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Pictures of the Regional 2001 RC Scale Masters was held at Lenhart's field (outside Hubbard / Aurora) Oregon over the weekend of September 21-23.
My Barnstormer's RC Club helped run the event (along with many other local clubs.)
Tiger
Moth biplane passing by the judges.
P-38
Lighting on final with a wing low but no prayer needed.
Republic
P-47-D Thunderbolt awaiting order to fly the routine.
North
American P-51-D cockpit detail Scale detail has advanced to incredible heights
of workmanship since the early 90s.
Variety
of model aircraft in the Pits at Lenardts' field. Pick an aircraft era and
there were aircraft there.
The
raffle prize of a P-47-D for some lucky model aircraft flyer.
Full
scale Boeing Steaman bi-plane on a flyby during the noontime airhshow. Nothing
like comparing a model to the real thing.
A
Junkers 52 on a slow pass flyby for the judges. It is definately getting
harder to tell the models from the full size aircraft.
Two
Barnstormer members who volunteered to work during the Scale Masters. Volunteers
make these events happen.
Here are just a few of the four rolls of film that I took during the event. A full scale P-51D, Stearman, Beech Staggerwing and an AT-6 were also at the show.
Only the 51, T6 and Stearman flew during the noontime show. But as you can see from the Stearman picture - - taken with a normal 50mm Nikon lens, they did fly close!
This is one of the advantages of having a regular airport be used to host an RC scale competition - - you can get close to the full scale aircraft by just following the normal airfield restrictions.