Indoor Free Flight

The final day of the contest featured three events, including Limited Penny Plane, Helicopter, and Ornithopter. Limited Pennyplane was popular with 14 entires.

By Nick Ray

Sunday was the warmest day so far, both inside and outside the building. Nevertheless, the HVAC stayed off. Flying conditions were very stable. In the afternoon, Miles Polischuk set a new Junior A-6 record of 6:21. Don Slusarczyk set a high time of 31:55 for the contest with his Hand Launched Stick. 

The second day of the Nats began with the Unlimited Catapult-Launch Glider (CLG) and F1N events. Paul Polischuk established an F1N Junior record with 16.4 and 16.3, for a combined total of 32.7 seconds.

The morning of the first day started smoothly, with the Standard Catapult Glider and the Hand Launch Glider events. In the afternoon, Cabin, Easy B, F1R, and F1D flew in typical fashion until the last hour of the contest.

The Indoor Free Flight (FF) events of the 100th AMA Nats will be contested at the Reimagine Recreation sports complex in Pontiac. Michigan.

Whether fighting demons in the air, spectating, or simply having a good time, the three days at the Indoor Free Flight Nats are always special. For me, memories are made here, and the 2025 Nats at the ETSU dome in Johnson City was no different.

The 2025 Indoor Free Flight Nats is in the books. The participants are in the process of returning home with new memories and plans for what to build before next year’s contest.

The third and final day of the 2025 Indoor Free Flight Nats saw a change in the outside weather. The morning was a bit cooler and a light rain had settled in. Opinions were mixed around the dome as to how the change in conditions would impact the buoyancy of the air and drift patterns inside the building.

The morning of the second day of the 2025 Indoor Free Flight Nats competition featured several popular events. Limited Pennyplane saw the largest participation of any of the events so far, with 16 entries.

The first day of the 2025 Indoor Free Flight Nats opened with glider events being flown from 8am to 11am. There was a flurry of activity during the three hour window that left Joshua Finn on top of Hand-Launched Glider and Don Slusarczyk in a close second.