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2019 Pattern Nationals
It's official, the 2019 AMA R/C Aerobatic Pattern Nationals will be held in Blytheville, Arkansas July 16th thru the 20th.
Make your plans to attend, compete against some of the best pilots in the country, and enjoy some Southern Hospitality with a little Cajun flare. |
Count me in. I am looking forward to it.
Sheldon |
Can't wait for another epic road trip! Just hope we fly parallel to the runway this time! LOL I'm in either way!
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I would love to make the trip over one year. It would be a great adventure :cool:
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Come on over Drac! We can always use another person for the road trip, i'll even give you a place to stay!
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Originally Posted by chuck4816s
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Come on over Drac! We can always use another person for the road trip, i'll even give you a place to stay!
It's very tempting. Will have to see what happens down the track a bit. |
Chuck, We will be flying one flight line per site this year, and yes they will be basically aligned with the runway. Pilots facing North, one set of poles per site. Lots of great plans all starting to come together. Going to be a truly memorable event.
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Monty, i was was just poking a little fun at the skewed lines we had the last time! Lol. I am sure you guys are going to put on another top notch event, I am looking forward to it for sure! |
It was memorable last time. |
Originally Posted by KC8QPU
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It was memorable last time. |
Absolutely! I know I can reach 110mph pulling my trailer with the Suburban!
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And that the Greek place was the only place to eat! Need to bring a grill for dinner this year. |
We might have to do that Chris!
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Try out the Katfish Kastle this year, the food was excellent.
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2019 Pattern Nationals flyer;
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...62cee42ba5.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...40ce2d259a.jpg Expand your Quest, Be there to be a part of this great event. |
Here is a link to some articles leading up to the 2019 Pattern Nationals. More articles and information will be added to this site as they are developed along the way to the date of the event. Enjoy.
https://nsrca.us/index.php/nats/2019 |
New articles were added to the NSRCA 2019 Nats page on 01/10/19.
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Here is the format for the 2019 AMA Pattern Nationals.
2019 Nationals Competition FormatAs most of you have seen in many of my other articles, the format for the Nationals in 2019 will be a little different. In an attempt to attract more of the Sportsman, Intermediate, and Advanced pilots, these 3 classes will fly 8 rounds instead of 6 over the period of 4 days, 2 rounds per day Wednesday thru Saturday. Masters will fly the normal 6 rounds, 2 rounds per day Wednesday thru Friday. The top 10 pilots in Masters will then fly a 2 round Finals on Saturday. FAI will fly 4 rounds of P19, 2 rounds per day Wednesday and Thursday, then all FAI pilots will fly 2 rounds of F19 on Friday. The top 8 FAI pilots will then fly a 2 round finals on Saturday consisting of 2 rounds of Unknowns.In Sportsman, Intermediate, and Advanced, the results will be decided by the total of each pilot’s best 6 normalized scores. In Masters, the total of each pilot’s best 4 normalized scores of the 6 rounds will be used to determine the top 10 finalist who will go to the finals. Each of those 10 pilots will carry the average of their best 4 previous normalized rounds as one score into the finals, then fly 2 rounds. The best 2 of these 3 scores will be used to determine the results (this allows one drop of any of these 3 scores).AMA RC Competition rule 13.1 states that the highest total of the best 4 flight scores when 5 or more rounds are flown will determine the winners, and that the best 2 of 3 when only 3 rounds are flown. But the rules also state that the CD has the authority to make changes to this if it is advertised well in advance of the event. The best 6 of 8 offers less chance of ties than the 4 of 8 scenario & keeps the event from being decided at the end of the second day with 2 more days of flying to go. In the event of weather delays we will use the total of the best 4 of 6 if only 6 rounds can be completed for Sportsman, Intermediate, and Advanced.In FAI, Each pilot’s best 3 of the 4 P19 scores will be normalized into one score as per the 2018 system then that one score will be carried to the semis day. On Friday all FAI pilots will fly 2 rounds of F19 each normalized as per the 2018 system. The total of these 3 scores for each pilot will determine the top 8 pilots who will go to the finals. For the finals on Saturday, each of the 8 pilot’s 1 best normalized F round score from Friday will be carried into the finals, and these pilots will fly 2 rounds of Unknowns (2 separate unknown sequences). The total of these 3 normalized scores will determine the results. This puts FAI being determined by the best F round of 2 F rounds (flown on Friday) and 2 unknown rounds (flown on Saturday).Masters and FAI will be competing on sites 2 and 3 thru the prelims. The finals for both these classes will be held on site 1 (this way, no one group gets the advantage of flying on the finals site more than the other group). The judges will switch sites to complete the rounds each day thru the prelims. Be sure to review the tutorial on how to use the E-Scribe scoring system if you are not familiar with it’s use. You can find the tutorial at https://www.patternscoring.com/home |
New articles were added to the NSRCA 2019 Nats web site today 02/02/2019.
