We had six pilots and planes out at Georgia Model Aviators to fly combat today. The wind was blowing 20-30mph all day and the sport fliers didn't get their planes out of their vehicles. Except for a giant scale warbird or two we were the only ones who put up flights. We put up a lot of flights.
This photo shows five of the six planes at the field today. The one in the front on the right is the Hat Trick RC "Arrow". It is complete kit with blue foam wings and CNC cut HDPE mounting components. It includes fiberglass spar material, ailerson and tail feathers. It sells for $35 from
www.hattrickrc.com
The other planes are all prototypes of Lanier RC's new 1/2 Combat bird. The laser cut kit includes white foam cores, an illustrated instruction manual supplemented by text, all wood, coro-plast, and arrowshafts to build the plane. The builder supplies his/her own hardware. The price is $30 direct from Lanier RC. You can call the number listed on their web site
www.lanierrc.com
Here is the fastest and lightest plane flown today. Billy Wiggins is the builder pilot and this plane weights 14-1/8 ounces, power is a Norvel .061 turning a tornado 5X3. Radar tested at 51mph.
This is Larry Killingsworths plane. It weighs 17 ounces, spun an APC 5.7X3, and hit 47mph in flight.
We flew five times with 4-6 up each time. Cuts were ample, the wind was driving us crazy, and the action was close in and low. This is an extremely fun class of combat and I think we will see some growth at the club level and on the contest circuit with 1/2As.
Best regards, Lou