Warbird 80 Racing Continued Discussion
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:36 am
The RCPRO Warbird 80 Racing class is gaining traction.
It has been getting discussed on RCU this week, but their forums are not stable and photo uploading keeps getting changed. So I'm bringing a continuation of that discussion here.
The original spec actually used a single airframe. The World Models P-51 Mustang G.S. But I got feedback real quick that plane choice was mandatory and that we could not do what we had done with Club40Racing.com. Originally it was heads-up racing and not brackets. But most of the feedback was from people in RCPRO Warbird Racing and NorCal racing and brackets were deemed to be a better choice. Originally the course was shorter for Bronze that for Silver or Gold. But race organizers put in input that the course needed to be the same size for all classes.
I created various courses and planes for RealFlight 6.5 and above over the years. I think I actually had them for RealFlight 3.5 ... I'm going to get that stuff organized and people can try different things.
The course was originally a 900' course as specified in the RCPylonRacingRules.com ... but I kept shortening the course for a Silver level plane and I could handle it at 700' ... I could even handle a Gold level plane on the 700' course but I have not raced in an RCPRO Warbird Race. I found that I needed to move the course out because the big planes don't turn as tight.
It has been getting discussed on RCU this week, but their forums are not stable and photo uploading keeps getting changed. So I'm bringing a continuation of that discussion here.
The original spec actually used a single airframe. The World Models P-51 Mustang G.S. But I got feedback real quick that plane choice was mandatory and that we could not do what we had done with Club40Racing.com. Originally it was heads-up racing and not brackets. But most of the feedback was from people in RCPRO Warbird Racing and NorCal racing and brackets were deemed to be a better choice. Originally the course was shorter for Bronze that for Silver or Gold. But race organizers put in input that the course needed to be the same size for all classes.
I created various courses and planes for RealFlight 6.5 and above over the years. I think I actually had them for RealFlight 3.5 ... I'm going to get that stuff organized and people can try different things.
The course was originally a 900' course as specified in the RCPylonRacingRules.com ... but I kept shortening the course for a Silver level plane and I could handle it at 700' ... I could even handle a Gold level plane on the 700' course but I have not raced in an RCPRO Warbird Race. I found that I needed to move the course out because the big planes don't turn as tight.