Newbury and District Model Aircraft Society

Indoor Flying 12th April 2026
2026-04-12 10:00 - 13:00 UTC | Newbury College, Monks Line, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7TD, United Kingdom
STARTING 10:00 UNTIL 13:00

At Newbury College, Monks Ln, Newbury RG14 7TD
Fixed Wing, Helicopters & Multi-Rotors are allowed. Maximum weight 250g.
Split in to 10min flying slots.

Light and slow 2. Helicopters and Drones 3. Heavier and Fast

Guests are welcome to spectate for free.
A baseball cap/peaked hat is recommended as a sensible precaution to protect your head and face from any models inadvertently flying close.
A fee of £10.00 will be charged should you wish to fly. This is payable by credit/debit card or bank transfer. N.B. We do not accept cash payments.

Please come and support us.

Pilot of the Year Competition: Spot Landing
2026-04-11 14:00 - 17:00 | Stanmore
Wednesday April 8th @ 5:00 pm and Saturday April 11th @ 2:00 pm

Each round of the Pilot of the Year Competition will be run on 2 calendar days:
Wednesday 5:00 PM and Saturday 2:00 PM weather permitting.
Each round of the competition will result in a winner.
At the end of the year the overall winner will receive the Pilot of the Year award.

Competitors can enter on the Wednesday or Saturday of each round.
i.e. if you cannot make the Wednesday competition you can do the Saturday competition, or vice versa, but you can’t do both.

Airplane to be used. Drone / Helicopter are forbidden.

Prizes are:
Discount voucher for NADMAS membership to the winner of each round of the competition.
Discount voucher for NADMAS membership to the overall winner of the competition (Pilot of the Year award).

Spot Landing
The target landing area will be marked out as in the diagram above.

Start with the a/c ready on the runway and the pilot standing in the pilot’s box. The pilot will open the throttle and the stopwatch is started.

The pilot’s airplane will take off and climb for 30 seconds at which point the pilot will be told to cut the throttle and perform a dead stick landing, with the aim being to land with the wheels first touching the runway within the marked areas.

Any pilot who causes his a/c to nosedive, making a heavy landing sustaining damage or landing so fast that the a/c leaves the ground again, will be disqualified for that round.

Each pilot will have two attempts.

Points will be awarded as follows:-
15 Points for landing in centre area 2.5mtrs x 2.5mtrs
10 Points for landing in the middle area 5mtrs x 5mtrs
5 points for landing in the outer area 7mtrs x 7mtrs
1 Point for landing on the runway outside the marked area.

Come and join in it will be great fun.

Pilot of the Year Competition: Spot Landing
2026-04-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Stanmore
Wednesday April 8th @ 5:00 pm and Saturday April 11th @ 2:00 pm

Each round of the Pilot of the Year Competition will be run on 2 calendar days:
Wednesday 5:00 PM and Saturday 2:00 PM weather permitting.
Each round of the competition will result in a winner.
At the end of the year the overall winner will receive the Pilot of the Year award.
Competitors can enter on the Wednesday or Saturday of each round.
i.e. if you cannot make the Wednesday competition you can do the Saturday competition, or vice versa, but you can’t do both.
Airplane to be used. Drone / Helicopter are forbidden.

Prizes are:
Discount voucher for NADMAS membership to the winner of each round of the competition.
Discount voucher for NADMAS membership to the overall winner of the competition (Pilot of the Year award).

Spot Landing
The target landing area will be marked out as in the diagram above.

Start with the a/c ready on the runway and the pilot standing in the pilot’s box. The pilot will open the throttle and the stopwatch is started.

The pilot’s airplane will take off and climb for 30 seconds at which point the pilot will be told to cut the throttle and perform a dead stick landing, with the aim being to land with the wheels first touching the runway within the marked areas.

Any pilot who causes his a/c to nosedive, making a heavy landing sustaining damage or landing so fast that the a/c leaves the ground again, will be disqualified for that round.

Each pilot will have two attempts.

Points will be awarded as follows:-
15 Points for landing in centre area 2.5mtrs x 2.5mtrs
10 Points for landing in the middle area 5mtrs x 5mtrs
5 points for landing in the outer area 7mtrs x 7mtrs
1 Point for landing on the runway outside the marked area.

Come and join in, it will be great fun.

