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The State of the Sport—Free Flight Scale

By Dave ReesPhotos by the author, except as notedAs seen in the July 2001 issue of Model Aviation.It has been 25 years since I hung up my control-line handle after the 1976 AMA Nationals (Nats) and switched to Free Flight (FF) Scale. Now I am writing this review of what has become a large chunk of my life. I do not plan any more changes of direction; I have found my place in the hobby. I have competed in each Flying Aces Club (FAC) Nationals meet from 1978 to the present, a number of AMA Nats, and a host of local club meets too numerous to remember.  FF Scale has provided…

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