ORIGINAL: WEDJ
Wow, big order................
Modern pattern, go to
www.nsrca.com - National Society of Radio Controlled Aerobatics. This is the current world class pattern, turn around style. Also called 2-meter pattern for the size requitrements. A maneuver in front of you, then a maneuver to turn around, another manuver in front of you, etc.
"Classic Pattern" go to
www.seniorpattern.com - This is the old pattern, where planes went a bazillion miles per hour, and the maneuvers looked like a Blue Angels performance. To keep it sinmple, no retracts or tuned pipes are allowed, planes must be pre-1976 designs.
"Ballistic Pattern" - like above, but they allow planes from 1976+ along with pipes and retracts.
www.ballisticpattern.com
Then there's the 3-D crowd, the IMAC (minatures of full-scale arresti pattern) and the VRCS (Vintage RC Society)
Each has its own style, its own type of plane to compete with, etc.
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I know what he is referring to. I used to fly that way with my Florio Stunt Wagon. It began when I noticed that I could keep the model in close, similar to flying a control line stunt model. I then began performing the control line stunt maneuvers, but enhanced them with rolling movements. It is neat to fly a horizontal square figure eight with half rolls in every segment. All right down on the deck and non stop.
Unfortunately, I know of no such competition class that flies in this manner. Perhaps it is time that it is invented and popularized?
Ed Cregger