A New Look at Vintage Aerobatics

The Senior Pattern Association’s newcomers guide to Aerobatics By Duane Wilson | Photos by the author except as noted As seen in the July 2007 Issue of Model Aviation. I wrote an introductory article, published in the May 2006 Model Aviation, about two AMA Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that are dedicated to the history of RC modeling, one of which is the Senior Pattern Association, or SPA. This group was one of the “best-kept secrets” within aeromodeling, and I hoped to introduce, or maybe reintroduce, modelers to the joys and challenges of competitive…