Many of us meet for Free Flight Mondays at Buckminster. A season ticket for Buckminster is £80, or you can simply pay £10 for entrance payable on the day. There are toilets, washing facilities, tea making facilities, and the site is well maintained. In March, April, May, June, and July, Peter Gibbons and Luke Goymour will run E20 competitions adopting the NFFS rules as outlined on the 'about' page, and a second event to the Peterborough Open Rules. E30 and E36 may also be run as supporting events.* A small entry fee (£3) means we will have cash prizes for first place, as well as certificates for First, Second and Third. Most importantly, there will be lots of free flight fun!
So how about it? Why not build a model and come and compete in a friendly competition on a Monday at Buckminster?
E20 Competitions at BMFA Buckminster for 2023 on Mondays:17th April, 22nd May, 19th June, 17th July and 18th Sept, - Prizes for 1st 2nd and 3rd. Important: Comps are weather permitting, please contact Peter Gibbons or Luke Goymour after 6 pm on the Friday before to check if it’s going ahead. Alternatively, check out this Facebook E20 group or this website. Additionally, a just-for-fun postal competition is planned for July and August. Monday 17th April is on! Confirmed 15/04/23
*E30 and E36 will only be run as informal ad-hoc events if people show up wanting to compete, the main competition is for E20
2022 Results
Results Round 1 (First three places only)
E20 Duration
1. Luke Goymour (Micro Pearl)
2. Peter Gibbons (Own Design)
3. David Gibbons (Veron Skyrod)
Open E20
1. Luke Goymour (Super E20)
2. Chris Grant (Ferry 500)
3. Peter Gibbons (Own design)
Results Round 2
E20 Duration (20 sec motor run 90 sec max)
1. Luke Goymour ("Advent" O/D)
2. Peter Gibbons (O/D)
3. Gerry Williamson (O/D)
Open E20 (8 sec motor run 45 sec max)
1. Jonathan Whitmore (Ferry 500 ??)
2. Luke Goymour (Super E20)
3. Peter Gibbons (O/D)
Results Round 3
E20 Duration (20 Sec run)
1. Luke Goymour
2. Gerry Williamson
E20 Open Rules (10 sec run)
1. Jonathan Whitmore
2. Chris Grant
Results Round 4 ( 14 Sec Run)
1. Gary Dickens flying a Mini Hawk
2. Peter Gibbons flying his own design
3. Luke Goymour flying Super E20/Micro Sattelite
Results Round 5
E20 Duration (20 sec run)
1. Luke Goymour
2. Peter Gibbons
3. David Ginns
E20 Open Duration (10 Sec)
1. Peter Gibbons
2. Luke Goymour
3. David Ginns