NADMAS Natter Night PUB April 2026
2026-04-02 19:30 - 22:00 | Spotted Dog at Cold Ash
First Thursday of the Month
NADMAS Natter Night
Around 19:30
Some people go around 18:45 for pub food.
Meeting Place:
The Spotted Dog
Gladstone Lane, Cold Ash, Thatcham RG18 9PR
We chat about anything and everything, modelling problems, any ideas for the society,
or just need to get out for interaction. It’s your Club, your opinion counts.
Be nice to see you.

NADMAS Simulator Training Session
2026-03-30 19:30 - 21:30 | RealFlight / Discord
Last Monday of each month 19:30-21:30
For anyone who has not yet tried it, this a great way to share knowledge on getting the best out of RealFlight and develop flying skills in a safe environment.
If you are unable to get to the field for training, this may well be of benefit to you for:

Practicing ‘A’ test manoeuvres if you are preparing for the test or would like a refresher to keep your hand in.

Experimenting with aerobatics.

A WhatsApp group called NADMAS Sim has been set up for members participating in the Simulator/Online Training sessions.
The purpose of this is to share information specifically relating to these sessions, without clogging up the main NADMAS Flying group.
NADMAS Sim can be used to raise/answer questions, chat through any technical issues with accessing the online simulator or chat forum applications, and to share ideas for the sessions.
Please confirm on the NADMAS Sim group by 14:00 the day before the session, using an aircraft image, if you wish to join for training.
You are welcome to attend for part of the session but you must pre-book.
N.B. if you have not yet attended a session, please also supply details of which version of RealFlight you are using e.g. 8.0, 9.0, 9.2, 9.5 or Evolution etc.

If you would like to join the NADMAS Sim group, please email your request to: events@nadmas.org.uk

Here’s a reminder of how the sessions work: –
Each participant will use their own RealFlight simulator software to log into a multiplayer simulator session
and will also log into a Discord free online chat forum session to be able to talk to each other.
The idea is to learn from watching other people fly, try things out under guidance, share tips and knowledge and have some fun.
Different flying skills can be chosen to focus on as a theme during a session, e.g. inverted flying.
If there is something you would like to master or improve, please let us know what you would find useful.
Jack will lead the sessions and attached are some guidelines he put together for simulator set up and chat forum.
The structure and content of each session will be an evolving process and we welcome your feedback and suggestions. Thank you to those who have already contributed.
GUIDELINES
NADMAS online sim evening
Welcome to the first multiplayer session. I hope you all enjoy the evening. Here is a quick start up manual for those that haven‘t used multiplayer before.
Setting up minimum field of view

“settings” – “simulation” – “camera” – “all cameras” – “minimum field of view”
My setting for this is 80.
This stops the sim from zooming in on the model and aims to keep the ground in view, as you’d see at the flying field.

Instructions for Multiplayer

Load up RealFlight, click on “Multiplayer” – “Join Multiplayer session”. If you’re using RF evolution, pressing “esc” bring up the menu.
The session name is “NADMAS” and the password will be “newburytest”. This will be pinned on discord also.

Watching people fly in multiplayer

Pressing “number 6” on the keyboard brings up the players in the session menu, there’s an eye on the left side of the names. Clicking the eye on the person you’d like to watch makes the screen focus on them.
To go back to flying for yourself, just click the eye next to your name again.
If you have the transmitter on screen, the person you’re watching’s inputs will also show.

Joining discord

A discord server to join for these evenings has been set up, the invitation link will be sent out to NADMAS Sim group and will start like this: https://discord
2 voice channels have been set up, one for the people that are in the session flying and the other is for general chit chat like a group call.
There are various text channels for questions, help, sim settings etc.
You can download discord on either your smart phone or computer.
Discord is free to sign up, takes only a couple minutes to create an account and join the server with the link.

Southern Counties Spring Swapmeet, Romsey
2026-03-22 08:30 - 12:00 | Romsey Swapmeet, The Mountbatten School, Whitenap Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 5SY, United Kingdom
One of the largest swapmeets in Southern England with over 50 tables.
Sellers with a booking admitted from 8-00am. First table costs £10 (including one admission), additional tables cost £6 each.
Buyers from 8:30am onwards. Noon finish. Admission only £4, under 16s free.
Refreshments will be available.
