Oxford MFC 2025 Events Calendar

For a full list of all Oxford MFC activities including social events please open the latest calendar Oxford MFC Events 2025

OMFC Winter Classic Kit Scale Postal

Full details and Rules here (opens in new page)

2025 Port Meadow Competitions

Confirmation of the Port Meadow events will appear here, please check for updates before travelling

We hope to confirm the events the Thursday before the scheduled dates, this will posted on the club WhatsApp group as well

Please note car parking charges now apply to Wolvercote Car Park

0 to 1 hour: £0.70
1 to 3 hours: £1.60
3 to 5 hours: £2.60
5 to 24 hours: £10.70

Payment is via the ticket machine (Card Only) or through the RingGo Parking App location 3927 or call 01865 989000

Port Meadow Events 2025

Saturday 31st May – Spring Duration + Fun-fly

E20 – NFFS Rules Total of three flights, 20s motor run, 60 s Max.

P30 – Total of three flights, 90 s Max.

36” Hi-Start glider – Peterborough bungee, Total of three flights, 60 s Max, RC allowed but clock stops when the transmitter is picked up.

Under 25” Vintage Rubber Cabin – Total of three flights , 90 s Max.

Classic Rubber Kit Scale – rules as per Winter Postal but Total of three flights, 60s Max 1st Prize Fokker DVIII Kit donated by the Vintage Model Company

Rules PDF can be downloaded here

Catapult glider – 60 s Max, total of 5 flights.

Rules for all classes

CD Gary Law 9:30am Start, 1:30pm Finish

Saturday 12th July – Free Flight Scale Fly-in (open to BMFA members) + Competitions

Flying Only – IC/CO2/Electric/rubber, OMFC rules (no static judging) CD Bill Dennis

OMFC Scale Rubber Duration – max span 36″ monoplanes, 30″ multi-wing, no static judging, 90 s Max, best of three flights + bonuses count. Flyoff if necessary. Click here for more details and full rules

Hi-start Scale Glider – Peterborough bungee, Total of three flights, no static judging. Click here for more details and full rules

Frog Senior – 60 s Max, Total of three flights

Rules for all classes

9:30am Start

Saturday 2nd August – Charles Hampson Grant Memorial International Mass Launch of Cloud Tramps & RC Fun Fly

CD is David Lovegrove, competitions are TBD but are expected to include the legendary spot-landing game and may well include events such as RC Rudder-Only Hi-Start Glider and other similar pastimes. Cloud Tramps may be launched from the FF area as this is MIMLOCT (Memorial International Mass Launch of Cloud Tramps) day. Fun-flyers are welcome.

Saturday 30th August – Autumn Duration (Including the Southern Coupe League) + Fun-fly

Vintage/Classic A1 Glider – 90 s Max, total of three flights.

Vintage/Classic Glider – max 60”span, 90 s Max, total of three flights .

(For both the above, launch using either the supplied bungee (12m of 3/16” rubber and 38m of line) or a 50 metre towline, at the discretion of the entrant)

Coupe d’Hiver – Total of three flights, 2 min Max (conditions on the day permitting) This is a round in the Southern Coupe League CD Gavin Manion

Catapult glider – 60 s Max, total of 5 flights

OMFC Scale Rubber Duration – max span 36″ monoplanes, 30″ multi-wing, no static judging, 90 s Max, best of three flights + bonuses counts. Flyoff if necessary. Click here for more details and full rules

E20 – NFFS rules, 20s motor run (10s fly-off), 60 s Max CD Colin Sharman

Rules for all classes

CD Gary Law gmlaw7@btinternet.com

Saturday 27th September BMFA Scale Free Flight Competition

BMFA Scale Free Flight (IC/CO2/Electric/rubber) to new BMFA FF2 rules – includes some minor static + workmanship marks

OMFC Hi-start Scale Glider – Peterborough bungee, total of three flights, no static judging.

CD Mike Smith

Postal

Please go to the Postal Competitions page for more information

Meadow Flyers WhatsApp Group – The club has a WhatsApp group to help arrange flying on the meadow, as well as training sessions and all things OxfordMFC.

Contact Membership Sec. Simon Burch to be added to the list

Club Meetings

The club holds evening meetings on the third Wednesday of every month at Begbroke Village Hall During the summer months, weather permitting we fly small models, both RC and free flight in its playing field. During the winter months we hold a variety of talks and activities.

Flying at Port Meadow

This is arranged on an informal basis using a WhatsApp group and allows members to meet socially and also allows less experienced members to meet with others that can provide supervision and instruction.

Rallies and Competitions

The club holds organised rallies and competitions on Port Meadow for free flight duration and scale models

Scale Fest 2015

Other Events 2024/25

2025 Competition Reports and Results

Cartoon Foamie Fighter Challenge

Blackburn Skua by Andy Blackburn

The event is similar to last year’s ‘Foamie Design Challenge’, this time focussing on foamie warbirds built as semi-profile, ‘cartoon’ scale models.

Wednesday 15th January – Club Night Flying and judging

Full details ( opens in new page)

2024 Competition Reports and Results

May 11 – Spring Duration Competitions

July 13 – Scale Free Flight Fly-in

Sept 7 – Autumn Duration Competitions

2023 Competition Reports and Results

Feb 15 – Foamie Design Challenge Begbroke

May 18 – Spring Competitions Full report and photos here

June 17 – Scale Free Flight Competitions Full report and photos here

Sept 9 – Autumn Duration Competitions – Full report,photos and full results here

2023 Club Build – VMC Pilot 20″ for Free Flight Rubber

A great introduction to free flight and rubber powered. The Pilot is a small, relatively simple, rubber-powered free-flight model. Well within the abilities of first-time builders, we think it will be a good introduction to the sort of basic techniques that will hopefully encourage further engagement with our great hobby.

For our more experienced members, we hope you will buy kits too, and share your skills and knowledge. Everyone is welcome to join in.

Please follow the link for further details. It opens in new Club Build page