NatsNews

Celebrating 90 years of competition Event coverage As seen in the November 2016 issue of Model Aviation. The 2016 Nats celebrated 90 years of competition, and ran from June 24 through August 4. The Outdoor Nats events were held at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) at AMA Headquarters in Muncie, Indiana. The Indoor Nats took place at the Rantoul National Aviation Center in Rantoul, Illinois.

Celebrating 90 years of competition
Event coverage
As seen in the November 2016 issue of Model Aviation.

RC Helicopter, and the last day of the 2016 Nats wrapped up Wednesday. Check out today’s NatsNews for the final results. Thank you to all participants and spectators for another great year!

Day two of RC Helicopter was completed yesterday. Check out today’s NatsNews for the results. Below the image for today's newsletter, check out video from yesterday's F3N Freestyle event!

Day one of RC Helicopter was completed yesterday. Check out today’s NatsNews for the results.

Today is the start of the final Nats event for 2016—RC Helicopter. Pilots are spending their day processing models and getting in some practice flights. Check out today’s NatsNews for an event preview along with the final days of ALES and F3J Soaring, which wrapped up Saturday.

Friday was the final day of Outdoor Free Flight and the first day for F3J and ALES Soaring. Check out today’s NatsNews for highlights of these events.

Thursday was the final day of Thermal Soaring Unlimited and Free Flight events continued. Today, Soaring kicks off F3J and Altitude Electric Soaring while Free Flight enters it's final day of competition. Check out today’s NatsNews for highlights from yesterday.

Wednesday was another hot day at the International Aeromodeling Center. Soaring and Free Flight pilots alike battled high humidity and intense sunshine to complete their flights. Check out today’s NatsNews for more.

Rain threatened the area yesterday, but fortunately it passed through Muncie, Indiana, and our Soaring and Free Flight pilots were able to continue their competition. Check out today’s NatsNews for event highlights and scores.