Does anyone know what classes and how many per class were flown at the 08 nats?  I am particularly interested in the Stand off Scale and the Fun Scale classes.  Also I see that the control line scale contest that is being held at Valley Park Missouri has two classes of stand off scale - Military and Civilian.  Is this normal?  Probably all dumb questions but I am new to all this and am trying to get a feel of whats out there.
 

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John, I am pretty sure that for the last few years Sport Scale has had the largest number of competitors. It looks like Fun is growing however. Yes, military and civilian models fly in the same event.

I was one of the static judges for Profile. I did not see the scores that my compatriot was giving, but Dick's Ki-83 was a exceptionally well done model. Hey Dick, I saw something when I looked at your model up close that I could not see in the dark armory during judging--check on the location of your elevator mass balances.

No Dick,
You were right to do it the way you did. Otherwise you would have cheated.
Chris...
BTW, At Tucson there is no 15 feet during static. The model is held and handled as the judges look 'er over!

The older circles there were repaved with elevated rings from the 47 1/2 foot mark to the outer diameter only. I put Michael's P-38 on 48 footers and it was very marginal.
There is a new circle that is flat, but I don't know how they will be chosen. My plan is to go down to 35 to 40 and be well inside the ring. Plus his model has 049 Norvels instead of 061's and needs the help.
Chris...

Cool. Probably should post that in the announcements, it's great for me.
Chris...