Radio Control: Scale
WHAT is so intriguing about building Scale models? Many outsiders look on, see what they believe to be a toy, and have no appreciation for what we go through to recreate history. Flying Scale models is an extremely unforgiving sport. All it takes is one little pilot or builder error, and months of hard work disassembles itself right before everyone's eyes. But the satisfaction you get is just indescribable when you watch that Scale creation you worked so hard on fly gracefully across the sky and come in for a perfect landing. It can only be experienced by those who obtain this appreciation-by those who build. I have always held in awe those who can create such detail in a model that it becomes difficult to tell if it is full-size or a model. This acquired knowledge comes from many years of trial and error experimentation, but we know that learning is a way of life, both challenging and fun; besides, building Scale models tends to present many opportunities for developing our problem-solving skills!
Radio Control: Scale
REALISM: One of the most challenging aspects of Scale modeling is to make a miniature model look as close to full-size as possible-not only on the ground, but in the air as well. It's a joy to watch a model fly as if it were full size. Obtaining the right amount of flight realism is very difficult and takes years of refined practice and experimenting. Judges are now paying closer attention to this mandatory maneuver by watching the aircraft throughout the entire flight. I have been downgraded in the past for opening my canopy too fast as I taxied past the judges before the flight began!
