Nats News

Monday, July 6 is the official start of the Control Line Navy Carrier events. The Navy Carrier events came about when the Nationals were sponsored by the US Navy and people wanted a Navy-themed event.

This year is marked with several noteworthy milestones. This is the 250th anniversary of the USA, the 100th AMA Nationals, and my 30th Nationals that I will have competed in.

Finals morning dawned cool with high overcast clouds and light winds…nearly perfect flying conditions. Flying began about 8:30 am.

Nineteen Masters-class pilots gathered at 8 am on Wednesday morning for their third and fourth rounds. However, the weather gods had other ideas as the clouds were low, and the ceilings were only 400 to 500 feet at the start time. After several flights to determine whether the clouds had risen high enough to enable competition flying to begin, it was finally okay to fly without constraint.