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Offline bob whitney

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scale operations
« on: March 15, 2014, 02:55:34 PM »

 under scale operations if u are flying a fighter plane ,controlline can u do a manuver that would represent approching an enamy plane and retreating to gain points
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Re: scale operations
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2014, 10:20:33 PM »
Quote from: bob whitney on March 15, 2014, 02:55:34 PM
under scale operations if u are flying a fighter plane ,controlline can u do a manuver that would represent approching an enamy plane and retreating to gain points

The problem is defining the maneuver and explaining it to the judges.  Speeding up and slowing down would be a little weird to call it an maneuver.
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Re: scale operations
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2014, 09:10:04 AM »
it would be more complacated than that ,but i see your point.  it would be a combination of a dive going back inverted then finishing a loop to get back into position
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Re: scale operations
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2014, 10:37:24 AM »
Quote from: bob whitney on March 16, 2014, 09:10:04 AM
it would be more complacated than that ,but i see your point.  it would be a combination of a dive going back inverted then finishing a loop to get back into position

If your scale airplane is capable of this it would be a great maneuver!  Most scale aircraft have the problem of being heavy and don't stunt that well.  Any maneuver is acceptable if it is within the flight envelope of the real aircraft.  As I said before, if it is outside of the usual flight plans you need to make the judges aware ahead of time of what you are planning.  I have an Extra 300S with smoke.  I tell the judges as I hand them my score sheets that I have a maneuver called smoke.  I tell them that I will fly at least 3 laps with the smoke on. Also I will be climbing and diving during the laps.  I usually fly at least 4-5 laps. It has always scored high. 
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Re: scale operations
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2014, 05:53:00 PM »
The judges are looking for options that the full size aircraft was capable of doing. Most fighter were capable of limited aerobatics, but could not perform inverted fllight in excess of 10 seconds.

Remember if it is a fighter flly it like a fighter and limited aerobatics would be possible.

The judges have a common set of options that folks typically use and what you described does not seem to fit a commonly used option and might be hard to explain to the judges.

If you can do a loop then call it out and only do the loop, just make sure the full size was capable of doing a loop

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Re: scale operations
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2014, 06:14:48 PM »
i was looking for something diff
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