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July 10, 2025: Control Line Scale

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Peter Bauer's 2024 World Champion model.

The F4B Control Line Scale World Championships happens every even year, and the team trials happen the year before the World Championships happen.

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2025 RC Scale Nats - Introduction

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Keith Numbers Designer Scale Royal Aircraft FE-8.

The RC Scale Nats is scheduled for Thursday, July 10 through Sunday, July 13 this year.

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July 10, 2025: Control Line Navy Carrier

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Welsey Smith launching brother, Conner Smith's, Skyray 35 Carrier plane.

Thursday was Unofficial Navy Carrier Events day. It was also the last day of Navy Carrier flying at the 2025 AMA Nationals.

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July 10, 2025: Control Line Speed

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Jeff Gitchel puts the electric starter to the spinner on James Van Sant’s B Speed plane.

We flew A Speed, B Speed, and Sport Jet Speed. Yes, that was us making all that noise over on Site 2. A Speed is flown using a .15 cubic inch motor. B Speed is flown using up to a .29 cubic inch motor. There were a total of five entries in Sport Jet. We had five entries in B Speed and four entries in A Speed.

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July 10, 2025: Control Line Combat

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Today’s event was AMA Speed Limit Combat. Twenty-five contestants flew a highly competitive event with a twist of a limited speed. Sounds easy, right? Well, detuning a combat plane to not exceed 75mph is tougher than one might think.

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July 10, 2025: Control Line Precision Aerobatics

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The Moon clan (L to R): Max (Doug's son), Steve, Doug, and Jack (Steve's son). It is a true family affair that spans the globe. Jake resides in Singapore.

Today was “Top 20 Day” in Open class and “Top 12 Day” in Advanced class.

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July 10, 2025: RC Helicopters

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Sean Miller, all the away from California, earned the US National F3N championship in his first Nats competition!

By Time DiPeri

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July 9, 2025: Control Line Navy Carrier

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Ron Duly releasing Wesley Smith's Class I Carrier model.

Wednesday was Scale Class Carrier day. The day started with cloudy skies and the threat of rain, but the clouds cleared off and the sun came out. This will go down in history as the year that the wind did not play a major factor in the outcome of the events.

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July 9, 2025: Control Line Speed

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Glen Van Sant ready to launch his Formula 40 plane while his Son James is all set to fly it for him.

On day 3 of the Control Line Speed Nats, we flew Formula 40 Speed, 21 Profile Proto Speed, and Fox 35 Stunt Speed. There were a total of four flyers in 21 Proto, three entered Formula 40, and 11 flew Fox 35 Speed.

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July 9, 2025: Control Line Combat

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Team Mexico: Leonardo Silva and Ariel Quezada.

Today we flew the AMA Fast 2D class. It was another great day of combat! There were several really good matches, and several poor ones. There were pilots from all over the USA and we had zero altercations or complaints.

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Nats News

July 10, 2025: Control Line Scale

2025 RC Scale Nats - Introduction

July 10, 2025: Control Line Navy Carrier

July 10, 2025: Control Line Speed

July 10, 2025: Control Line Combat

July 10, 2025: Control Line Precision Aerobatics

July 10, 2025: RC Helicopters

July 9, 2025: Control Line Navy Carrier

July 9, 2025: Control Line Speed

July 9, 2025: Control Line Combat

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