March 2005 163
F o c u s o n C o m p e t i t i o n
Technical Director Steve Kaluf
skaluf@modelaircraft.org
AS REQUIRED by the Competition
Regulations, we are publishing the 2005
sequences for RC Scale Aerobatics. This
time we have chosen to include the
written descriptions as well as the
diagrams.
I encourage you to visit the IMAC
(International Miniature Aerobatic Club)
Web site—www.mini-iac.com—for more
information and excellent articles about
the sequences.
Till next time ... MA
2005 Scale Aerobatics
Sequence Descriptions
Basic
1. Horizontal line with 1 roll
2. Shark’s Tooth; vertical upline, pull to
45° downline with 1⁄2 roll
3. Hammerhead
4. Loop
5. Half Cuban 8; 5⁄8 inside loop, 1⁄2 roll on
45° downline
6. Immelmann; 1⁄2 inside loop, 1⁄2 roll
7. 2 turn upright spin
8. Humpty Bump; vertical upline, 1⁄2
inside loop over the top, 1⁄2 roll on
vertical downline
9. Half Reverse Cuban 8; pull to 45°
upline with 1⁄2 roll, 5⁄8 inside loop
10. 180° aerobatic turn
Sportsman
1. Half Cuban 8; 5⁄8 inside loop, 2 of 4 pt.
roll on 45° downline
2. Immelmann; 1 roll, 1⁄2 inside loop, 1⁄2
roll on top
3. 2 turn upright spin
4. Hammerhead; 1 roll up, 1⁄4 roll down,
exit upright crossbox
5. Humpty Bump; vertical upline, 1⁄2
inside loop over the top, 3⁄4 roll down
6. Bow Tie; pull to 45° upline with 1⁄2 roll,
pull to vertical downline, pull to 45°
upline with 2 of 4 pt. roll, exit inverted
7. Split Ess; 1 roll, 1⁄2 inside loop
8. Reverse Shark’s Tooth; pull to 45°
upline with 2 of 4 pt. roll, pull to vertical
downline
9. 1 positive snap roll
10. Lay Down Humpty; pull to 45° upline
with 1⁄2 roll, push 1⁄2 outside loop to a 45°
downline
Intermediate
1. Reverse Shark’s Tooth; pull to 45°
upline with 1 positive snap roll, push to
vertical downline with 3⁄4 roll, exit upright
crossbox
2. Humpty Bump; vertical upline with 2
of 4 pt. roll, 1⁄2 outside loop over the top
to a vertical downline with 3 of 4 pt. roll,
exit upright
3. Hammerhead; 1⁄2 roll up, 1 roll down,
exit inverted
4. 4 point roll, exit inverted
5. Vertical upline with 1⁄2 roll and
opposite 2 of 4 pt. roll, exit upright
6. Inverted Lay Down Humpty; push to
45° downline with 1⁄2 roll, pull 1⁄2 inside
loop to a 45° upline with 2 pt. roll, exit
upright
7. 1 turn spin, opposite full roll, exit
inverted
8. 11⁄2 rolls, exit upright
9. Teardrop; pull to vertical upline with 1
roll, 5⁄8 outside loop to an inverted 45°
line with 1 negative snap roll, exit
inverted
10. 90° Rolling circle with 1 roll to the
inside, exit inverted crossbox
Advanced
1. Hammerhead; 2 pt. roll up, 11⁄4 positive
snap rolls down, exit upright crossbox
2. 180° Rolling circle with 2 rolls to the
inside, exit upright crossbox
3. Humpty Bump; vertical upline with 1⁄2
roll, push 1⁄2 outside loop to a vertical
downline with 11⁄4 negative snap rolls,
exit upright
4. Teardrop; pull 135° to an inverted 45°
line with 11⁄2 rolls, pull 5⁄8 inside loop to a
vertical downline with 1 positive snap roll
and opposite 1⁄2 roll, exit inverted
5. Outside Loop; 2 pt. roll on top, exit
inverted
6. Shark’s Tooth; push to vertical upline
with 1 roll, push to a 45° downline with
11⁄2 positive snap rolls and opposite 2 of 4
pt. roll, exit upright
7. Half Cuban 8; 4 pt. roll, 5⁄8 inside loop
to an inverted 45° line with 11⁄2 negative
snap rolls and opposite 1⁄2 roll, exit
inverted
8. Immelmann; 1⁄2 roll, 1⁄2 inside loop, 8
pt. roll on top, exit inverted
9. 11⁄2 negative spins, opposite 1⁄2 roll, exit
upright
10. Figure 9; vertical upline with 2 of 4
pt. roll and opposite positive snap roll,
push 3⁄4 outside loop with 1 negative snap
on top, exit inverted
Unlimited
1. Hammerhead; 11⁄4 pos. snap rolls up, 2
pt. roll down, exit inverted crossbox
2. 270° Rolling circle with 1 roll to the
outside and 1⁄2 roll to the inside, exit
upright
3. Figure N; vertical upline with 4 pt. roll,
pull to 45° downline with 11⁄2 negative
snap rolls and opposite 2 pt. roll, pull to
vertical upline with 13⁄4 rolls, exit inverted
crossbox
4. Down Humpty; vertical downline with
1⁄2 roll and opposite full roll, push 1⁄2
outside loop to vertical upline with 3⁄4
negative snap roll, exit inverted
5. 11⁄2 negative spins and opposite 1⁄2 roll,
3⁄4 outside loop, 11⁄2 negative snap rolls
and opposite direction 2 of 4 pt. roll, exit
upright
6. 2 positive snap rolls, 1⁄2 outside loop,
exit inverted
7. Outside loop; 11⁄2 pos. snap rolls and
opposite 11⁄2 neg. snap rolls on top, exit
inverted
8. Tear Drop; push to 45° upline with 2
neg. snap rolls, 5⁄8 outside loop to vertical
downline with 1 roll and opposite 1 pos.
snap roll, exit upright
9. Lay Down Humpty; pull 135° to an
inverted 45° line with 3⁄4 roll and opposite
11⁄4 pos. snap roll, push 1⁄2 outside loop to
inverted 45° line with 3 of 2 pt. roll, exit
upright
10. Vertical upline with 1⁄4 roll and
opposite 4 of 8 pt. roll, exit inverted
crossbox
