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Old 02-07-2016, 05:12 PM
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Default Everything is going foam! So at events will they be allowed?

Im looking for a warbird to fly at warbird flies. I noticed several call foam airplanes "park flyers". Im not going to argue that point.

But my point is it is getting harder to find and ARF that is wood or composite. Nearly everything available is foam.

I do know there are some still out there, but a limited selection. Going forward the trend seems they may disappear? ESM seems to be disappearing. Century models I've been warned about. Byron, and yellow are gone.

So is foam the new standard? They are getting up into the 70" wingspan.

Do you guys eventually see warbird events allowing foam models to fly?

Im considering a larger 60" foam model made of EPO, which I would glass and paint. More work than most wood arfs.

Or am I missing something?

Thanks