Beginner’s Guide to turbine jets

Learn what it takes to join the turbine jet community Article and photos by Peter Goldsmith Featured in the June 2014 issue of Model Aviation. Jets are one of the most aspirational and biggest growing segments in fixed-wing RC. Ten years ago, the buzz at the field was about 40% International Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC) type aircraft. People would boast, “I own a 40 percenter.” Today, the buzz is about jet turbines. Most of the larger segments of RC are seeing event attendance stabilizing or reducing, but the jet community is seeing substantial growth. This is largely…