[ItsTheMediaStupid]

AMA only insures models with a weight not to exceed 55 pounds. With a payload of 40 pounds that only leaves 15 pounds for the engine and airframe. Not a practical combination.

However I have seen photos of models as large as a 75% scale Extra or some other aerobatic scale plane. That would be a wing span of around 20 feet. Of course he was self insured.

[The Great Satan]

Maybe the reason this guy was singled out is because his models go beyond the normal size range. I recall asking myself a few days ago, when I saw the picture on Drudge's website of the Iraqi drone, how big do RC model aircraft get? If the payload is really 40 lbs, that would be more than enough to take out a large city with anthrax.