Originally Posted by
jstaff
Yes, you have my point. Club 40, EF 1, AMA 424,426,422 you know whats a legal airplane and whats not. I'm a pylon CD in the DFW area and I can tell you what you already know, perception is 99.9% of an event. Just putting in my 2 cents worth as an outsider. Other than approved air frames I like ever thing else about this event. Yes I think you are correct for a new guy just buy a WM Spitfire and hang you engine of choice and go have some fun.
Jerry
Hi again Jerry,
I can't tell you how much I appreciate your input on this.
I only hope the CD's and event organizers in my region are paying attention.
So, just a recap,
"The only models qualified to be entered in a SAM Warbird event must be scale* models replicating heavier than air, fixed wing, piston engine powered, man carrying, fighter or fighter-bomber aircraft that were in production (or prototype aircraft intended for production that were flight tested) after January 1, 1937, or scale models of non-military aircraft that have raced in the unlimited category of the Reno Air Races.
*scale – models that do not approximately resemble the scale outlines of their full scale counterpart are not permitted.
I suppose the only wrinkle that needs to be ironed out is the definition of the words "approximately resemble" so as to prevent things from getting "stretched too far" as can obviously so easily happen. Yes, pun intended.