Flight Plan, whats a flight plan?
To participate in a scale contest you must write down a flight plan or routine which you must fly 9 maneuvers in sequence. Flight plans are used by the judges to identify what maneuver you are performing. The judge utilizes a judge’s guideline to identify each maneuver and problems typically encountered when the maneuver is performed. Q: Where do I get a copy of a Judges Guide? The AMA and Scale Masters have different Judges Guides. Every pilot should acquire a copy of both documents as they are “not” identical. Q: What maneuvers should I pick? Be your best friend and pick maneuvers you already know how to fly! Most of you know how to fly a figure 8, a straight flight past, and obviously the two primary events in every flight…the take off and the landing. Go to the list of maneuvers at left to find six or eight more which every airplane can perform! Then you arrange these into a flight presentation for the contest. There are many many more maneuvers aircraft can perform. It is import
