142 MODEL AVIATION
Also included in this column:
• Hat Trick 2548 Zero
• Third annual Battle for Boca
Brian “The Kid” Gilkey looks to the future
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Combat Don Grissom
Above: If you decide to make
modifications to your Hat Trick Zero, it
is a good idea to talk with someone who
has built one.
Left: Delray Beach contestants included
(standing L-R) Curtis Switzer, Jeff Benko,
Craig Buttery, Jonathan Perdue, Don
Fourson, Andrew Stanley, Eric Laukien
(kneeling L-R), Mathew Fehling, Daniel
Warner, Lee Liddle, Chris Handegard,
Bob Loescher.
Below: Pilots and callers on the flightline
prepare for another heat.
IN RC COMBAT, when you talk about
“The Kid,” you are probably talking about
Brian Gilkey. He received a 2007 Charles
Hampson Grant Scholarship and the Sig
Memorial Scholarship from AMA.
Brian has been one of the top Combat
pilots for the past few years. Last year at
the Nats he competed in all five classes,
placing first in each of them. He finished
2007 with a third-place finish in Slow
Survivable Combat (SSC) and Open class,
as well as a second-place finish in Scale.
We in RC Combat wish him the best
and hope to see him flying this year.
This past winter when I knew I was
going to start writing this column, I
decided that I would take a look at types
of RC Combat other than SSC. Most of
the Combat flown in my area for many
years has been SSC. I have watched some
of the contests and thought that Scale
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Edition: Model Aviation - 2008/05
Page Numbers: 142,143
Edition: Model Aviation - 2008/05
Page Numbers: 142,143
142 MODEL AVIATION
Also included in this column:
• Hat Trick 2548 Zero
• Third annual Battle for Boca
Brian “The Kid” Gilkey looks to the future
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Combat Don Grissom
Above: If you decide to make
modifications to your Hat Trick Zero, it
is a good idea to talk with someone who
has built one.
Left: Delray Beach contestants included
(standing L-R) Curtis Switzer, Jeff Benko,
Craig Buttery, Jonathan Perdue, Don
Fourson, Andrew Stanley, Eric Laukien
(kneeling L-R), Mathew Fehling, Daniel
Warner, Lee Liddle, Chris Handegard,
Bob Loescher.
Below: Pilots and callers on the flightline
prepare for another heat.
IN RC COMBAT, when you talk about
“The Kid,” you are probably talking about
Brian Gilkey. He received a 2007 Charles
Hampson Grant Scholarship and the Sig
Memorial Scholarship from AMA.
Brian has been one of the top Combat
pilots for the past few years. Last year at
the Nats he competed in all five classes,
placing first in each of them. He finished
2007 with a third-place finish in Slow
Survivable Combat (SSC) and Open class,
as well as a second-place finish in Scale.
We in RC Combat wish him the best
and hope to see him flying this year.
This past winter when I knew I was
going to start writing this column, I
decided that I would take a look at types
of RC Combat other than SSC. Most of
the Combat flown in my area for many
years has been SSC. I have watched some
of the contests and thought that Scale
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