I'm writing this post because I want your opinion. A number of you have been asking about racing for this coming year, suggesting different formats or types of plane, so there is obvisouly interest out there. And you must feel we haven't got it right yet.
I loved racing with the Piker class planes! I believe it improved my flying skills enourmously and it also gave my flying purpose. Plus, it was super, super fun. But I also know the planes were tough to build, repair and sometimes fly! And in the end the turnout for races became too low for a real race series.
The EF1 planes are much easier to fly, but can be tricky to land and also are much more expensive. And they take up more sky. We do have fun flying these, but again, never really got enough interest to have a full race series.
So - do you want to race? With a course, and points? The suggestions so far are, with a few pros and cons:
1) Warbirds. Would look amazing and most people have one. But now we have different manufacturers giving different sizes, and some are 3S and others 4S.
2) Force RC Rare Bear - simple plane, 4S, pretty cheap, easyto repair. But so far, no one has one, so you'd need to buy a new plane.
3) The new Stryker - I'm sure it will be a popular model and could be raced fairly easily, on either 3S or 4S. They would all be the same, but they would all look the same to start and again, you would need to buy a new plane!
Please, let me know your thoughts. SHould we race. What with. Who would be interested? Would you help out?
Thanks
Simon