Author: William Drumm III

Edition: Model Aviation - 2021/05
Page Numbers: 90, 91
RC combat aircraft illuminated with colored lights at night

RC COMBAT

FAREWELL
FOR NOW

By William Drumm III | midair72@hotmail.com

RC combat aircraft illuminated with colored lights at night
Dirk Oosting’s aircraft is lit up for some night Combat.

IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE for me to write for Model Aviation and share my knowledge of RC Combat with readers these past couple of years, but this will be my last column. I hope I have been able to provide insight into the world of RC Combat and have provoked some interest, even from a few readers, to take up the challenge of flying some Combat.

What I have shared with you has helped me become “king of the hill” in the past and will help make your competition days go better.

My drive for competition is not what it once was, and I’m just enjoying the camaraderie of fellow pilots more than the competition itself. That’s what makes this hobby so special—it’s the people you meet and the friendships that are forged. The RC Combat community will give you the shirt off of its back to get you up in the air and competing.

I’ll see you up in the wild, blue wonder and, as always, cutcha later!

Two people carrying model aircraft across a field
Camaraderie at its finest!
Group of model aircraft combat pilots with their airplanes
The Green Bay Model Airplane Club 2009 Combat event.
Person holding a damaged model aircraft
A hole in the wing and a five-cut round.
Group of combat winners holding certificates
The Slow Survivable Combat winners at the 2011 Tangerine Challenge.
Two people beside a model aircraft on a field
Leon calls a friend for help.

SOURCES:
Radio Control Combat Association (RCCA)
www.rccombat.com

Pilot holding a green model aircraft
The Hattrick Zero brings home some cuts.