Nats News

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. 

Muncie had the last word on Saturday. The contest was in the middle of the first round of the morning when a large storm rolled over the site and simply took the day away.

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.

Friday delivered more than anyone expected. The plan called for one round of competition flying in the afternoon, which is the tradition at the Scale Nats. Instead, the weather held, the flightlines kept moving, and the contest got two full rounds in the books before the day was done.