RADIO CONTROL SCALE AEROBATICS - 2005/04

ONE OF THE most overlooked—no, forgotten—steps in building a
new model and getting it ready for competition is trimming it for
precision flight. I don’t mean adjusting the aileron and elevator trim. I
mean tuning your airplane to fly to the best of its ability. I’ll admit it;
I’ve never fully trimmed one of my airplanes. I usually end up buying
or building the next big thing! Maybe all I needed to do was spend a
few days out at the field getting it dialed in just right. Trimming is a
forgotten art by many modern competitors.

Radio Control Scale Aerobatics - 2004/05

RIGHT ABOUT NOW most Scale Aerobatics (SA) enthusiasts are
starting to dig out our flying equipment from a long winter’s
hibernation to begin another season of practice, competition, and fun.
But don’t just charge the batteries and pump the airplane full of gas,
and expect it to fly like it did last year. Now is the perfect time for an
annual inspection. Heck, even if you’re lucky enough to be able to fly
all winter, right now, at the beginning of a new contest season, is a
good time to check all the equipment.

Tucson Aerobatic Shootout - 2004/05

NOW THAT THE Tournament of Champions (TOC) is history,
where will we go to find top-level flying events with top-name
competitors? If the people who put the Tucson Aerobatic
Shootout (TAS) together have anything to say about it, we’ll all
head to the heart of Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona, to
see the top names fly. And the best pilots in the world will duke it
out to claim today’s and future top honors.

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