RADIO CONTROL SCALE AEROBATICS - 2003/05

NEW PRODUCTS for Modelers Who Demand the Best: In past
issues I’ve written a great deal about being cost effective and
getting a model done right for the least amount of money. But
somehow I feel like I might be leaving some of you out. We all like
to save a few bucks here and there, but there are those who want to
have the finest equipment and hardware that money can buy. Come
on, we can’t let the jet pilots have all the cool stuff!
So for those of you who sport a Rolex at work and a Breitling at
the flying field, I bring you “Mike’s Picks” for the best “price is no
object” equipment, hardware, and accessories for the discriminating
Scale Aerobatics (SA) enthusiast. Enjoy and, pardon me, do you
have any Grey Poupon?

Project Extra Volume V: Covering and Paint

TRADITIONALLY, Giant Scale models have used varying methods
of finishing, from fiberglass and paint to Stits cloth and dope. Although
the results with these methods can be beautiful, many of them are
geared more toward appearance than overall final performance. That’s
not to say we aren’t concerned with appearances in Scale Aerobatics
(SA), just that we want the airplane to be aesthetically pleasing and
remain as light as possible. SA aircraft are finished like
most sport airplanes—with iron-on plastic coverings and
paint for the fiberglass parts.

Radio Control Scale Aerobatics - 2004/03

NEXT YEAR, 2005, marks AMA’s three-year rules cycle change
and implementation of AMA’s new competition rules. For the
majority of Scale Aerobatics competitors, that cycle, affecting
International Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC), is significant. A
total of 16 new rules will be added to IMAC, and some of them
will completely change the way we fly our airplanes in
competition.

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