which scale combat event is more popular? 2105 or 2610? I want to get into scale combat but don't want to be left out of contests.

Dave,
There has been virtually no 2105 for the last two years. There are 60 plus folks entered in the NPS standings 2610 in 2003. A fast growing area of scale combat is Warbirds for SSC. These are not true 1/12th scale planes but they look very accurate in the air and there are more SSC contests than true Scale contests.

The SSC class does not distinguish between Open and Warbirds they are flown together and the Warbirds are on equal footing with the open designs. Please go to www.rccombat.com and look in the forums for additional information. There is also a wealth of information on www.texascombat.com and www.georgiacombat.com including airplane reviews and building information on SSC Warbirds.

Good luck.

2105 appears to be gone, but some clubs still fly it. SSC is extremely popular in some areas, but it hasn't caught on everywhere. 2610 is still going strong, but has faded in some areas. There are also pockets of scale combat pilots that fly by their own rules.

Best bet would be to ask around in your area to find out what's most popular.

HTH,
D