Written by Jay Smith
As featured on page 23 the November 2012 issue of Model Aviation.
As featured in the Model Aviation tablet app.
The Nats is the world’s largest model airplane gathering, comprising more than 1,000 competitors and a largely volunteer workforce of several hundred.
The Indoor Free Flight Nats was held May 23 to 27 in its longtime venue at the Eastern Tennessee State University’s Mini-Dome in Johnson City, Tennessee. Roughly 50 competitors and a contingent of Flying Aces Club (FAC) members and 20 youth members battled it out in AMA, FAI, FAC, and…