Our club has been flying on the Plain since c.1936 and we have members from all walks of life. The club is in good health but attracting new people is important to us and we are open to applications from people wishing to explore this hobby. Junior applicants are 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, our main site is on Chingford Plain and a second site is at Banks Lane in Epping. You can find our more information about them on the 'Where we fly' page. 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 like to give people the opportunity to have a few flying sessions with us 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.

At certain times of the year our club has access to a sportshall for indoor flying. if you are a complete novice to any kind of remote control flying you might also consider joining us for an indoor session sometime. The planes, helicopters and drones we fly indoors are often relatively cheap models that frequently get bounced off the walls without too much damage and may be another way to meet us and get some light flying practice in before venturing outside with something larger?

JON BROWN
Secretary

NIGEL WILKINSON
Digital Media Secretary

FOR ALL INQUIRIES CONTACT:
chingfordmfc@gmail.com

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 licences that Drone flyers can hold seems subject to regular changes 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 all our latest site rules.