MAAA Wingspan - Quarterly Magazine

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There is the satisfaction of learning
newmanoeuvres, the enjoyment of
building a kit, the fun of adding to
your plane collection (somemight say
addiction) and the camaraderie of
your local club.
If you are interested in competition
there aremany different types
including fun fly events, scale,
aerobatic, pylon racing andmore.
I have driven RC cars competitively for
many years but my forays into
RC planes always ended with a quick
trip to the “scene of the accident” at
my local park. After wasting a lot of
money trying to teachmyself to fly
over the years, a friend suggested
I visit my local flying field which is
Doncaster Aeromodellers Club (DAC)
I was surprised to learn that if I bought
my own equipment and joined the
club that a licenced instructor would
teachme to fly for free.
David Stevens joined DAC only in
January this year and has detailed his
five-month journey to bronze wings in
a special blog post that you can read
on the
Thank you to David to providing his
fantastic story.
LEARNING TO FLY AN RC PLANE IS A BIT LIKE LEARNING TO DRIVE A CAR. IT CAN BE
DAUNTING AT FIRST, REQUIRES A LOT OF PRACTICE AND THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES IF
YOU CRASH. HOWEVER, ONCE YOU’VE LEARNT THE BASICS IT IS VERY REWARDING AND
THE SKY IS LITERALLY THE LIMIT IN TERMS OF HOW FAR YOU CAN GO WITHIN THE HOBBY.
MY JOURNEY TO
BRONZE WINGS
By David Stevens
Interested in building a Convair CV – 240m model?
The Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA)
Museum is looking for MAAA members to
help build a Convair CV – 240.
TAA flew Convair aircraft in the 1950’s
and even flew Queen Elizabeth around
when she visited Australia in 1956.
This large model is not required to fly,
allowing the build to be less technical
and difficult overall. The build will be
a balsa wood construction and will be
approximately 1/14 to scale.
The Trans-Australia Airlines Museum is
the only aviation museum dedicated to
the preservation of Australia’s domestic
aviation development. Primarily
focusing on TAA and other Australian
airlines, the collection is unique, and as
such is recognised by QANTAS through its
financial support.
If you would like to help the TAA museum
continue preserving the great legacy
of TAA and Australia’s aviation history,
please contact John Wren.
John Wren - President
TAA & Australian Airlines 25 Year Club &
Museum
Museum: 03 9280 8113
Mobile: 0402 071 539
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