NSRCA F3A Pattern Event

D5 Pattern Primer
2024-06-01 - 2024-06-02 | R/C Barnstormers, 11951 South Rene Street, Olathe, KS, 66062, United States

6th Annual Pattern Contest
2024-06-01 | Burlington County RRC, 151 N Pemberton Rd, Pemberton, NJ, 08068, United States
Please register at NSRCA.us site.

Fun in the Sun Pattern Contest
2024-05-18 - 2024-05-19 | Tri Cities RC Modelers, 5001 Beardsley Road, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
This Pattern event will be held at the TCRMC club field in Richland, Wa. Classes 401, 402, 403, 404 and FAI Silver will be offered. First time Sportsman fly for free. There will be a $50 entry fee and lunches will be available both days, donation appreciated. We will schedule a group dinner Saturday evening at a local restaurant. Camping and RV spots are available, no hookups available. Field available for practice on Friday. Hope to see you at this season’s opening event! Club website> https://tcrmc.com/

Pattern Contest
2024-05-18 - 2024-05-19 | Charlotte Aeromodelers Flying Field, 8613 Morgan Mill Rd, Monroe, NC, 28110, United States
Mark your calendars, Charlotte Aeromodelers, has approved a pattern contest for May 18, 19, 2024. Friday will be open for practice. We have bathroom, shower, kitchen, hook up for 30 amp and 20 amp service. Help us grow pattern here. Please contact me again now that it’s official as soon as you know.
Rick Harn(rharn47@gmail.com) 704-441-3860

Gulf Coast Pattern Championship
2024-05-18 - 2024-05-19 | LARKS, Larksfield Rd, Sulphur, LA, United States
We will be using an offset flight line before 11am to ensure an earlier start and as many rounds as possible
AMA Classes 401, 402, 403, 404, & 406; FAI should expect to fly F on Saturday and Sunday
Sportsman class (401) allowed to fly any AMA legal fixed wing aircraft (size, sound and weight restrictions waived)
No sound, size or weight checks
Registration Fee $50.00 (includes lunch on Saturday & Sunday)
Awards to 3rd place in all classes
Pilots’ Safety meeting at 8:45am each day, flying to being shortly thereafter
Concrete runway and pilot stations, an air-conditioned club house, numerous 4X8 tables, electricity and indoor restrooms
LARKS is an FAA FRIA site. Please ensure you have completed your FAA TRUST Test and your aircraft is identified as required by the FAA

The field will be open for practice beginning Friday, May 17th.
RV parking available on site with 6 electrical hookups (1st come basis), $20 per day for hook ups
More than enough room for your self-contained camper or tent camping.
Field is fenced and gated, call ahead if you plan to arrive before Friday morning and will need access
Monroe Michaelis – CD – Cell (337) 853-6642; Patternflyer444774@yahoo.com
Search for Larksfield Rd, Sulphur, LA using your map app to find us
This is a great venue for new or nearly new Pattern pilots

Please register at NSRCA.US site.

Northern Kentucky Pattern Championship
2024-05-18 - 2024-05-19 | Flying Cardinals, 9062 River Rd, Hebron, KY, 41048, United States
Please register at NSRCA.US

Don Atwood Pattern Classic
2024-05-18 | Sacramento Area Modelers, 11000 florin Rd, Sacramento, CA, United States

Season Opener at BCAM
2024-05-18 | Beks County Aeromodelers, 15402 Kutztown Road, Kutztown, 19530, United States
Begineers welcome!
Please register at NSRCA.US
Co CD is Sal Piu

Space City Pattern 2024
2024-05-03 - 2024-05-05 | Space City RC Club, 6332 Katy Hockley Rd, Katy, TX, 77493, United States
New Date!
Field open on Friday for practice
RV & Campers welcome, $15 hook-up fee (electricity only)
Electricity is avaialble
$50 Entry Fee includes Saturday Lunch
More info: Matt Baccari 346-949-8990

