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Originally Posted by gchappel
I flew Rc many, many years ago.
We flew the foam combat planes a fair amount-- it was a blast! I can't imagine what it is like today. As humans, our depth perception is so limited, flying combat in the air is a lot harder than it looks. gary
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Way back in the 70s we flew combat flights with a glider. But the foe was not another plane, but a red tailed hawk. Every time we flew on the same hill it was only a matter of time until we came under attack by a hawk. They always swooped down from behind, thinking they wouldn't be seen. But we saw them from the ground and were able to make evasive maneuvers.
But they made some hits anyway and eventually brought us down by ripping holes in the monocoat on the wings. I'm so glad we didn't have video games back then.