As we get additional information about the Nationals, we'll post it here.
Take the Equipment Survey! (Results of the survey will not be published until after the surveys are all collected)
2021 RC Aerobatics National Championship Flyer
NATS Information - From Jon Dieringer (Nats Event Director)
The overall schedule for this year's NATS is as follows:
Tuesday July 20:
- All Day - Open flying @ ALL Sites
- 8am - 3:45pm - Check-in and aircraft processing @ AMA Museum
- 12pm-3:45pm - Courtesy Sound Check - Site 1
- 4pm - Pilots meeting @ Site 1 - Bring a Chair
- 5pm - Ice Cream Social and Blast from the Past Classic Pattern Event
Wednesday July 21:
- Site 1:
- 8am - FAI Prelims Round 1 (See Flight Order for Schedule)
- 1pm - Masters Rounds 1 & 2 (Yes, all masters are at Site 1 all week)
- Site 3:
- 8am - FAI Prelims Round 2 (See Flight Order for Schedule)
- 1pm - Open flying
- Site 4:
- 8am - Intermediate Rounds 1 & 2
- 1pm - Advanced Rounds 1 & 2
Thursday July 22:
- Site 1:
- 8am - FAI Prelims Round 3 (See Flight Order for Schedule)
- 1pm - Masters Rounds 3 & 4
- Site 3:
- 8am - FAI Prelims Round 4 (See Flight Order for Schedule)
- 1pm - Open flying
- Site 4:
- 8am - Intermediate Rounds 3 & 4
- 1pm - Advanced Rounds 3 & 4
Friday July 23:
- Site 1:
- 8am - FAI Semi Finals Round 1 (See Flight Order for Schedule)
- 1pm - Masters Rounds 5 & 6
- Site 3:
- 8am - FAI Semi Finals Round 2 (See Flight Order for Schedule)
- 1pm - Open flying
- Site 4:
- 8am - Intermediate Rounds 5 & 6
- 1pm - Advanced Rounds 5 & 6
- 7pm - Mandatory Pilots Meeting Site 1, Bring a Chair - ALL PILOTS MUST ATTEND
- Announcement of finalists, finals judging assignments and selection of unknowns. Taco Truck with Beer/Wine
Saturday July 24:
- Site 1:
- 8am - Masters Finals Rounds 1 & 2
- 10:30am - FAI Finals Unknown 1
- 1pm - FAI Finals F Sequence, FAI Finals Unknown 2
- Site 3:
- SITE 3 CLOSED FOR FINALS
- Site 4:
- 8am - Intermediate Rounds 7 & 8
- 1pm - Advanced Rounds 7 & 8
- 7pm - Awards Banquet @ the Selma American Legion and Catered by Once Upon a Plate
Finals judges to be determined based on finalists for the Masters and FAI Finals plus volunteers. Keep in mind that these schedules could change due to drop-outs. The final flight schedules will be known after the Pilots Meetings on Tuesday, July 20.
The following information is for the 2021 AMA Precision Aerobatics Nationals. Please click on the document to display the information. If you click the NATS logo above you'll be taken to the AMA NATS News page. NOTE - The following links are for information that we hope to provide as it becomes available. If you click a link and get an Error page, it simply means the information is not yet available.
- Contestant Information Sheet
- Contestant List
- Contestant Equipment List (to be posted after NATS)
Take the Equipment Survey! (Results of the survey will not be published until after the surveys are all collected)
Judging Assignments
Flight Orders
Semi-Finals and Finals Flight Orders
F3A Unknowns
Errata:
- 7/14/2021 - Updated FAI flight orders due to number pilots changing. Minor changes in Advanced Judging schedule. Removed flight orders for FAI Semi-Finals to enable regrouping between Prelims and Semifinals (disregard location on ContestantSchedule).
- 7/11/2021 - Added a link for the equipment survey!
- 7/10/2021 - Updated the links to include the flight orders and judging assignments
- 7/10/2021 - Updated the schedule to reflect Group A and B changing starting sites on Day 2.
Results will be posted after the day's flights have been completed.
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 |
Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate |
Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced |
Masters | Masters | Masters | Masters Finals |
F3A | F3A | F3A Semi Finals | F3A Finals |