I'll add my probably unwanted opinion as a dedicated (I think) scale modeler who probably won't ever compete (for a host of reasons). In my idea of the perfect scale contest, the static judging would be absolutely brutal. Rivet counting brutal. Brutal enough that the scores start spreading out more evenly over the point range. Brutal enough so the scores would probably fall on a normal bell curve. No one who didn't find themselves in the top 5 on static should have any hope of walking away with a prize with good flight scores.

In my fantasy Scale contest, the flying (and the judging of the flying) would be all about artistry. Historically accurate artistry. The flight as a whole would be "choreographed" to evoke a feeling befitting the era and the aircraft. It would be a theater piece. Maybe even allow formation and "mock combat."

Now I'll crawl back under my rock.