More importantly, it's not the *law* that prevents one from flying model
jets. It's simply that the large sanctioning body (and provider of
liability insurance) doesn't permit it, so if you fly a jet you're on your
own.

On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, oboeman wrote:

> Our constitution guarantees that we can have our guns.  I guess if
> they had jet engines back then that would be in our constitution
> too.  Its 2 different agencies governing 2 different things.
> Makes perfect sense to me.
> Charles
>
>
> AMA?  I know here in the UK there are no problems flying them.  Im
> sure
> there are no problems in the USA either.  If there are then what
> sort of a
> screwed up country is that?  YOu can have a gun but not fly a
> model jet
> plane?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David VanHorn" <dvanhorn@CEDAR.NET>
> To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 10:54 PM
> Subject: Re: SV: [OT]: mu Jet for RC Planes ?
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> > At 11:52 PM 7/5/01 +0200, Attila Muhi wrote:
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >I have seen a microjet for model aircrafts. It used regular JET
> A1 fuel.
> I
> > >think that the size of the combustion chamber was about 2".
> Don't
> > >remember if they started it with a DC-motor or pressure air.
> > >
> > >If I can find the newspaper article, I'll get back. Don't
> remember the
> > >price either, just that it was very expensive.
> >
> > And you can't fly them under AMA, at least until AMA decides to
> let you
> > (probably after their guys have set a bunch of records etc)
> >
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> KC6ETE-9 here
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