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AMA has opened online registration for the 2019 Pattern Nationals.
Registrants can visit http://shop.modelaircraft.org/dept.aspx?id=05db47b0-8a08-4624-8db8-3228874d to register. |
The AMA registration web site is up and running. Be sure to register early.
I have posted a new Nats article on the NSRCA web site in the Nats 2019 section on 3/20/19. Be sure to check out all the articles about the 2019 Pattern Nationals there. |
AMA is really pushing electronic communication because of that they did not do a snail mail registration packet for the Nationals instead they did an email push to all 2017/18 contestants and they will also be posting on INSTAGRAM, FB, TWITTER and all of AMAs electronic newsletters weekly/monthly. The electronic registration link is http://shop.modelaircraft.ort/nats2019This link will take you directly to the online registration page.So don’t wait for a registration packet to come in the mail, get online and register, or download the form and mail it in.
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AMA has made some changes to the Nats New starting this year. Here is the jest of it."We wanted to let you know about a change we are making to NatsNews this year. Instead of producing daily copies of the newsletter and handing them out on-site, we will be producing daily online blogs throughout the workweek. The blogs will include daily reports and photos and members can subscribe to receive email notifications when the blogs are posted, as they did in the past for NatsNews.Because we are not producing daily editions of NatsNews, we will create one online newsletter at the conclusion of each event. We also will have extended coverage of the Nats in the November 2019 issue of Model Aviation.These changes are more cost-effective and are a wiser way to spend members’ dues money. If you haven’t already done so, you can sign up for daily email notifications at www.nats.modelaircraft.org. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Rob Kurek Director of Communications at 765-287-1256 x200 or via email [email protected]. "
Other info about the Pattern Nats for 2019 can be found here https://www.nsrca.us/index.php/nats/2019 |
The deadline is getting closer. Now is a good time to register for the Nats. Don't let June 1st come and get left out. Go to the AMA site and register now.
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2019 AMA RC Aerobatic Pattern Nationals
Why go to the Pattern Nationals?Since the Pattern Nationals is only about 2 months away, I figured we should discuss why YOU should go to the Nationals. For those who have already been to a Pattern Nationals, you already know why. If you have never been to one, you need to go. The number one reason You need to go is “It’s Fun, Challenging, and Educational”. Corporations host seminars to educate their employees in places where they can have fun while attending. It’s a proven fact that learning and retention are improved if you’re having fun during the process. Life can get serious at times, thus the need for hobbies and sports that bring some fun into the mix. You really, really need a week at the Nats. You need to be there.The Pattern Nationals is a unique, tangible, social event. Attending it for the first time will change you, and you being there may change the experience for others. The Pattern Nationals creates an instant community of people with a common interest, once a year. It brings together the best pilots, the most interested R/C enthusiasts, the prettiest planes with the shiniest finishes, the top competitors and so much more. Again, you need to go.The Pattern Nationals of the past are always remembered, like a legend. The stories are always greater, the wind always seems stronger, the rain wetter, the clouds more threatening, the Sun hotter, or the cold front colder and stronger, but the memories always instill pride and accomplishment. You will learn so much more in one week of competition at the Nationals then in a whole season of local contests. You need to go.You will get to make new friends, or see old friends from years past that you only get to see once a year, here at the Nats. The sky will be full of planes from Dawn to Dusk with both practice and competition. The skies buzzing with aviation in it’s magnificent glory and the spectacle of seeing a whole range of planes produced specifically for precision and agility. See those planes you’ve oogled over, watch them fly, talk to the owners and designers, and fly alongside some of the top pilots in the country. Compete to measure your skills against the best in your class from across the country. When you attend, you meet people you’ve read about in the magazines, and even some who will be showing up in the magazines in the future. You’ll see the latest plane designs, the latest technology in use, and become a part of model aviation in a whole new way. Did I mention that you need to go.By competing you will learn where you stand as compared to other pilots across the country. You will reinforce your knowledge of what you already know about precision aerobatics. You will also learn many things you don’t know and the many things you need to work on to improve your skills. With a few questions and some curiosity you will possibly learn more about set up, trimming, and preparation then you ever though there was to know. The Nats is an enlightening experience. It’s the place you need to be.Many