Jim Hiller

I CANNOT believe the flurry of activity
this winter with the new turbines
submitted to the AMA Safety Committee
for approval. By the time this goes to
print, I expect most of them to have
completed the approval process and be in
the hands of the modelers. I had thought
last year was a bit slower than before in
the growth of the turbine market, but what
a finish to the year.

SO YOU WANT to get into jets but don’t
know which model is right for you? That’s a
dilemma I get asked about a lot, and the
answer varies with the person’s skills,
experience, and prospective flying field. Not
all jet designs are created equal.
And for all of you who ask which is the
right first scale jet, how would you answer
someone who asked you which warbird is
right for a first low-wing model? Scale jets
are not designed to be or intended to be
introductory models. Some people have been
successful starting with scale jets, but their
skills, experience, and runway had to be
optimal.