Scale or not to Scale

[Steve Smith]

Scale or not to Scale is the question.

Is this classified as real flying or just men with their toys

[spacey]

As far as I'm conserned it's every bit real flying yes. Although I don't get giddy over ARF scale planes and helicopters just flown out the box with the minimal detail etc on them. Now the guys going the extra 150 miles to get their models looking as close to the real things as possible both on the ground and in the air when their at the sticks that I can appreciate very much!

I also own a little fun-scale glider in the fleet but I don't consider myself a scale pilot, just someone that enjoys the outline and look of this sort of model in the air for a little change of pace from my 3D models.

[marcdd]

It's a very different way of flying. I have owned a few scale helis in my time, including a Bell Long Ranger, an Alloette (with a 3 bladed head) and a Tiger (with a 4-bladed head). The Bell could loop and roll so it wasn't a "true" scale but it was my first scaler. It was built around Xcell pro mechanics which made it want to be flown harder than true scale....

The other 2 were/are a scale pilots dream... The multiblade head is very different to a normal 2 bladed head with paddles. Everything happens a lot slower so you have plan ahead most of the time - ie apply cyclic a fraction before you want to turn. It takes a fair amount of skill to fly these multi-bladed heads, even with the electronic aids found today. Even to fly in a scale manner is pretty challenging most of the time coz you are forced to be a lot smoother on the sticks and you have to control roll and pitch angles more than when JUST flying....

Probably more "real" flying than boys with toys.....

My 2 cents worth

[spacey]

Ok so we all agree the E-sky Apache counter rotating thingamagiggy isn't what we would call scale huh? Or for that matter the guy flying his little foam GWS Beaver thingy with a uber E-flite .40 motor in it.

If we're talking 3-meter rotorspan electric powered Jet Ranger with all the rivets, bells and whistles count me in as one of the drooling guys on the sideline.

[marcdd]

OK OK 

It was clear to me at the time of writing......

But yeah, you do get scale and the you get scale. The Twister Bell 47, Lamas etc are not scale helis, but they look cool for the newbies. Even the Beaver looks great from some angles....

Sport scale (Raptor 50 in a Hughs 500 body) or a Cessna 182 with a two stroke is fun. It's also good to look at (if done well) and can be pleasing for the owner.

But yes - a true scale machine with all the rivets, a good scale head and some lights and a Barbie (or Ken) pilot is a droolable offence, but is best left to the big boys...

[spacey]

Well a wise man once said, the day you can't compete in the lower classes aerobatics anymore guess what? You start flying scale.

Maybe it's in all our future's? Hahaha

[ssr]

Hi
Look at other pilots and see what they are doing. Deside if youwant to throw a scale fuse on your heli, keeping in mind that you will have to fly it scale like. Then there is 3D and just plain playing around. So deside what style you want to go for first.

And Marcdd--- I'm saving up for that Tiger. One of these days......

[Steve Smith]

I can almost fly 3D but so much perfer scale.

Different strokes for different folkes

[BEX]

My flying is mostly to take aerial pics , and therefore scale like. I do a bit of aerobatic flying , but mostly to show others what it is about , not for myself.

Jors
http://bexspadgroup.blogspot.com/