Radio Control: Pylon Racing
PYLON RACING, the most maligned form of RC flying, is on the upturn. After years of being told that pylon is "too fast," "too expensive," and "too this or that," by writers both uninformed and uninvolved, the flyers are finding racing airplanes are stable, easy to fly and only as expensive as you choose to make them. It's true they are fast, but as speeds have increased, so have safety measures. After all speed and racing are synonymous so why shouldn't they be fast? The people involved in racing are aware of the potential dangers and have on their own continually worked toward improving the safety aspect. The record speaks for itself. Pylon has one of the best safety records for any form of RC flying.
Radio Control: Pylon Racing
IT SEEMS THAT the 1974 racing season has just ended and with the long winter months to build up a new stable of racers, we are really going to be ready for 1975. There is only one problem, the winter months have flown by and here we are into the new season building madly to have at least one new ship ready. It happens every year. I think the months are getting shorter. The U.P.R.C. have cranked up for a new year with a warm-up race scheduled for May 4, in Jamestown, N.Y. In addition they have six more races scheduled for the year, including their championship race in Waterford, Ontario, on Sept. 20, and 21. This is an active group; they fly Formula II and FAI combined. Also Novice and Expert, Sport Pylon, and Formula I. They are the only ones I know of still flying Form II, but it suits their field conditions, and seems to be the way to go.
