Enhancing Your Level of Expectations for an R/C Event
Mission Statement:
The WCA is an organization of like-minded individuals with a focused theme of giant scale warbirds and classics. The idea here is to create events that sets goals and standards consistent with the theme that enhances the pilot experience and compels the sharing of best practices across the Alliance.
Standards:
New for 2026! We have two types of events; Giant Scale and All Scale. Giant Scale is for 80" Wing Span and larger and All Scale is for any size warbirds and classics!
Giant Scale Events
· All models must have a be a representation of a full-scale aircraft, military or classic.
· Model Size: Based on legacy IMAA standards 80” wingspan for monoplane and 60” for biplanes
· Turbine aircraft minimum 140” length plus wingspan
· Sanctioned by the AMA
· Safety Declaration posted
· Flight Line control
All Scale Events
· All models must have a be a representation of a full-scale aircraft, military or classic.
· Model Size: Wingspan as defined by CD at each event i.e. 60” minimum
· Sanctioned by the AMA
· Safety Declaration posted
· Flight Line control
Our Goals:
· Have fun and promote this segment of the hobby
· Safety- for the benefit of our pilots and spectators is always top of mind.
· Share best practices across the Alliance from best building techniques to set ups
Expectations:
· Pilots:
1. Should expect a similar experience across all events to include flight line control and model size and expectations
2. A safe environment
3. Considerate event coordinators and staff
4. Welcoming environment
5. Well run flight line
· Spectators:
1. Safe environment all necessary precautions addressed
2. Entertaining show
Definitions:
Warbirds- military aircraft can be a reasonable and authentic representation of the full-
scale plane from any military branch of service during any era.
- Classics-civilian, aerobatic, and experimental aircraft which are a reasonable and authentic representation of the full-scale plane. All model aircraft, regardless of type, construction, or capability, must conform to a safe flight pattern consistent with Warbird and Classics Events and adhere to size restrictions mentioned above. 3D style flying is not acceptable whereas scale aerobatic maneuvers in the pattern is, as flying conditions allow.
· Each event will be able to decide whether or not an aircraft will be acceptable, please contact the individual event CD’s with questions.
Want to host an Warbirds & Classics event? Email us today at jefxx1@comcast.net
