FG Pattern NATS Coverage! Day 1 Results!

[RC_Pattern_Flyer]

The FlyingGiants is onsite in Muncie Indiana at The AMA for the 2007 Pattern NATS! Crack field reporters Mark and Chuck will be bringing back the best in photos, scores, and writeups from the competition. Stay tuned, and THANKS guys!

Well, the first day of competition is in the books and some great stories are emerging.

Intermediate, Advance, Masters and FAI have all flown 2 rounds each and the early results are in. Intermediate and Advanced use a simple 4 of 6 round scoring system normalized to determine the placings. Masters uses a matrix for the piots to have the opportunity to fly agaisnt all competitors on different lines and different judges to determine the top 8 pilots who advance to the finals on saturday. FAI uses the first 4 rounds in a similiar matrix to move the top 20 piots to semifinals and then on to the Final 8.

I will go into this more as the days end and prepare you for the following days events.

Currently, Masters and Intermediate fly in the mornings and FAI and advanced fly in the afternoons.

Tomorrow I will get to cover the Masters line as I wont be working impound and then after completeing my rounds in the afternoon try to get more FAI news.

Following is the scores for Intermediate and Advanced and early tomorrow morning i will load the Masters and hopefully FAI. I apologise for the delay but the images with the score sheets are not loading.

Chuck Hochhalter www.insightrc.com
Mark Hunt www.2DogRC.com

[RC_Pattern_Flyer]

Here are Intermediate and Advanced. I know eveyone wants to see the other scores, but i just did not have them available when I needed to leave the AMA site.

I will be onsite again at 7 am- 7:30 and will grab pics and post ASAP.. i can post from the site so i will ge them up asap.

Remember, these upper classes are aiming for semi finals or finals, so there is much flying to be done before we have a clear idead of how they shape out.

Thanks for your patience and wish you were here.

Chuck Hochhalter www.2DoGRC.com
Mark Hunt www.insightc.com

[RC_Pattern_Flyer]

Here are pics from today, mainly the FAI site as i worked impound this morning and then concentrated on flying Advanced. Then off to the other sites to grab a few pictures.

Chuck Hochhalter www.2DogRC.com
Mark Hunt www.InsightRC.com

[RC_Pattern_Flyer]

oh, more pics

[RC_Pattern_Flyer]

more.....pics......

[RC_Pattern_Flyer]

OK, some fun now... post some captions for this picture and i will have some buddies pic the best... winner get an XL Team USA Worlds shirt. This is my own deal so contact will be through me as to the winner and posted on FG After the finals. (or if we get another pic to play with!!!!!)

Have Fun!!!

[saflyer]

	Quote: Originally Posted by RC_Pattern_Flyer
	OK, some fun now... post some captions for this picture and i will have some buddies pic the best... winner get an XL Team USA Worlds shirt. This is my own deal so contact will be through me as to the winner and posted on FG After the finals. (or if we get another pic to play with!!!!!) Have Fun!!!

Hmm, I tought I had an electric motor in here!

or

That screw must be somewhere here

[Mithrandir]

Chip prefers to be called "Chip" and not "Gordon"....

[50%plane]

double post

[50%plane]

	Quote: Originally Posted by RC_Pattern_Flyer
	OK, some fun now... post some captions for this picture and i will have some buddies pic the best... winner get an XL Team USA Worlds shirt. This is my own deal so contact will be through me as to the winner and posted on FG After the finals. (or if we get another pic to play with!!!!!) Have Fun!!!

Making a powerful mute point

[Mithrandir]

YS, I fly

(Why Yes, I fly)

[iflyrc3Dstyle]

Hmmmm! Tell me that is someones knees!

[scalefreak]

Hey,

Matt Liprie is in the TOP 10! He and his family stopped by MTRCS at Cain Ridge here in TN on the way to Muncie for a few practice flights, wish him luck! He's 15 and he had some clean flights here......look out guys!

[Donatas]

Chuck, Mark thank you very much for news from nats, its very interesting for Europe pilots to!
Here is detailed report from David Lockhart on my homepage i think you find this interesting:
http://www.pauzuolis-rc.com/stories/...2007-nats.html

P.S: I borowed some fotos from you, hope you dont mind

[RC_Pattern_Flyer]

Glad to see we are pulling so much interest from Europe! Today i am going to take a moment to snap some pics of our Canadian Contingent. These guys are great and come down to practce/compete against their continental rivals.

This is a perfect warmup for the Worlds for them and this is the second year they have come down that i am aware of.

Good luck to them and those reaching for the finals selection today.

Tough weather this morning, drizzle and of couse overcast, weater report is not looking favorable but after today, better and better. This will give me a chance to catch up on the masters and FAI postings, as they appear to stand now, but as i mentioned, things can change rapidly in the midle of the pack as flights are droppe and the matrix comes alive!

Chuck Hochhalter www.2DogRC.com
Mark Hunt www.Insightrc.com