times we hear pilots say that “they aren’t ready for the Nats” or that “they aren’t good enough to compete in the Nats”. These excuses are so many kinds of wrong. Competing in the Nats, you will learn so much more than staying at home. The only way to get ready to compete in the Nats is to actually enter and compete in the Nats. No other contest can compare to the experience and even come close to preparing you. Competing in a Nats is the fastest way to improve your flying skills. It is the only way to learn to overcome the nerves of competing against so many of the best pilots in the country. No local contest jitters even come close to the nerves of standing on the ready line for your first flight at the Nationals. Once you learn to handle your nerves at the Nats, your flying will move to an altogether new level, along with your confidence. The intensity of the experience drives home the lessons learned like no other experience in the country. If you think you will wait until you’re good enough to win the Nats before you go to one, then you probably won’t win it anyway. The nerves will get you. The best way to prepare for the experience is to go and compete. It may take a few times to learn to handle the personal preparation needed to win a Nationals, so work on that while you’re working on your skill level and be prepare in both areas. Experience wins, not just flying experience, but National competition experience as well. Step up, you need to be there.When it comes to the joy and virtues of competing in precision aerobatics, you already know most of them since you are interested enough to be reading this article. Since you are pretty well hooked on pattern flying and precision aerobatics, as well as the self-improvement it generates, you know there is no AA (Airplane Anonymous), no 12 step program that can help you. The ultimate fulfillment of our common addiction is to compete against the best, to fly in this National event and become a part of something really big. For serious adrenaline junkies, and competitive thrill seekers, the Pattern Nationals is a monster step up from the local stuff. If your knees knock and your hands shake at the local level, they will knock so loud and shake so bad when you step up for your first flight at the Nationals you’ll wonder if they’ll ever settle down. One year, the only thing I could think of while standing in the ready box for my first flight at the Nationals was, “GOD please don’t let me throw up in front of the judges, that would be so embarrassing”, and no this wasn’t even at my first Nats. Even if you have overcome your nerves and don’t get nervous anymore at a local contest, you will experience them all over again at your first Nats. There is a difference between wanting something and needing it. I’m telling you, youneedto attend the Nats.Whether you win, lose or place somewhere in the middle of the pack, it will be the experience of a lifetime, you will learn a lot about your flying, and about yourself. Eventually in R/C precision aerobatics, all roads lead to the Nationals. It’s the Ultimate destination in model aviation in the US. Regardless of where you come out in the standing, the social events and comraderies with new and old friends will be worth the adventure. The Nationals are special, it takes all of you being there to compete and enjoy the event to keep it special. Start planning your trip now. YOU really, really, really NEED to be there.Register now on the AMA web site modelaircraft.org and I look forward to seeing you there. |
Plane Processing at the 2019 Pattern NationalsThe following bullet points will be used for plane processing at the 2019 Pattern Nationals.
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There is Only 10 days left to register for the Nats, registration ends June 1st. This is one Nats you don't want to miss. Lots of extra flying this year, plenty of social events, a swap shop, seminar on cutting foam odd shaped parts, plenty of dinners included, and a really nice banquet. Register on the AMA web site. Be sure to select the AMA basic fee and the NSRCA RC Aerobatics fee in your cart before checking out. Each entry comes with one banquet ticket included, extra tickets are available there and will be available at the event.
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Only 9 Days left to register for the 2019 Pattern Nationals. Don't miss out, register now.
We're gonna pass a good time there, Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler. |
Only 8 days left to register for the Pattern Nats. June 1st is coming fast. Currently we have registered;
1 Sportsman 4 Intermediate 7 Advanced 12 Masters 9 FAIHistorically most pilots wait until the last week to register. We’ve reached that week, so it’s time to register.Be sure you don’t miss out on one of the most enjoyable and informative Nationals. Go online at the AMA web site, modelaircraft.org and register. Be sure to add the AMA basic fee, and the NSRCA RC Aerobatics fee to your cart as well as any extra banquet tickets you may need. One banquet ticket comes with each pilot enrty fee.Have I told you lately, that you really need to be there? You really really need to be there. We’re gonna pass a good time there, Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler |
Only 4 days left to register for the Pattern Nats at the standard rate. On June 1st the late registration fee goes into effect and the cost goes up $50. Sign up now before the price goes up.
