The dates for the 2024 AMA Outdoor National Aeromodeling Championships (commonly referred to as the Nats) have been approved, as have dates for a few other key events at the AMA International Aeromodeling Center (IAC), including the Control Line (CL) World Championships.
It’s going to be a busy and exciting summer at the IAC in Muncie, Indiana. We hope you can join us, for camping and other information visit the IAC information page.
Hope Finn Awarded the Mulvihill Trophy
By Rob Kurek rkurek@modelaircraft.org
Photos by Matt Ruddick
One hundred years ago, a handful of model aviation enthusiasts gathered for an event in St. Louis in what would become known as the National Aeromodeling Championships, commonly referred to as the Nats.
Well, this is it. Another Nats is in the books—a special one, considering it’s the 100th anniversary of the first Nats. Everyone had a great time, and I look forward to seeing everyone continue to improve with their flying in the future.
Wednesday morning, we started an hour later than normal. By the time we started, the temperature was a comfortable mid-70s, and the wind was slightly greater coming from the southeast.
In our final episode of Nats Demystified, Matt Ruddick talks to Wally Adasczik and Bob Sifleet about hunting thermals in Soaring and Free Flight events.
Join Matt Ruddick for another Nats Demystified where he talks to League of Silent Flight Secretary John Marien about how sailplanes are able to soar in windy conditions.
Matt Ruddick comes back for another episode of Nats Demystified to talk to four-time Nats champion Bob Sifleet about how free flight modelers find stray models.
In this episode of Nats Demystified, AMA's Matt Ruddick talks to League of Silent Flight President Wally Adasczik about sailplanes, particularly about on way these aircraft are launched into the air without the need for a propeller or tow-plane.
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