership, AGMs and dispute procedure. It also details how we protect any data that you share with us.

Click here to download our Club Constitution.

 
   
 

NEW MEMBERS GUIDE

 
   
 

We have a downloadable pdf document which contains some basic guidance for new members. It is intended to help a novice pilot with preflight checks, advice about aircraft and transmitter set-up, on-site warning calls and your first flight.

There is additional information to be found in 'Where We Fly' with maps illustrating our flying boundaries and gives further guidance on our rules.

Click here to download our New Members Guide


 
    CMFC is afiliated with THE BMFC Chingford Model Flying Club, Club No. 55 All content © Chingford Model Flying Club