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FEBRUARY
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For 75 years the MAAA has been
Australia’s largest flying organisation
and our goal is to give our members
the best possible flying experience,
whether they be a novice, enthusiast
or a highly experienced pilot. Training
and skill development meansmore
fun and greater enjoyment, keeping
the skies safe and injury free, so
that moremodellers can enjoy the
adrenalin rush and camaraderie that
this sport provides.
At the 2012 MAAA Council Conference,
a standard system for training
MAAA instructors was developed
and demonstrated by ANSW. With
MAAA funding, demonstrations of
the system then took place in South
Australia, Victoria and Queensland.
Each state association was invited to
send current instructors, prospective
instructors and state chief flying
instructors- with invitations extended
to include other state associations. In
a joint agreement, the MAAA covered
the cost of the airfares for those
attending from interstate, as well
as the host association providing
accommodation and transport.
Having experienced the training
systemand its concept of ‘Train
the Trainer’, the state associations
were requested to either adopt the
systemas it stood or modify it to suit
the individual requirements of each
state-but retain the Train the Trainer
concept.
MASA over time developed the system
into a compact and useful tool for
training instructors and by adopting
electronics, have been able to produce
a system that can be used with
simulators.
MASA was also requested to assist
with training of instructors in Hobart
and Launceston in 2016, which proved
to be very helpful, successful and
beneficial to all who attended.
MAAQ is currently looking at sending
two of their instructors to South
Australia in February for a refresher
course in the MASA system.
Moving forward with our training
and skill development, the MAAA has
embarked on a project of producing
the first of several animated
presentations for ‘Wings’ with the
release of an online animated video
for Bronze and Sliver Wings for fixed
wingmodels, coming in March 2017.
We want our pilots to get more out
of this exciting and thrilling sport.
The MAAA will continue to ensure
members have access to world-class
instructors, training and advice to
become the best they can be at flying
their chosen aircraft. From the MAAA’s
Wings programand one-on-one
mentoring, to our comprehensive
pilot and instructor training programs,
you can learn to fly quickly and
safely, in a controlled and supportive
environment.
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TRAINING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT MEANS MORE FUN AND GREATER
ENJOYMENT