In response to a Channel 7 News article that went to air on Wednesday 15 May the MAAA provides the following media release.
In October 2018, a RC plane accident occurred at a Queensland Aeromodelling Club, west of Brisbane - resulting in a grass fire.
The aircraft involved was, contrary to reports, a small propeller plane which went off the air on the downward leg of a circuit at the club.
It is extremely rare for a grass fire to occur from a RC Model Aircraft, however, the batteries on board, together with the wind at the time, sparked the fire.