Combat Flying Guidelines
Since the advent of the combat slope soaring phenomenon, there are now many contests held on various fields throughout the U.S. and internationally. To keep contests and basic combat events safe and fair, guidelines have been developed to ensure both pilot and spectator safety.
These are adapted from the British Association of Radio Control Soarers (BARCS) combat guidelines:
- All pilots must be competent flyers before engaging in combat
- Combat planes should be made of foam (EPP/EPO) or other soft materials
- Avoid combat near spectators, vehicles, or other non-combat aircraft
- Be courteous — help retrieve downed planes, especially if you caused the "kill"
- All planes must have proper radio control — no frequency conflicts (use 2.4GHz spread-spectrum)
- Stop flying immediately if you lose orientation of your plane