Bill Bischoff's lovely Miss Min incurred this fuselage fracture during a pit stop, forcing him to use his backup model. Bill's pit man, Mike Greb, "had a hand in it."
Good morning, Control Line (CL) Racing fans!
Day two of official CL Racing again greeted the racers with perfect weather.
The second day of Control Line (CL) Speed had the threat of rain, but everyone still got their flights in. They even flew through lunchtime, just in case. We flew Formula 40, 21 Sport Speed, 21 Profile Proto, and Fox 35 Speed.
The 2024 1/2A Combat winners (L-R): Jeff Johnson, first; Event Director Dave Edwards; Ariel Quezada, second; Chuck Rudner, third; and Chris Gay, fourth.
The normal Control Line (CL) Combat pace returned for 1/2A Combat on Monday, August 5. Electric starters are permitted, and shutoffs are not required—they're the most common cause of flame outs.
Leonardo Silva (L) versus Ed Brzys. Did Leo's lines pull off Ed's safety thong? This is the oddest photo from Sunday.
AMA Control Line (CL) Combat fliers like stability. They know that when they come to the Nats, there will be a lot of competitors and the contest will always be well run.
The Class 1 Mouse Race winners (L-R): Patrick Hempel, the author, Bill Bischoff, Doug Mayer, and Mike Hazel.
Day one of official racing was greeted by perfect weather and a perfect flying circle facility. It was a day of victories as well. For many, just completing the long and arduous travel was a victory.
Today, Sunday, August 4, I open the 2024 history book to the first page. As a new dawn breaks and the sun starts to illuminate the words on the page, I find that it is the start of the Beginner and Intermediate events at the 2024 AMA Control Line (CL) Precision Aerobatics Nats.
The first day of the 2024 AMA Control Line (CL) Speed Nats is over. Speed was busy with 51 total attempts and 31 official flights. We flew Perky Speed, 1/2A Speed, and 1/2A Proto Speed.
Daniel Underkofler calling for Chris Hogue under a stunningly beautiful sky during the Masters finals on Friday. Photo by Bob Kane.
The final day of the 2024 AMA RC Precision Aerobatics (Pattern) competition didn’t disappoint. It was a well-run event with great staff supporting it. All of the finals rounds were mapped out, and all classes got their flights in between the low cloud cover and pop-up showers. It made for a long day, but everyone managed to get their flights in