I mostly fly electrics. Not much glow in my hanger. 3D has opened up a whole new world of flying to me.

I like getting low and slow, hovering, torque rolling, slow harrier KE's all the way across the field. If some FOG doesnt like it, tough. Flying a low harrier isnt any more dangerous than some needle tweaking sport flyer doing inverted passes. I feel safer being around a 3D pilot with his plane in a hover than I do with some of these FOG's with a Kaos that only know two speeds ...on and off....yanking it around the sky in erratic flight. I dont pitch a fit when they do theirs, dont tantrum when I do mine.

At least the 3D pilot knows what the plane does when it stalls, and how to keep it in the air.

Luckily, most of the pilots here dont have a problem with 3D flying. Its all good. Many of the locals are either flying 3D or are in the process of learning it.

3D flying is here to stay for a long time. And as technology brings new things to model aviation its only going to grow. Reverse Pitch props...not just for electrics anymore, some of the glow guys are experimenting with them. Sooner or later there will be guys at the field with 40%'s and reverse pitch prop. They are already building them electric. The new thing in kits is making them lighter with larger control surfaces for 3D flight. Almost every manufacturer has a 3D capable extra, edge, or yak available now. All the top flyers are flying 3D. Even the F3Ai pattern now has a torque roll in it, so now the pattern guys are starting to recognize 3D maneuvers as valid aerobatic maneuvers.

3D ROCKS
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