IMAA is no longer...
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Islandflyer
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I am sad to see it go to, but like many here, I felt it was coming for some time: when I flew in the early eighties in southern California, I hung out with Jim Meister (Meister Scale) and he was flying giant scale (1/4 scale was giant then). This kind of flying was often pushed aside, labelled "dangerous" because too big.
Fast forward to mid 2000's, and everyone can buy a quality ARF 30% scale or larger, with better and safer equipment than was available prior.
Knowledge on the set up has also been more readily available than it used to.
It may be the biggest contribution from the IMAA: it did such a good job at representing the Giant Scale community that we have become main stream...
Thank you those who did such a great job promoting it!
Fast forward to mid 2000's, and everyone can buy a quality ARF 30% scale or larger, with better and safer equipment than was available prior.
Knowledge on the set up has also been more readily available than it used to.
It may be the biggest contribution from the IMAA: it did such a good job at representing the Giant Scale community that we have become main stream...
Thank you those who did such a great job promoting it!
littlecrankshaft
30cc
Exactly! Job one done! IMAA was a great success.
BarracudaHockey
70cc twin V2
Agreed
I kind of saw this when Nall dropped the requirement, how many signed up just to fly there?
I kind of saw this when Nall dropped the requirement, how many signed up just to fly there?
SleepyC
150cc
It is sad, but I think the IMAA did not do enough to adapt to the changing climate of Giant Scale.
If you constantly cater to an older crowd and ignore the younger crowd, eventually your user base is gone.
I know it can be hard to appeal to markets that are that far apart but I think it's necessary to stay afloat.
More events, more young pilot out reach could have saved the IMAA.
And I'm not saying they were not doing some of those things, but they were not doing it enough to a memory in my head.
It is sad, and they will be missed.
If you constantly cater to an older crowd and ignore the younger crowd, eventually your user base is gone.
I know it can be hard to appeal to markets that are that far apart but I think it's necessary to stay afloat.
More events, more young pilot out reach could have saved the IMAA.
And I'm not saying they were not doing some of those things, but they were not doing it enough to a memory in my head.
It is sad, and they will be missed.
BarracudaHockey
70cc twin V2
Yea Stephen, that was one of the issues...
We went to an IMAA district event last year. Some older guy almost flew a Pawnee through the Easy Up where my girl friend was sitting and nearly took out GreenE's giant Citabria. The older guys talked about the wind rolling off the trees etc and laughed it off. Neal went and did a 3D flight (tame by his standards) and a couple of them actually packed up and left and others went to the CD and complained that it was dangerous, where he was in control and no where near flying out of bounds.
We went to an IMAA district event last year. Some older guy almost flew a Pawnee through the Easy Up where my girl friend was sitting and nearly took out GreenE's giant Citabria. The older guys talked about the wind rolling off the trees etc and laughed it off. Neal went and did a 3D flight (tame by his standards) and a couple of them actually packed up and left and others went to the CD and complained that it was dangerous, where he was in control and no where near flying out of bounds.
kevinjulieevan
50cc
sad to hear. my son and i won a membership to imaa a couple of years ago at joe nall. seemed like a nice bunch of folks. i enjoyed the magazine. never made it to an imaa event other than joe nall.