Event

By Rich Whitlow (rwhitlow@gmail.com)
Everyone converged on the AMA’s national flying site in Muncie, Indiana, on Saturday after the July Fourth holiday. There was plenty of practice flying and preparation. Everyone was putting last-minute touches on his or her flights before the start of competition on Sunday.

This year we are excited to have Dee Force Aviation as a major sponsor of the IMAC Nationals. We truly appreciate the company supporting all of these outstanding pilots!

The 2019 Indoor Free Flight Nats, hosted at the Round Valley Dome in Springerville, Arizona, wrapped up June 2. Check out the event from day one all the way to the final results with our NatsNews 2019 Indoor Free Flight Edition.

NatsNews: 2019 Indoor Free Flight

By Rob Romash (rob@eclipsetoys.com)

Lead photo: The P-18 Mass Launch.

Sunday is the last day of the meet. The morning events were both well attended and hard fought. One event is P-18. With more than 15 people flying Open, and at least six in Junior, the air was filled with colorful models. Most of the junior P-18s were built on site during several educational build sessions John McGrath oversaw.

By Rob Romash (rob@eclipsetoys.com)

By Rob Romash (rob@eclipsetoys.com)

By Rob Romash (rob@eclipsetoys.com)

By Rob Romash (rob@eclipsetoys.com)

Lead photo: The flightline with 42 entries. This is the most populated Indoor Nats in the last few years.

Contestants descended on the dome Wednesday from all points, as can be seen by the variety of license plates in the parking lot.

The Day 1 tradition of starting out with glider events holds true here in Arizona. All through the building, you could hear the “buzz” of high-speed gliders ballistically shooting at the ceiling and the occasional crunch as something went terribly wrong.

By Rob Romash (rob@eclipsetoys.com)
Once you are either off the airplane in Albuquerque or exit Interstate 25, there are only two ways to drive get to Springerville, Arizona—home of the Springerdome, affectionately called “The Enormodome,” and the site of this year’s Indoor Nats. Either route takes you more than 100 miles into the desert, heading west.

And that's a wrap! Friday was the final day of the 2018 Outdoor Nats. Find out how Control Line Speed and Racing competitors finished. This is the last issue of the 2018 NatsNews.
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Thursday was the final day of the 2018 RC Helicopter Nats, and today is the last day of the Control Line (CL) Racing and Speed Nats. Today's contests include the Muncie 500 (unofficial event), Big Block, and Jet.