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Flying Site Log

As suggested at our November 2021 meeting, we are implementing a site use log so we have data on the number of days a particular site is used. Please complete the following form whenever you...

Events

BMFA Centenary World Record Attempt We are excited to be taking part in the BMFA World Record Attempt to celebrate their Centenary Year.  Details of the event can be found here. We are asking all...

Dark Peak Model Aircraft Club

About the club

Dark Peak Model Aircraft Club (DPMAC) is based in Glossop, Derbyshire and was formed in 1984 to provide a focal point for model flying in the area. Our oldest members have been flying on our club sites for over 30 years, and flying on our sites is known to have taken place well before then.

Events

The club runs a number of events and competitions throughout the year, and rounds the year out with our Christmas Party – at which the raffle prizes can only be described as unusual!

Some of the events we have previously organised are:

  • Full-size gliding evening
  • Efficiency competition (with a prize of free membership for the year)
  • Table-top sales
  • Model demonstrations
  • Inter-club competitions
  • Club trips to model shows
  • Flight simulator demonstrations at Glossop Carnival

See our Events page

Sites

We have one current flying site with a new site in the process of negotiation.

  • Our new Birch Vale site in the High Peak.
  • Longdendale Community College playing fields, Hollingworth

See our Where we fly page

Learn to fly

Our members fly a range of models and disciplines including:

  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Helicopters
  • Quad Copters
  • Slope Soarers
  • Control-line models

We have club instructors, who are happy to help you learn to fly, and to help ensure your experience is a pleasant one.

If you are interested in flying model aircraft, why not Contact Us for more information? By prior arrangement we are happy to give free model flying lessons on our club equipment for you to see if model flying is for you. Please find below a flyer with details of our free model flying lessons for anyone interested in taking up the hobby.

Learn to Fly leaflet

Say Hello

If you are interested in flying model aircraft, or are already doing so, and want to know more about our club, feel free to join us on a Sunday afternoon at our Birch Vale site near Hayfield, drop us a line using our Contact Us page, or pop in to our monthly meeting on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm for 8pm.

Windy Harbour Farm Hotel
Woodhead Road (B6105)
Glossop
Derbyshire
SK13 7QE

Visit Windy Harbour’s website

We look forward to seeing you soon!