After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, from November 18 to 21, 2021 the Brazilian Air Model Confederation held its Scale Championship event. With 75 registered pilots in 11 classes, it was the biggest turnout of all time. In fact, it was a huge comeback for us after a long time, to celebrate above all, life. The host club, the Limeira Air Modelers Association, did a wonderful job.
Our Scale Championship mimics Top Gun rules, with some small variations, especially on static judging. This is under development and some changes are expected for next year. This year we used FAI format for F4H and F4C and held Master, Pro, Sport Heli, Sport Prop, and Sport Jet in Top Gun-like format.
Competition was fierce, and the 20- to 25-knot winds…