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Club Rules
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Flying field is for DAC members and sponsered guests ONLY.
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No MAAA Insurance == No Flying
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General public are welcome to spectate and ask questions.
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Safe Flying
A critical issue for all involved in model planes -- covering everything from model preparation to ground and radio procedures, in addition to flying skills. This is a core theme for the club.
Club Rules
The formal club
"Safety Rules and Operating Disciplines" are in PDF format can be
downloaded
here
and
the "Statement of Rules"
here.
Also note, no flying at
DAC on Total Fire Ban Days (Central District). TFBD Status can be
found at
CFA.
Helicopter flying - Rules and restrictions
here
Brief summary on helicopter restrictions
Allowed helicopter model sizes vs.
flight proficiency vs. flight area
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Flight
Proficiency |
Flight Area
Restrictions
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Maximum Flying Weight
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Example Helicopters |
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Beginner
Must have Bronze(P)
Not able to do stable hovering outdoors. |
Helipad Area Only
Must stay within helipad flagged area and not above
eye height. |
< 1000g |
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Align Trex450 (800g)
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Eflite Blade 400 (700g)
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Align Trex250 (400g)
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Stable
Hovering
Must have Bronze(P)
Can demonstrate Bronze(H)
manoeuvres 2, 3 and 4 |
Helipad Area only
Allowed to do all Bronze(H) test manoeuvres. |
< 2500g |
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Bronze(H)
Must have Bronze(P)
Minimum requirement
for flying solo at DAC
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Helipad Area
Solely for model setup, otherwise required to use main field. |
< 3500g |
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Align Trex600E (3300g)
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Align Trex550 (2900g)
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Bronze(H)
Must have Bronze(P)
Minimum requirement
for flying solo at DAC
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Main Field
Helicopters to be flown at least 9 meters to the EST of the flight
line and generally north, away from the pits area. Also
strict 30m exclusion zone for spectator. |
No Limit |
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Align Trex700 (4800g)
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Rade 90 Env (4300g)
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T-Rex sizes and specification
link
Model Aeronautical Association of
Australia (MAAA) Rules
Summary of what is on the
MAAA
web site.
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MOP056 |
Safe flying
code |
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MOP041 |
Code of Ethics |
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MOP057 |
Insurance Conditions |
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MOP014 |
General Model Rules
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MOP055 |
Alcohol, Drugs and Medical
Condition |
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MOP010 |
Incident
Report |
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MOP011 |
Incident
Investigation |
Model Aircraft Airworthiness
Check List
A checklist should help to ensure that your model is
airworthy, click here to
download. However neither the checker nor DAC can be held responsible
for undetected structural faults, design faults, radio faults, or
interference or pilot error that may cause damage to the model or persons or
property.
Flight Proficiency Rating
MAAA Bronze Wings and Gold Wings are
awarded for demonstrated proficiency to specified levels in flying radio
controlled model aircraft. The guidelines for
awarding of MAAA Flight Proficiency Scheme 'Wings' can be found here
MOP027.
Below table is a summary of what is on the
MAAA web site.
MAAA Official Flight
Instructors at DAC
here
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MAAA Wings Rating |
Power -
Fixed Wing
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Glider
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Helicopter - Rotary Wings |
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Bronze
Minimum requirement
for flying solo at DAC
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Bronze(P) Wings
Bronze form
MAAA-016
Trainee Pilot Logbook
here
DAC Examiners
test
sheet
Example Manoeuvres
here |
Bronze(G) Wings
Bronze form
MAAA-018
Trainee Pilot Logbook
here |
Bronze(H) Wings
Bronze form
MAAA-020
Example Manoeuvres
here
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Old MAAA-020 (Nov-2009)
here |
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Gold
Minimum requirement for flying at public displays |
Gold(P) Wings
Gold form
MAAA-017
Trainee Pilot Logbook
here
Example
Manoeuvres
here
Sports Pattern
Manoeuvres
1 &
2 |
Gold(G) Wings
Gold form
MAAA-019 |
Gold(H) Wings
Gold form
MAAA-021
Example Manoeuvres
here
Pilot Proficiency program
here
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Old MAAA-021 (Nov-2009)
here |
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MAAA Instructor
Proven knowledge in MAAA instructional training, Rules and
Regulations |
Instructor - Power Gold(P)
wings plus complete MAAA Instructor training. |
Instructor - Glider
Gold(G) wings plus complete MAAA Instructor training. |
Instructor - Helicopter
Gold(H) wings plus
complete MAAA Instructor training.
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What was required MAAA-022 (Nov-2009)
here |
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Check List
Model inspection check list prior to Test Flights.
Also includes beginning of a flying session and before every
flight |
DAC model
check list here
Also
MAAA-014 |
MAAA-014 |
MAAA-033 |
Also check MAAA website for
form updates - click
here
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