Originally posted by Dustflyer
Like I said in the other post, I really think a lot of RC jet guys let this stuff go to their heads. Heck, there are 12 year old kids flying model jets. Entry level jets are nothing more than a model airplane with a different source of power, that's all! I have no idea why guys make such big deal out of this stuff. There is nothing stopping a beginner from buying a 33% Hangar 9 Cap 232 ARF and plowing it into a car or worse on his first flight. Model jets are no more dangerous than giant scale aerobatic planes and yet there is no "Giant Scale Pilot's Organization" concocting a bunch of Mickey Mouse training schemes and checkout profiles. Like I said, we are flying model airplanes here, not issuing type ratings for Airbus A320's. That's why I think the AMA needs to allow buddy box flying and checkouts on the buddy box for model jet flyers.
Dustflier,
Man I totally agree. I have a Hangar 9 33 % Cap 232 and it has a 32 oz GASOLINE tank in it mounted about 6" behind a twin cyl engine that operates at probably 400 degrees F. If this hit a house............
Scott