Fierce Little Wings
Sunday, December 16th, 2007
After flying combat sessions for about three months, Dave North and I are gradually figuring out Small-Wing Combat.
Mike Nadler liked to say about streamer combat: “The only rule is there are no rules!”
We’ve adopted Mike’s no-rules-rule as a starting point, but you gotta have some definition.
So far, these are the rules:
- In order to qualify for combat, your wing must be 24-30 inches in span.
- If you hit another wing, good! If your hit smacks the other wing to the ground, you score a kill unless you also immediately crash, in which case it’s a no-credit event.
- If your plane lands prematurely it’s a kill, but no one gets credit.
- Flying sessions are 9 minutes in duration. If you’re still able to fly after a premature landing, launch your plane!
Obviously, the rules are in flux as we gain experience. I suspect that as we refine the guidelines we’ll probably add limits on motor size and over-all weight.
