Aeromodelling
Flying models are usually what is meant by the term aeromodelling. Most flying model
aircraft can be placed in one of three groups:
- Free flight (F/F) model aircraft fly without any attachment to the ground.
- Control line (C/L) model aircraft use cables (usually two) leading from the wing
to the pilot. A variation of this system is the Round-the-pole flying (RTP) model.
- Radio-controlled aircraft have a transmitter operated by the pilot on the ground,
sending signals to a receiver in the craft.
Useful links:
Article about aeromodelling from Wikipedia
Control line model overview
Competitions
F2 - Control Line Competitions for control line aircraft are held in various classes.
These include speed, precision aerobatics (AKA stunt), team racing, combat, naval
carrier, and scale.
Precision aerobatics consists of flying a fixed sequence of maneuvers which are
judged by a panel of judges for accuracy and precision. The event was originally
dubbed "stunt" and current participants refer to it that way informally. Factors
such as height of the maneuver bottoms, shapes, corner radius, and other factors
are considered.
Resources about sports activities:
International Aeromodelling Commission of FAI
P.A.M.P.A.- Precision Aerobatics Model Pilot Association
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