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Only 3 days left for standard registration for the 2019 RC Aerobatics Nationals in Blytheville. On June 1st the cost goes up $50 for late registration. Be sure to register before June 1st to get the best price available. From June 1st to June 15th late registration will be open but the price is $50 higher if you wait until then, so don’t wait any longer, sign up now.If you’re on the fence, come on, jump down and register, you know you want to come pass a good time with us. You know you want to.Lots of flying: We have increased the flying from 6 rounds to 8 for Sportsman, Intermediate, & Advanced. In FAI all pilots get to fly 4 rounds of P19 and 2 rounds of F19.Lots of good food (some of it even Cajun): On Tuesday June 16th the city of Blytheville is providing a BBQ dinner at the pilots meeting, I have 2 Cajun Chefs who will be serving Boudin, Hot Tamales, Finger foods and desserts at the Hospitality tent, Kolaches and coffee in the mornings. Friday evening at the pilots meeting pulled pork poboy dinner, and then there is the Banquet at the Holiday INN express Saturday evening. That’s a lot of food included in the entry fee.Some great Southern Arkansas Hospitality throughout the event and especially at the hospitality tent, a swap shop on Wednesday at the hospitality tent (be sure to bring something to throw out on the tables to wheel & deal with), informative seminar: Mark Hunt with Insight RC will be demonstrating hot wire foam cutting of odd shaped parts at the seminar Thursday evening at the hospitality tent, great friends, and a excellent flying site. With all this, if you don’t have a good time, then it’s your own fault. We’re gonna pass a good time there, come join in, Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler.You know you want to. You deserve it. You need to be there. You really really need to be there.
To register GO to: http://shop.modelaircraft.org/dept.aspx?id=05db47b0-8a08-4624-8db8-3228874dScroll down to the “RC Aerobatics” line with the NSRCA logo. There is a small box with a drop down arrow and it should read “BASIC REGISTRATION FEE (must be selected or registration will be void) $50" Click on add to cart.Then click on the down arrow in the box and select “the class you want to compete in” then click on add to cart.One Banquet ticket comes with the pilots entry for additional tickets click on the down arrow in the box and select “Additional Banquet ticket” then click on add to cart. If you need more than 1 extra banquet click on add to cart to add one ticket each time you click.Once you have selected everything you need, scroll back to the top of the page and click on the cart at the top right just under the blue ban. Make sure your quantities are correct and all your selections are listed in the cart and then check out. |
You can still register for the Pattern Nationals until June 15th. The cost has gone up, but it’s not too late. Don’t miss out on the adventure.Lots of flying, Lots of good food, and some great Arkansas Southern Hospitality throughout the event, especially at the hospitality tent, a swap shop on Wednesday at the hospitality tent (be sure to bring something to throw out on the tables to wheel & deal with), informative seminar: Mark Hunt with Insight RC will be demonstrating hot wire foam cutting of odd shaped parts at the seminar Thursday evening at the hospitality tent, great friends, and a excellent flying site. With all this, if you don’t have a good time, then it’s your own fault. We’re gonna pass a good time there, come join in, Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler.Go to the AMA web site to register. To register GO to: http://shop.modelaircraft.org/dept.aspx?id=05db47b0-8a08-4624-8db8-3228874dScroll down to the “RC Aerobatics” line with the NSRCA logo. There is a small box with a drop down arrow and it should read “BASIC REGISTRATION FEE (must be selected or registration will be void) $50" Click on add to cart.Then click on the down arrow in the box and select “the class you want to compete in” then click on add to cart.One Banquet ticket comes with the pilots entry for additional tickets click on the down arrow in the box and select “Additional Banquet ticket” then click on add to cart. If you need more than 1 extra banquet click on add to cart to add one ticket each time you click.Once you have selected everything you need, scroll back to the top of the page and click on the cart at the top right just under the blue ban. Make sure your quantities are correct and all your selections are listed in the cart and then check out.
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Today and tomorrow is all you have left to register for the RC Aerobatic National Championships. Registration deadline is June 15th.
Please go to the NSRCA web site and check on your judging certification and be sure you are certified in both AMA and FAI, it is required in order to receive your packet at the Nationals. Help things run smooth, do it now so I don't have to look it up at the Nats, don't wait until the last minute.The practice sites will be open to practice starting on Saturday July 13th. Sites 1, 2, & 3 will be closed to practice prior to Monday and will open for practice Monday and Tuesday only, but all the practice sites will be open. See you there. |
We have been working hard to get everything ready for the RC Aerobatics Nationals. It is coming together nicely. Should be a great event, lots going on throughout the event. There sure is a lot that goes into this event. Thanks to a great team of volunteers who help make all this possible.
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Awesome job Gentleman! I wish I could have made it but work has gotten in the way of fun once again...
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