Contests and events in Belgium are allowed again, starting May 8th. See official protocol document here (FR and NL) and Ministerial decree of May 7th 2020. Gathering on the model airfields is allowed provided number of participants (excluding organisers) is limited to 25 persons. Inviting public is not yet allowed ! All usual COVID-imposed countermasures have to be respected: physical distance of at least 1.5 m, desinfection of hands and all shared tools, wearing masks, etc.

Calendar of national competitions 2021 is here and the annual poster showing all aeromodelling activities in Belgium during the current year. We note that 71 of the 199 events on this calendar are national contests...

According to present dispositions, all contests planned after May 8th can be organised, provided the strict respect of the protocol.

See website of our National Airspace Authority.

The Belgian Aeromodelers League is the organisation taking care of all aeromodeling competitions in Belgium. The BAL is member of the Royal Belgian Aeroclub (ACRB-KBAC), the federation of all Belgian Air Sports, member of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).

The structure consist of several so-called "sections", each of which is reponsible for a specific aeromodeling category. See "Sport" for an overview.

Each section is managed by a "coordinator" who takes care of all administrative matters for his/her specific category. On the field, depending on the part of the country where the event takes place, either the Dutch speaking or the French speaking "sporting director" acts as the local FAI judge.

• The BAL is managed by a board of eight members, emanating from either of the two regional federations of Belgian aeromodeling clubs :
• - Association d'Aéromodélisme (AAM) in the French and German speaking parts of the country
• - Vereniging voor Modelluchtvaartsport (VML) for the Dutch speaking part of the country

Pre-registration to competitions

Several competition sections require the participants to register in advance, e.g. not later than noon on the preceding day. This pre-registration is required to provide sufficient time to organise the starting lists, etc. Most of the time, this registration is accomplished on the section's website.

These are the pre-registration sites : F3A - F3C - F3N - F5J

Cancellation and postponed competitions

Sometimes, competitions cannot take place due to bad weather or other adverse conditions. Such announcements will appear in the News section.

Privacy chart

The privacy chart of the Belgian Aeromodelers league can be found in its Dutch and French versions.