Competition Calendar

F3F Winter League Dates 2025 / 2026

1st Nov 2025
6th Dec
3rd Jan 2026
7th Feb
21st Feb (Reserve)
7th Mar
21st Mar (Reserve)

The reserve dates apply after the loss of 2 or more scheduled events.NB 'loss' means the event was cancelled or failed to complete

Champion of Champions

The top 5 pilots from the Winter League Series will be invited to attend a 2 day fly-off in Wales

Champion of Champions Rules:
1. The aim is to promote F3F at a regional level as well as to add an ‘end of winter’ final to some of the fastest flying of the year.
2. Qualifying Leagues: The current North, Midlands and Welsh leagues – held at the Hole of Horcum, Long Mynd and Bwlch respectively are to be the leagues invited for the Winter League. The top 3 Scottish Pilots from their winter league will also be invited. Anyone wishing to make their league a ‘qualifying event’ should contact the Champion of Champions Hosting Club Organisor before the end of the season.
2.1 Each league will be invited to send it’s top 5 pilots (identified by finishing positions) to take part in the 2 day fly-off to be held at one of the UK's flying sites on the last weekend of March.
2.1.1 In addition to the Open class F3F positions, pilots taking part with models of up to 2m span will be classified in their own league. The top 2m pilot from each league will be invited to the Champion of Champions race.
2.2 Each pilot will automatically be entered into the league that they first race in. Changes to each pilot’s qualifying league must be made to the League Coordinator before the final round of winter league races.
2.2.1 A pilot may only ‘race’ in either the open or 2m class.
2.3 In the event of a pilot not being able to compete, or qualifying through another league, the opportunity to race will be passed down each league’s finishing order, to achieve 5 pilots from each league. ‘Guest’ flyers may be invited at the CD’s discretion - such as CD’s/buzzer supremos.
2.4 Entry fees to the final will be restricted to the amount required by the host club to put on the day’s racing and paying their land owner.
3. Prizes
3.1 The prize for the winning Open class pilot and the winning 2m class pilot at the Champion of Champions Race 2011 will be identified and declared by the organiser once known.

The HoH Winter league will be flown to FAI F3F Rules
Safety
Format of the Event
Pilots will fly in the order prepared by the CD
Flying will be continuous throughout the day.
Reflights will be at suitable points within the flying order
As many rounds as possible will be flown
An estimated ‘Last Round in Progress’ time will be announced at the start of racing.
All decisions by the CD will be final.
Model Classes
Open Class - Any Model up to and including the FAI F3F Class limits
2M Class - Any Model with a span not exceeding 2 meters
The new 2M class is designed to encourage participation in F3F racing by any Pilot regardless of model type. Pilots will qualify for the Champion of Champions Event in each class seperately. Competitors will NOT be allowed to fly in both Open and 2M Class events.
Qualifying Events
The Winter League will consist of 5 events.
A Pilots’ final total will be based on the following matrix:-
Best of 4 from 5
or 3 from 4
or 2 from 3
If less than 3 events flown, ALL events to count

NB BMFA league will be used for the F3F Team Selection. Both UK Eurotours are now part of the BMFA League score. All events except the Winter League, PSS, Classic Glider and Fun Fly are organised by the GBSRA

Main Calendar Additional Dates
3rd Jan - F3F Winter League
7th Feb - F3F Winter League
7th Mar - F3F Winter League
14th Mar 2026 - NYMRSC AGM ( Via ZOOM ) *Provisional*
15th Mar - Fun Fly
28th / 29th March - Champ of Champs
26th Apr - Fun Fly
17th May - PSS
21st Jun - Fun Fly
26th / 28th June North of England Open Eurotour
19th Jul - Classic Glider
2nd August - BMFA Lge 4
16th Aug - Fun Fly
13th Sep - Scale
11th Oct - Fun Fly
October 17th BMFA Lge reserve
1st Nov - F3F Winter League
15th Nov - Fun Fly
6th Dec - F3F Winter League
April 11-12th BMFA Nationals Wales
25-26th April - Nationals Reserve
17th May - BMFA Lge 1 Wales
7th June - BMFA Lge 2 Eastbourne
11th / 12th July BMFA Lge 3 Scotland note 2 day
22nd / 23rd August - English Open BMFA Whitesheet
11th / 13th September - Welsh Open Eurotour
27th September - BMFA Lge 5 Long Mynd

To Enter any BMFA event, please contact the 2026 BMFA league Coordinator here - [email protected]