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.
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.
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
Patrick Hempel, of Rochwall TX, has his two Cox-powered Class I racers ready to rock (after some earlier frustration).
Good morning, race fans! With a few days of prior rainfall, it looks like the freshly paved and marked Control Line (CL) Racing circles are squeaky clean and just asking to be broken in.
This is ARCCHS’ first running of the AMA Nats/US team selection.
The 2024 AMA Nats has been in progress for several weeks. This week, at the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana, model helicopter pilots are arriving from all around North America to compete with model helicopters in a variety of classes and difficulties.
Pete Athans (L) with a foam F2D model and Ed Brzys with a well-worn Speed Limit model. Pete and his teammate, Chris Gay, were the only two pilots flying foam models in F2D Fast. They took first and second place. Advantage foam?
How many 2-meter airplanes can you get under the tent during a rain delay?
If you have been following NatsNews closely, you will have noticed that there is a trend with the 2024 AMA RC Precision Aerobatics (Pattern) Nats—weather delays.
The top five pilots from 2022 (L-R): Paul Walker, Derek Barry, Kenny Stevens, and Todd Lee. Kneeling is Champion Orestes Hernandez.
I have heard that Control Line (CL) Precision Aerobatics is like a dance between the partners of pilot and airplane. When they are in sync, it can be a thing of beauty to see as an airplane is put through the pattern. I have to believe that that is quite true.