3
SCALE COMPETITION
The scale of this model is 1/9
th
(or 11%).
These
fi
gures w
e
re der
iv
ed from compar
ing the wing span
and fuselage length of this model to the wingspan and
fuselage length of the full-siz
e
.
Though the
T
o
p Flite
B-25J Mitchell is an ARF and ma
y not ha
v
e
the same
le
v
e
l of detail as an
“all-out”
scr
atch-b
u
ilt competition
model, it is a scale model nonetheless and is theref
ore
eligib
le to compete in the
Fun Scale
class in AMA
competition (w
e receiv
e
man
y f
a
v
o
ra
b
le repor
ts of
our ARFs in scale competition!).
In Fun Scale
, the
“b
uilder of the model”
r
u
le does not apply
.
T
o
receiv
e
the fi
v
e
points f
o
r scale documentation, the only proof
required that a full siz
e
aircr
a
ft of this type in this paint/
mar
kings scheme did e
x
ist is a single sheet such as a
kit bo
x co
v
e
r from a plastic model, a photo
, or a profi
le
painting, etc.
If a b
lac
k-and-white photo is used, other
wr
itten documentation of color m
ust be pro
v
ided.
Contact the AMA f
o
r a r
u
le book with full details
. See
belo
w
f
o
r the AMA contact inf
o
rmation.
If y
ou w
ould lik
e photos of the full-siz
e B-25J f
o
r
scale documentation, or if y
ou w
ould lik
e to study the
photos to add more scale details
, photo pac
ks are
a
v
ailab
le from:
Bob’
s Aircr
a
ft Documentation
3114 Y
u
k
on
A
v
e
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
T
e
lephone:
(714) 979-8058
F
a
x:
(714) 979-7279
e-mail:
www
.bobsair
doc.com
A
C
ADEMY OF MODEL AER
ONA
UTICS
If y
ou are not already a member of the AMA, please
join!
The AMA is the go
v
e
rn
ing body of model
a
v
iation and membership pro
v
ides liability insur
ance
co
v
e
rage
, protects modelers’
r
ights and interests and
is required to fl
y at most R/C sites
.
Academ
y of Model Aer
onautics
5151 East Memor
ial Dr
iv
e
Muncie
, IN 47302-9252
T
e
le
. (800) 435-9262
F
a
x (765) 741-0057
Or via the Inter
net at:
http://www
.modelair
c
raft.or
g
IMPOR
T
ANT!!!
T
w
o of the most impor
tant things y
ou
can do to preser
v
e
the r
adio controlled aircr
a
ft hob
b
y
are to a
v
oid fl
ying near full-scale aircr
a
ft and a
v
oid
fl
ying near or o
v
er g
roups of people
.
IMAA
The
T
op Flite B-25 ARF qualifi
es as a
“giant-scale”
model
and is theref
ore eligib
le to fl
y in IMAA (Inter
national
Miniature Aircr
a
ft Association) e
v
ents
. The IMAA is an
organization that promotes non-competitiv
e fl
ying
of
giant-scale model aircr
a
ft.
If y
ou plan on attending an
IMAA e
v
ent ref
e
r to the
IMAA Saf
ety Code
at
www
.
fl y-imaa.or
g
under the
“Sanctions”
heading in their
site inde
x.
IMAA contact inf
o
rmation is also a
v
ailab
le
in
Model A
v
iation
, the monthly ne
wsletter magazine
from the AMA.
The IMAA can also be contacted at the
address or telephone n
umber belo
w
:
IMAA
205 S
. Hilldale Road
Salina, KS 67401
(913) 823-5569
PR
O
TECT Y
OUR
MODEL,
Y
O
URSELF
AND
O
T
HERS.
FOLLO
W
THESE IMPOR
T
ANT
SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
1.
Y
o
ur
T
op Flite B-25J Mitchell ARF should not be
considered a to
y,
b
u
t r
a
ther a sophisticated, w
o
rk
ing
model that functions v
e
ry
m
u
ch lik
e a full-siz
e
air
p
lane
. Because of its perf
o
rmance capabilities
, the
B-25 ARF
, if not assemb
led and oper
ated correctly
,
could possib
ly cause injur
y
to y
ourself or spectators
and damage to proper
ty
.
2.
Y
o
u m
u
st assemb
le the model
accor
ding to the
instructions
. Do not alter or modify the model, as
doing so ma
y result in an unsaf
e or unfl
y
a
b
le
model.
In a f
e
w cases the instr
uctions ma
y diff
er slightly from
the photos
. In those instances the wr
itten instr
uctions
should be considered as correct.
3.
Y
o
u m
ust tak
e
time to
b
u
ild straight,
true
and
str
ong
.
4.
Y
o
u m
u
st use an R/C r
adio system that is in good
condition and correctly siz
ed engine and components
as specifi
ed in this instr
uction man
ual.
All components
m
u
st be correctly installed so that the model oper
ates
correctly on the g
round and in the air
. Y
ou m
ust chec
k
the oper
ation of the model and all components bef
ore
e
v
er
y fl
ight.
5.
If y
ou are not an e
xper
ienced pilot or ha
v
e
not
fl
o
wn this type of model bef
ore
, w
e
recommend that
y
o
u get the assistance of an e
xper
ienced pilot in y
our
R/C club f
o
r y
our fi
rst
fl
ights
. If y
o
u’
re not a member
of a club
, y
our local hob
b
y
shop has inf
o
rmation
about clubs in y
our area whose membership includes
e
x
per
ienced pilots
.
6.
While this kit has been fl
ight tested to e
xceed
nor
mal use
, if the plane will be used f
o
r e
x
tremely
high stress fl
ying, or if engines larger than ones in
the recommended r
ange are used, the modeler is
responsib
le f
o
r taking steps to reinf
o
rce the high
stress points and/or substituting hardw
are more
suitab
le f
o
r the increased stress
.
