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In F3A, eight pilots will advance to the finals: Andrew Jesky, Jason Shulman, Albert Glenn, Peter Collinson, Joseph Szczur, Juan Lopez, Chad Northeast, and Jonathan Mowrey.

Pilots got all of their rounds in today with no weather delays, and the schedule held from start to finish. With preliminary flying complete, each pilot dropped their lowest-round score. That drop matters more than it sounds.

The 2026 National Society of Radio Controlled Aerobatics (NSRCA) Nationals opened today with the kind of day that sets the tone for the whole week: airplanes coming out of vans, pilots walking the flightlines, and everyone sizing up the air before a single official point goes on the board.

Togetherness is the theme for this year's winch-launched events. AMA introduced its new competition rules for flying electric and winch together this year… mixed launch!