RE: Is combat dead?
From all of these types of discussions I have read over the past year or so, I certainly see the likelihood of a small electric "class" of combat to emerge to capture the park flyer generation. I think it would be a good idea and may nurture enough interest to get some to move into the already established classes. I suspect "local/club combat" rules will apply before anything standard is settled on. I think Scale 3696 had some good momentum for a while, but seems stagnant now. For the people around here, I think the flight speed needs to drop to about 35mph to increase their comfort. 1/2A Combat looks about right, but it would have to be modified to electric. Too many simply will not go nitro, especially to something as finicky as engines that small. Many around here that profess to have interest in combat still have no desire to compete in sanctioned events, or adhere to rules for that matter...