I went to the latest event in my area, the 1/8th airforce, and was shocked at the flying. It seemed that most of the planes, about 60, were 1 step away from sure destruction at the hands of there pilots. Are these planes that hard to fly or is it just bad pilots? I am by no means an expert pilot but I can certainly land without bouncing 9 out of 10 times. The bounces I saw at the show were not even like they had any control. It looked like they lined up for the landing, slowed the plane down, and then watched and prayed it would stop in 1 piece. I must say that there were some people that could land and takeoff fine but most seemed unsure of what to do once the mains hit the ground.

Maby I am just picky, but these scale guys need to work on there landings. Nothing looks less scale than a plane bouncing along, dragging its wings, gringin up its prop, and basically looking out of control.

Phil (Mesa, AZ)