RC Helicopter

Well, this is it. Another Nats is in the books—a special one, considering it’s the 100th anniversary of the first Nats. Everyone had a great time, and I look forward to seeing everyone continue to improve with their flying in the future.

Wednesday morning, we started an hour later than normal. By the time we started, the temperature was a comfortable mid-70s, and the wind was slightly greater coming from the southeast.

Tuesday morning was another cool and calm day. Surprisingly, the wind held off until well into the afternoon. This resulted in everyone performing better in their rounds.

Monday morning brought us cooler weather and sunny skies. We started the day with the Sportsman class, followed by Expert, F3C, and F3N.

Today was the day that we set up the course and practiced. The day started windless in the low 70s. By noon, it was in the mid-80s with low humidity and light winds. Picture-perfect weather.

The results are in.

We started the day Wednesday with, yes, more rain!

Day two of the RC Helicopter Nats started the day with 100% chance of rain.

We started Monday, August 8, the first day of the 2022 RC Helicopter Nats, with a partly cloudy sky and wind coming from the southwest, with a steady wind of 11 mph.