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RC airplane games

Playing rc airplane games is a good, fun activity to undertake at the flying field, but they do need to be played with a certain amount of care and responsibility!

There are several games that can be played, this page shows you three popular ones. If there's a crowd of you at the flying field, you can make these games into a friendly competition - not only will they be fun but they'll also increase your flying skills as a competent rc pilot!

The rc airplane games shown here are limbo flying, spot landing and follow the leader (or 'pursuit').
All 3 games need a few extras to get set up with, but the games are pretty self-explanatory.
For those rc pilots needing a few guidelines though, here they are...

RC airplane game "Limbo Flying"

This limbo flying game involves setting up a limbo bar, under which to attempt a low-level pass. It's a fairly basic set-up, try and use plastic or bamboo canes for the frame - metal ones might do a bit of damage to an off-target airplane!
Don't make the bar too low to begin with, and keep it as wide as possible. As you get better at flying underneath the bar, lower it but keep the width constant - unless you're feeling really confident!

RC airplane game "Spot Landing"

This spot landing game is a true test of skill! Using a brightly colored tape or ribbon, lay out three concentric circles within your usual landing area. Make the outer circle fairly large, say 10ft. in diameter. Then lay out the other two within this one, say at 6ft. and 3ft. diameters.
Allocate a set number of points to each circle eg 5 for landing within the 10' one, 15 for landing with then 6' one and 25 for landing within the 3' one. Let each pilot have one practice landing, then 3 landings counting the score of each one - the score is taken from whichever circle the wheels touch down in first.

RC airplane game "Follow the Leader"

This follow the leader rc airplane game takes at least two rc airplanes; the more the better, but too many gets a bit hectic!
Tie a good length (say, 15ft.) of a crepe-paper type material to the rear end of one of the airplanes. Yep, you guessed it, this is the leader.
Let the leader take off safely, then the other pilots have to fly their models after the leader, trying to tear some of the streamer with the props!
This isn't as easy as it might sound, but if you're that good and you catch the streamer regularly, don't let it get to short! Let the leader land and replace it with another long length.

So, there you have three rc airplane games to have some fun with and hone your skills. If you're playing these in a public area, remember where you are! Don't become so absorbed with playing the games that you forget about safety issues.

Always fly safely, but have fun!

Related pages

Basic RC aerobatics - the loop, barrel roll and stall turn.

More RC aerobatics - the Cuban 8 and Immelmann turn.

Free flying games - some Flash powered flying games to play on your pc.