It's just that for quite some time a group of folks has been working with the AMA who would really LOVE for combat to go away so they can focus on 1/4 scale or bigger airplanes so we work on hows and whys and whatnottodo's. They were perfectly happy with the idea of NO combat, but now the rules say that after ANY midair is land and check the aircraft out. This goes for taps, grazes and any other thing where the pilot knows there is no problem with the airplane, they tap all the time during a combat round with no damage. Then there is the setback from the combat flight line which makes C class combat almost impossible at any field. The AMA is still worried about combat because sooner or later they know some idiot will say 'lets go all out and purposefully try to knock each others guided missles out of control'.

Now you mention that you are not using an AMA field and you're out in the boonies and anything goes. That's all fine for you, but when the AMA bans combat of any form that means I can't do it at my field do to your actions out in the boonies. Thanks alot, good for you, glad I'm the big bad adult type person that you'll be making fun of. Oh, the thread also usually gets around to shooting missles and guns off your combat plane as if you'd ever hit anything you'd shoot at from an airplane traviling 60+ 150 feet away in a constant furball. After that pilot shoots someone a mile away and kills em, I guess they can always plead IGNORANCE.

Anyways, the AMA watches all these things on the net, realizes the mentality of the modern american male and knows they have to shut it down or pay out bigtime. And if they spend all that money on a wrongfull death lawsuit from 'Combat' how they gonna pay for someones house a 1/3 scale jet burns through 3 stories of someones house and burns that bad boy down?

This is why I'm touchy on the subject.

Now, if you want full contact combat, check out slope soaring combat. That lasts for as long as your receiver batteries and the wind, the plane IS to knock the other guy out of the air and your legs will never be healthier after running up and down the slope for more fun. Check out the Midwest Slope Challenge page under the events to get some rules and you will have safe, fun, full contact combat. If you're going to do electric Zagis, make sure your battery pack is firmly attached. Those things get lost in the high grass much too easily when they eject after a midair.