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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.

Thursday was the final practice day! Pilots could be found at numerous club fields during the day, dialing in their equipment and adding final touches to their known sequences.

This year, the League of Silent Flight (LSF) hosted Cross Country (XC) at Monroe Central High School in Parker City, Indiana.

By Don DeLoach

Friday, July 21, was the final day of 2023 Free Flight (FF) Nats competition. The forecast called for partly cloudy skies and light winds. Instead, we got served an unseasonably cool morning, clouds for almost the entire day, and steady winds of 5-10 mph from the northwest. It wasn’t unflyable, but it was more challenging than expected. Here’s why.