• If you are new to GiantScaleNews.com, please register, introduce yourself, and make yourself at home.

    We're 1st in Giant Scale RC because we've got the best membership on the internet! Take a look around and don't forget to register to get all of the benefits of GSN membership!

    Welcome!

Search results

  1. -Rick-

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Finally after a long battle with a MRSA infection I felt strong enough to get out to the flying field. Only had one flight but it felt so great! Sorry, no pictures.
  2. -Rick-

    Nearly ended in disaster

    That was my first thought after seeing that. He should land it and check for damage.
  3. -Rick-

    Nearly ended in disaster

    He was lucky!
  4. -Rick-

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    Some of the oldies are so cool!
  5. -Rick-

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    That looks really, really good!
  6. -Rick-

    One man keeping IC ducted fan jets alive

    I like that! Very old school!
  7. -Rick-

    Transport Canada cancels MAAC exemption for model flying

    Finally, FINALLY, after getting a little mad and lighting a fire under MAAC's butt we have been approved to fly!! I told MAAC this past weekend was the deadline, if we did not get approved by Saturday morning we were going with private insurance. We had our SOC approval by Friday evening.
  8. -Rick-

    Transport Canada cancels MAAC exemption for model flying

    Happy for you and your club! We still have more hoops to go through for ours.
  9. -Rick-

    Transport Canada cancels MAAC exemption for model flying

    I have heard the same, we have private insurance lined up and waiting till the end of this month to decide.
  10. -Rick-

    Transport Canada cancels MAAC exemption for model flying

    Snoop, start getting your plane ready! I have some info I will pass on to you later today. re private insurance.
  11. -Rick-

    Transport Canada cancels MAAC exemption for model flying

    Snoopy, I am in zone M, we still wait as well. Still have not heard back from the insurance company's. When I do I will PM you the details. MAAC is still working on getting us flying, we know that, but timeline, who knows....
  12. -Rick-

    Transport Canada cancels MAAC exemption for model flying

    Through MAAC. @Snoopy, you should get in touch with your zone director and ask why none of the clubs in that zone have not been approved.
  13. -Rick-

    Transport Canada cancels MAAC exemption for model flying

    16 clubs have been approved in the last two days, hopefully the start of good news.
  14. -Rick-

    Transport Canada cancels MAAC exemption for model flying

    Sure Snoop. Once I have the cost of private I will PM you the name of the provider and price. We have twenty members in our club and so far I have heard the cost to each member is cheaper than MAAC.
  15. -Rick-

    Transport Canada cancels MAAC exemption for model flying

    Good points but.... We are not covered with MAAC insurance even if we have the basic RPAS all members at our field, we are more than 4nm from any airport or aerodrone and not in restricted airspace. I spoke with our zone director to make sure this is the case. So with MAAC we have to wait for...
  16. -Rick-

    Transport Canada cancels MAAC exemption for model flying

    I have spoken with our zone director, he hinted that we should see more details before the end of March, and maybe be allowed to fly again if the club is not in any airspace and more than three nautical miles away from a aerodrome. But all members MUST have their RPAS basic. In the meantime my...
  17. -Rick-

    Transport Canada cancels MAAC exemption for model flying

    I should add. We are not in a controlled zone, and I was mistaken saying we were within 2.5nm from a airport zone, we are more than 4. It is measured from the airport itself, not the airspace zone.
  18. -Rick-

    Transport Canada cancels MAAC exemption for model flying

    This is exactly what my club is doing in Ontario. Private insurance and RPAS basic. We are meeting again this morning to discuss.
  19. -Rick-

    Alert! CALL TO ACTION: FAA threatening new regulations!!!

    And maybe they could replace MAAC in Canada as well.
  20. -Rick-

    Alert! CALL TO ACTION: FAA threatening new regulations!!!

    I feel the same way snoop. This entire mess is Bull $h!t. We are looking into a private solution. I will keep you in the loop. One problem for our club is we are 2.5nm from a airfield so our members would need to get the RPAS advanced. Not the basic.
Top