By Rick Pangell (themaxout@aol.com)
I guess that when you come to the Nats, there is a growing anticipation of energy in the crowd. Plus, it’s an excitement that comes from seeing all of the “usual suspects” of fellow fliers from last year. And then seeing the new fliers come into the ranks, and this is their first Nats and they make great showing.
By Tim Sparks
If you thought you had the “Right Stuff,” Muncie, Indiana, on July 13, 2019, was the place to be! We had great weather. It was hot but the racing was hotter.
Similar to the last couple of years, we started with some fun two-pole racing, which is a nice change from the hectic pace of the AMA three-pole events. Club 40 is a class that allows sport-type airplanes to race head to head on a two-pole course. The pilots fly out in front of themselves for 10 laps, normally against three other pilots.
The 2019 RC Combat Nats were held July 16-18 at the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana. See all the highlights of this year’s event and final results with our NatsNews 2019 RC Combat edition.
The 2019 AMA Nats F3K Hand Launch Glider took place August 3-4 at the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana.
Photos by Matt Ruddick.
The 2019 AMA Nats Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (ALES) took place August 3-4 at the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana.
Photos by Matt Ruddick.
By Don DeLoach
The Free Flight Nationals are back August 5-9... for (can you believe it?) the 93rd running.
We will fly 71(!) events this week, plus several ad-hoc evening and morning “fun” events. There were about 145 preregistered fliers as of Sunday, August 4—an excellent turnout. The weather forecast looks very promising for the week with only a couple chances for rain in the middle of the week.
The 2019 CL Navy Carrier Nats were held July 16-18 at the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana. See all the highlights of this year’s event and final results with our NatsNews 2019 CL Navy Carrier edition.
The 2019 CL Precision Aerobatics (Stunt) Nats were held July 14-20 at the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana. See all the highlights of this year’s event and final results with our NatsNews 2019 CL Precision Aerobatics edition.
The 2019 CL Racing Nats were held July 15-18 at the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana. See all the highlights of this year’s event and final results with our NatsNews 2019 CL Racing edition.
The 2019 CL Scale Nats were held July 12-14 at the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana. See all the highlights of this year’s event and final results with our NatsNews 2019 CL Scale edition.
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