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.