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By Matt Neumann

By Matt Neumann

By Matt Neumann

Again, that annoying rooster crowed, waking up the sun. Why does it always have to crow so early? So, now that the sun is starting to wake again, it is starting to illuminate the words on the history page for the August 8 Control Line (CL) Precision Aerobatics events.

By Melvin Schuette

Thursday was the third and final day for the Control Line (CL) Navy Carrier events at the 2024 AMA Nats. Today was a little disappointing. Even though we had people who had entered the unofficial events, a number of them, for one reason or another, chose not to compete. In a couple of cases, the entrant only managed an attempt and did not receive a score, so they were not eligible for a trophy.

By Tim DiPeri

The 2024 AMA RC Helicopter Nats and US F3C & F3N World Team Selections have concluded. In addition, Sportsman, Expert, and three different categories of Scale have also concluded. With a single flightline and about 150 “competition” flights in front of judges, all involved needed to be on top of it all.

By Matt Neumann

As the rooster crows, the sun sort of starts to shine, illuminating the words for the page of August 7.

Wednesday, August 7, was Scale Carrier day. There were four classes of Control Line (CL) Navy Carrier flown.

By Tim DiPeri

Wednesday, day three of competition, began cold and windy with light rain. There was definitely a good deal of flying to do before the end of the day, and we got a little bit of a late start. The rain cleared about an hour after the planned start time. As the skies began to clear, the wind really kicked up!

Day four of Control Line (CL) Speed is over with. We flew only two of the three events. No one had entered C Speed, but we had two entries in D Speed. D speed is flown using a .60-.65-size motor. It’s almost always flown on a monoline and has 70-foot length lines.