CL Scale
The 76th National Championships for Control Line Scale models took place July 7-9, sponsored by NASA, featuring static judging and flying events.
Scale World Championships
InTeRlAkenis a storybook type of Swiss
town. Nestled in a deep valley, it seems captured
by crystal-clear lakes edged by a tapestry of treecovered
mountains. This beautiful area was the
scene of the nine-day 2000 Scale World
Championships, held August 18-26.
As the Swiss Alps came into view, the 21⁄2-
hour bus ride from Zurich International Airport
became more like an amusement ride; the
vehicle climbed the twisting and turning narrow
road, barely missing oncoming cars and buses.
As your eyes traced the source of a
rushing mountain river, three snow-capped
peaks dominated the view. At 13,000+ feet,
the Jungfrau is the master of this trio.
Control Line: Scale
IN THESE DAYS OF weird weather, Mother Nature must have taken a break for pizza and left the AMA in charge of the skies over the L-Pad at the International Aeromodeling Center at Muncie, Indiana, site of the 72nd Nationals Control Line (CL) Scale competition. With crystal blue skies, slight winds (except for an occasional burp), and temps in the mid-80s, the Scale Nats weekend unfolded into one of the best in recent memory. This year's CL Scale Nats was a model of efficiency, under the leadership of Mike Welshans. Mike and his group of volunteers were well organized and ran a smooth operation.
Control Line: Scale
THE INTERNATIONAL Aeromodeling Center was the "happenin' place" for the 1999 Control Line Scale National Championships, hosted by the National Association of Scale Aeromodelers, or NASA. The beautiful 1,000-acre flying facility, provided by the Academy of Model Aeronautics at Muncie, Indiana, was meticulously groomed and well-prepared. The centrally located L-shaped flying site, otherwise known as the L-pad, provided an extremely smooth flying surface, offering each model, small or large, the opportunity for a smooth takeoff and a greased landing.
