Dan
We flew WWI combat last Sunday at the Cobble Hills club near London, Ontario. 9 pilots showed up even though it was -10 celsius with a wicked 30 km/h wind. All the models are 1/8 scale and built primarily from coroplast and weigh between 4 and 5 lbs. Most have OS 25FX engines to help overcome the high wingloading so the speeds are faster than we'd like. Someday we'll switch to plain bearing engines and or small 4 strokes. Our designs have come a long way from a few years ago, when a successful take off was something to cheer about. Most rounds have a maximum of 5 in the air at once to reduce midairs. We're still experimenting with a forced circuit pattern and longer leaders on the 30 ft. streamers. One thing everyone agrees on...all those wings are a magnificent sight. Next contest is "Bloody April" in Toronto. Pic is from April 2005.