Please help me out on the whole combat thing it sounds like it could be a lot of fun. or show me where i can find out more... thanks guys

There are two major combat clubs.
The NSCC is sport combat. It is a more laid back form of competition. www.sportcombat.rcplanet.com
The RCCA is a more uniform competition geared to a nation wide standard. There are very little C class competitions in the RCCA.
www.scalecombat.com
There are several classes of combat. A class is engines up to .15 cid. B class is up to .30 cid. C class is engines up to .47 cid.
There is a scale class with engines up to I think .26 cid.
If you have any of your old trainer equipment left like an old plain bearing .40 the C class is the best why to get started without buying new stuff. If you have anymore questions the busiest combat forum is on the ********.net site. Go to BOTH of the sites and check it out. To me combat is as much fun as you can have with your pants on

Haha thanks man

I'm still a little lost.......how does one fight in the air how is it scored that kind of thing?

6. Scoring

Points gained:

Streamer cut (other than your own) +100 per cut

Launch within 90 second launch window (plane must be airborne with a complete streamer when Start Combat is called) +20

Continuous 5 minute flight +20

Remaining streamer +4 points per foot of streamer remaining on aircraft. (+120 max.)

Non-engagement. Pilots will be given 1 verbal warning for not attempting to engage the opponent without penalty. Second offense and subsequent offenses will score -25 points. Non engagement shall be considered flying too high or too far from the combat area. Low level flying will not be considered non-engagement.

-25

Points Lost:

Crossing Combat Engagement Line

This penalty is only enforced during the Combat Period, which is defined as the time between Start Combat and Stop Combat. Pilots who cross the Combat Engagement Line during the combat period while engaged in combat (i.e. not landing or taking off) shall receive a verbal warning by the Line Marshall. Pilots who commit a second or third violation in the same round shall have -25 added to his/her score for each. Should a fourth offense occur in the same round, the pilot shall lose any positive points earned in that round, have an additional -100 added to his/her score, be required to land immediately and remain grounded for the remainder of the round.

First occurrence - verbal warning

Second occurrence same round -25 added to score

Third occurrence same round -25 added to score

Fourth occurrence same round -100 added to score plus loss of positive points accrued in that round and pilot grounded for remainder of round.

Crossing Safety Line

During each heat, the first time a pilot's plane crosses the Safety Line during the combat period, he will be verbally notified by his judge or the Line Marshall of the violation and have a -100 penalty added to his/her score. If a second offense shall occur in the same round, the pilot shall again be notified verbally of the violation, have another -100 added to his/her score, lose any positive points earned in that round, and be required to land immediately and remain grounded for the
remainder of the round.

First occurrence -100 added to score

Second occurrence same round -100 plus loss of positive points accrued in that round and pilot grounded for remainder of round.

Crossing Pilot Line

The first time a pilot's plane crosses the Pilot Line he will be verbally notified by his judge or the Line Marshall of the violation and have -300 added to his/her score and be required to land immediately and remain grounded for the remainder of the round. If a second offense shall occur in the same event the pilot shall lose any positive points earned in that round, have -300 added to his/her score, be required to land immediately and remain grounded for the remainder of the event.

First occurrence -300 and pilot grounded for remainder of round.

Second occurrence at the same event -300 plus loss of positive points accrued in that round and pilot grounded for remainder of event.

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And it is indeed the most fun one can have with their pants on (within the law...)!

HTH,
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holy smokes thanks for the post! For some reason i was thinking small pellet guns or something of that nature.

Has anyone ever tried something like they use for combat on the rc tamiya tanks? i think that would be really sweet.....

I have a plane that I wired and rigged to shoot four rockets, two off of each wing one at a time. Talk about cool. Talk about illegal. I can't fire them at our club or they'll kick me out

HEY 1Jimbo i saw a picture some place on the net of some white turbine jet shooting a rocket....was that you? Also could you give me more deals about this do you have any pics how do you fire them that kind of thing......and mostly what rockets and engines do you use? If you don't want to post it on here you can just email me at [email protected] thanks man