Links to relevant organisations and other local clubs.
Organisations |
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| BMFA | British Model Flying Association |
| Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | Local Authority in which the Downs is located |
| Epsom Derby | Epsom Racecourse - includes race fixture list |
Trade - listed alphabetically! |
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| Als Hobbies | Claim to be "The UK's Largest Independant Radio Control Specialists" |
| Chris Foss | Producer of the Wot-4, Acrowot etc. |
| Just Engines | Mail-order & online engine retailer. "Big enough to cope............Small enough to care" |
| Mainlink Systems | Leaders in battery chargers, analysers & cyclers for the radio control modeller |
| Mick Charles Models | Our local model shop - about 4 miles from Epsom Downs |
| Midland Helicopters | Helicopter specialist. Claim to have "Largest stocks in the UK." |
| Skyline Models | Helicopters and spares. "We are Here to Help" |
| Weston UK | Planes, motors, pipes & fuel |
Other Local Clubs |
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| Boxhill Heli Club | A thriving 'heli-only' club, based in the Surrey countryside next to the River Mole between Leatherhead and Dorking. |
| Crawley & District MAC | Crawley & District Model Aircraft Club is a club with about 100 members, flying all types of models, radio control, free-flight, control-line and indoor. |
| Croydon Airport MFC | Croydon Airport Model Flying Club fly at two flying sites, the old Croydon Airport and near New Addington. They cater for fixed wing and helicopter pilots. |
| Elmbridge Model Club | Elmbridge Model Club is one of the largest model clubs in the UK. They have a large site at Ripley for r/c aircraft and a lake near Thorpe for boats. They use Coley Hill for slope soaring and have 2 control line circles at Fairmile. |
| Epsom Radio Flying Club | The Epsom Radio Flying Club is one of the South East's longest established model flying clubs with several sites on the border of Surrey and Sussex near to Gatwick airport. |
| Leatherhead MFC | Leatherhead Model Flying Club is a small friendly club which aims to promote the flying of radio controlled aircraft in a safe environment. They have the use of a field just outside Leatherhead. |
| Raynes Park MAC | Raynes Park Model Aircraft Club are based in South West London and specialise in Vintage and Nostalgia model aircraft (plane, airplane) flying, particularly free flight but also control line and radio control. Indoor flying is also popular. |
Other Links |
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| RCModelFlyers | UK Model flying forum |
| RunRyder | Global RC Helicopter Forum |
| Sgt. Pepper's photo gallery | RC photo gallery (many taken on Epsom Downs) by Dave Chambers |
| Hobby Ecuador | One to visit if you find yourself just a little further afield! Shop found by Tim in his travels, these guys manage to fly despite living at an altitude of around 10,000 feet. Just imagine what that does to the performance of your aircraft and motors! |
Links last updated 13 August 2006.