MAAA Wingspan - Quarterly Magazine

17 MAAALogo. Paul has ten ready-to-fly models currently in his collection, including a giant scale V1, which is a replica of the original ‘flying bomb’ that started it all. He says that he’s in possession of somemodels that are capable of flying 400 km/h. Due to safety measures to prevent fires, pulsejets and turbines aren’t generally flown during the dry season in Townsville, however, while they are still generally considered taboo due to their unavoidably noisy nature, you are now permitted to fly themnationally, provided they have been inspected by a heavy model inspector who has pulsejet endorsement. “The MAAA have been very good to us,” says Paul -amember of the Townsville Aeromodelling Society. “It took a while to legalise the flying of them, however providing the club agrees to it and they have the appropriate safety measures in place, you can now legally fly a pulsejet in Australia.” If you would like any further information about getting into RC pulsejet flying, please contact Paul Deidun on 0404 190 459 or email paul.deidun@hotmail.com >> Some of the pulsejet models that have featured at previous ‘Days of Speed and Thunder’ events in Germany “...while they are still considered taboo due to their unavoidably noisy nature, you are now permitted to fly them nationally... ”