| Planes would collide with each other during the
battle and drop to the ground. More often than not, there was no
damage to either plane and the pilots would quickly launch their
plane back into the fray. 
Sometimes the damage was severe and, in at least one case, repair
was not an option. Not to be discouraged, one particular
pilot stopped at the hobby shop on the way home and bought a replacement
for his battle damaged plane. He has sworn to return for more combat
at the next event.
Although the two hours went by quickly,
it felt like it lasted longer. There was so much going on and so
many people to talk with that it was like a whole day had been crammed
into one morning.
Judging by the smiles on the pilots' faces as the field was relenquished
to a group of young soccer players, I would say the event was a
huge success.
Thanks go to Pete Lane for pulling together the event and to Perry
at AeroMicro for paying half of the arena rental cost. Flying these
aircraft at a large indoor arena and beating the weather outside
is well worth the price of admission. Though, meeting new friends
and sharing your passion for R/C flying is what an event like this
is really about.
If you are interested in learning more about flying at an indoor
event, join us at the Indoor
Flying forum. BayRC.com
has over 800 registered members that participate in all aspects
of R/C flight...thermal gliders, hotliners, hand launch, warbirds,
electric helicopters, 3D planes and more. If it's radio controlled
and flies, someone on the BayRC forums has flown it!
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