I know there have been plenty of knockdown, drag out, blood-for-blood battles in RC pylon racing, and I’ve been in this for over ten years now. But by far, the closest, hardest-fought, toughest battle I’ve ever witnessed unfolded today in round 4.
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The Canadian-designed "Streaker V" model swept the top 3 podium places this time out.
AMA Class I Mouse Race is arguably the simplest of all the book racing events. Only reed-valve .049 engines are allowed and all contestants used versions of the Cox Black Widow .049. There are no engine restrictions.
The crew that set up the Navy Carrier deck.
The Saturday before the Navy Carrier events were scheduled to start, the gentleman that was scheduled to be the event director had a family emergency that prevented him from attending the 2026 AMA Nationals
Jeff Gitchel fueling Mike Couts Fast Jet plane as Dave Rigotti waits to start it for a fast run.
We wrapped up Day 2 of speed flying four more events. Things went a lot faster today!
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Nats Demystified
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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