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All of the AMA events were static judged today, and then we started flying round 1 of the four possible flights. However, the winds started to pick up when we started, which made flying more difficult than normal. Fun, Sport, and Profile classes were flown, but we were unable to fly the 1/2A, Team, or Authentic events.

It’s Thursday at Site 4 and the 2025 RC Scale Nationals event is getting underway. It’s a beautiful day with bright skies and very little wind. Many pilots are already here. The camper hook-ups are nearly full.

The F4B Control Line Scale World Championships happens every even year, and the team trials happen the year before the World Championships happen.

The RC Scale Nats is scheduled for Thursday, July 10 through Sunday, July 13 this year.

Thursday was Unofficial Navy Carrier Events day. It was also the last day of Navy Carrier flying at the 2025 AMA Nationals.

We flew A Speed, B Speed, and Sport Jet Speed. Yes, that was us making all that noise over on Site 2. A Speed is flown using a .15 cubic inch motor. B Speed is flown using up to a .29 cubic inch motor. There were a total of five entries in Sport Jet. We had five entries in B Speed and four entries in A Speed.

Today’s event was AMA Speed Limit Combat. Twenty-five contestants flew a highly  competitive event with a twist of a limited speed. Sounds easy, right?  Well, detuning a combat plane to not exceed 75mph is tougher than one might think.

On day 3 of the Control Line Speed Nats, we flew Formula 40 Speed, 21 Profile Proto Speed, and Fox 35 Stunt Speed. There were a total of four flyers in 21 Proto, three entered Formula 40, and 11 flew Fox 35 Speed.

Today we flew the AMA Fast 2D class. It was another great day of combat! There were several really good matches, and several poor ones. There were pilots from all over the USA and we had zero altercations or complaints.