Their jets uplines were straight and true and high, while the downlines were impressive. It also seems to this outsider that power management was a significant part of flying their patterns cleanly because the jets are aerodynamically clean. Maybe it was that gyros were allowed in this competition format, but I was impressed by the clean lines flown, especially the point maneuvers, which
seemed performed with crisp stops on points. As a spectator, I was impressed by the airplanes, hardware, radios, and pilots. Red Flag is the kind of event where one can learn much about how turbine-powered aircraft are built, configured with hardware and power, as well as how their radios are programmed. It was most interesting to look inside the fuselages to learn
how the best pilots in the world build their models to guarantee fault-free flights. Even though these airplanes are incredibly high quality and professionally built, Red Flag was not without incident as we witnessed. Most in RC competition circles know Andrew Jesky. They also know he is a world-class pilot and an excellent builder. Plus, Andrew has won many
Andrew Jesky was also flying Darin’s jet in the later stages of the contest because of problems with his aircraft that took it out of the competition.
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