Basingstoke Model Aero Club

Last year we held our 20th Electric Flight Fly-In, there have been a lot of changes in our hobby sport in that time, but some things have never changed, the enjoyment, the enthusiasm and the innovation.

Read about our event in the RCM&E.

This is there best ever picture BTW.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1582345357232157&id=100063701225642

Mike Freeman celebrates two decades of the All Electric Fly-In at Basingstoke Model Aero Club! Read the article in our January 2026 issue, on sale now

Want the mag delivered straight to your door each month? Subscribe here with our great New Year offer - https://classicmagazines.co.uk/radio-control-models-electronics?offer=ny26ad

I've been looking back at the history of the last 20 years of our Electric Fly-In, and going through some of the names of the past who attended over the years. Chris Glods, John Stennard, Cyril Carr, John Ranson and David Chinery who was with us this last weekend.

I've also been looking at Dominic Mitchell
Essential RC archive of videos from some of our past events. Here are a few you may enjoy.

Cyril Carr Space Shuttle 2008
[https://youtu.be/YfQU4OyZb_k?si=bzm0FuzfkNe4e3LB](https://youtu.be/YfQU4OyZb_k?si=bzm0FuzfkNe4e3LB)

PARACHUTE CARGO DROP ! RC ELECTRIC 1950s Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy Cargo Transport 2019
[https://youtu.be/F_WXxm6fHcs?si=GApMcKCu3_qao7Xp](https://youtu.be/F_WXxm6fHcs?si=GApMcKCu3_qao7Xp)

Chris Bradbury, flying his Wasp Heli
[https://youtu.be/0HbYU2SAKJM?si=M_kfHyxDio34B8Up](https://youtu.be/0HbYU2SAKJM?si=M_kfHyxDio34B8Up)

14 Sept 2016 SCALE RC Bell AH-1 Cobra ATTACK Helicopter
[https://youtu.be/nU-mpP0zA5s?si=e3SKOwcX7_dTGvqR](https://youtu.be/nU-mpP0zA5s?si=e3SKOwcX7_dTGvqR)

2014 BMAC Electric Fly-In
[https://youtube.com/playlist...](https://youtube.com/playlist...)

2019 BMAC Electric Fly-In
[https://youtube.com/playlist...](https://youtube.com/playlist...)

Thanks to Dominic of Essential RC for you’re help with the raffle and Hobbyking for the fantastic donations to our raffle prizes.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1372106114473098&id=100050211681680

BMAC SCALE DAY 2025

A big thank you to every one who came along and to the Scale Day on Sunday, and to Bob and Peter for providing the food.

We had a very good turn out, and although we had a northerly crosswind all day the conditions were very flyable, and it didn't stop a constant line of models taking to the skies.

We also had a goodly number of guest from over clubs attend, with some fascinating models.

The trophy for best scale model went to Mike Inwood's, Hawker Seafury. A runners-up prize for something quirky went to the Autogyro of Andy Nash, and a consolation prize to Brian after the unfortunate lost his Flair Magnatilla.

Here's a collection of pictures from Sunday.