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There is just something magical about driving onto the AMA grounds for the beginning of Glider Camp. It's like entering that magical place where you can be a kid again and fly your creations with your friends and go back to a simpler time when all that existed was your latest plane and the need to fly… Well y’all, I got me one of those for XC!

The final day of the contest featured three events, including Limited Penny Plane, Helicopter, and Ornithopter. Limited Pennyplane was popular with 14 entires.

The 2026 RC Scale Nationals closed on Sunday, July 12. Rain had stopped Saturday's round with four flights left in it, so those pilots went up first thing in the morning to finish it. The field then flew one more full round to close out the contest.

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.