CONTROL LINE COMBAT - 2003/04
THE YEAR 2003 will mark the Miniature Aircraft Combat
Association’s (MACA’s) 30th year of existence. For those of you who
are new to Control Line (CL) Combat, MACA had its origins in the
midwest part of the United States and was started by a group of
Combat aficionados who were interested in the event’s promotion,
exposure, and well-being.
Control Line Combat - 2004/02
THIS PAST SUMMER was busy for me because of a number of
consecutive contests that I attended and in which I participated.
This year the Riverside Combat Challenge was moved to the last
weekend in June to get some slightly cooler weather.
CONTROL LINE COMBAT - 2003/02
THE TOPIC OF an event that will take place in the year 2004 may
seem a bit premature, but it is worth consideration now. The 2004
Control Line World Championships (WC) will take place in Muncie,
Indiana.
CONTROL LINE COMBAT - 2001/04
ThiS yeaR the world will experience a new
competition: the World Air Games (WAG). It
will include model and full-scale aircraft
competitions. The host country is Spain, and
the event is in late June.
The Combat community is in the process
of establishing some sort of selection
competition for the members who will
represent the United States.
The funding on the part of the Academy of
Model Aeronautics is not certain. If you have
the money and the time, this will be a good
way to spend your vacation. Not only will you
be able to see the best modelers from each
country, you will be able to see the best
sportsmen in the area of air sports.
I don’t know if I will be able to attend, but
I will make the effort.
CONTROL LINE COMBAT - 2001/02
severAl InTeresTIng evenTs took place during the
2000 Combat season.
In July, the Academy of Model Aeronautics-sponsored Control
Line team made its way to Landres, France, to compete against
competitors from all inhabited continents in the Control Line
World Championships.
The US sent teams for Speed, Team Race, Stunt, and Combat.
Representatives for the Combat event were Tom Fluker, Mike
Willcox, George Cleveland, and Junior member Skyler Skelley.
The effort required to get pilots from across the US to one place
on the planet requires much planning and forethought. Thanks to
Bill Lee, for all of his hard work as team manager.
The French organizers went to considerable trouble to set up the
venue and provide flying circles worthy of a World Championships.
Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate, and it dampened
the bulk of the competition. We suffered from rain, rain, and more
rain. At times it was difficult to get from one event to another,
because of the mud and puddles in the main pathways.
Although the main circles were beautifully laid out and
spectator-friendly, the competitors suffered from the lack of an
immediate practice area.