10th Annual Bear Mountain Flyers - Wild West Pattern Showdown
2024-04-20 - 2024-04-21 | Bear Moutain Flyers, 8712 Sycamore Rd #8144, Arvin, CA, 93203, United States
Field will be available for practice during the week preceding the contest.
Overnight RV camping is available; limited electrical hook-ups.
6 Rounds Weather permitting. Awards through 3rd place in all classes.
Registration starts at 7:30 AM, Pilot Meeting at 8:30 AM, wheels up 9:00 AM.
Any AMA legal aircraft is OK for Sportsman.
Entry fee will be $30 for Sportsman, $10 for EDF, and $50 for all other classes.
F3A Silver will fly 6 rounds of P-25. F3A will fly 4 rounds of P-25 and 2 rounds of F-25.
FAI scoring: The best 3 of 4 of P-25 will be Normalized to 1000 points and the best 2 of 3 (including one, or both rounds of F-25) will be used for the final score.
EDF will also be flown. If you plan on flying EDF, please select EDF in the pull-down menu.
Note: we will be flying the District 7 EDF Jet Pattern listed on Page 2 of the Flyer.
Lunch on Saturday (sandwich, chips, and drink) is included in the entry fee.
A gourmet dinner (likely a BBQ of some sort) will be hosted at the field Saturday evening after the day’s competition has ended (donation suggested), followed by night flying events, music, and entertainment. A $25 donation is requested (pay at time of registration at the field).
A special raffle will be conducted on Sunday with prizes from some of your favorite suppliers and vendors.
Each contestant will receive a T-shirt commemorating the event.
Please list your shirt size (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL) in the Freq Menu when you register.
Failing to do so may result in you not receiving a T-shirt in your size!!!
Also, shirts will be ordered ~ 1 month prior to the event.
If you have not registered with your shirt size by that time, you may not get a shirt at all.
Please register at NSRCA.US

Ocala Sun Pattern Contest
2024-04-18 - 2024-04-21 | Ocala Flying Model Club, 1020 SE 110th St, Ocala, FL, 34481, United States
Our field, which is one of the finest model flying sites in Florida, is located on 200 acres of Florida Greenway with a 48′ × 600° paved runway. We have a spacious pavilion with four smaller covered shelters, all with electrical outlets for convenient charging.
RV parking available during the week at the field. No fee, no dumping and no hookups available. Open flying during the week for contest participants
Please register at NSRCA.US

The North Texas Pattern Challenge
2024-04-13 - 2024-04-14 | Falcons RC Club, Wessltake Park, Hickory Creek, TX, 75065, United States
$50 Entry
. the field is open Friday for practice, Saturday lunch included, Sunday lunch served (optional)
. Giveways – Raffles – Fun Stuff!
Field has no power. We’ll have generators for charging. Nearby camping @ Willow Grove Park
Scott Hazard – CD – 903 590-7211

2024 OCMA Woodward Memorial Pattern Challenge
2024-04-06 - 2024-04-07 | OCMA Bob Swenson Memorial Field, 5305 Santiago Canyon Rd, Silverado, CA, United States
Pattern information available at the National Society of Radio Controlled Aerobatics http://www.nsrca.us/index.php/sequences
AMA Membership and FAA Registration Required
Sportsman, Intermediate, Advanced, Masters, FAI Silver, FAI P23 & F23, and D7 EDF Jet Pattern (6S Power Limit). Juniors enter Free!!
Lunch will be available for a fee. Water will be provided.
Field open for practice noon Friday 3/31
Pilots Meeting: 8:30am
Wheels Up: 9:30am.
NO SMOKING
OnSite Camping for up to 5 RV’s/Trailers. First come first serve. Email shannah1806@gmail.com if you want to reserve a spot.
Please register at NSRCA.US Site.

Lake Placid
2024-03-23 - 2024-03-24 | Lake Placid, Placid Lakes Boulevard, Lake Placid, FL, 33852, United States
Event Cancelled

Harry Gould Memorial Pattern Contest
2024-03-16 - 2024-03-17 | Hemet Model Masters, Olive Ave, Hemet, CA, United States
Harry Gould Memorial Pattern Contest – All classes will be flown along with FAI Silver, if we don’t have more than 7 pilots in Masters and FAI Silver, we will only offer Masters. Lunch will be available for a nominal fee, Dry Camping available at the field. See attached Flyer for more information. Contact CD Bill Wallace with any questions. Cell – 951-385-2605.
Please register at NSRCA.US

10th Annual Desert Pattern Challenge
2024-03-01 - 2024-03-03 | Florence Aeromodelers, Hwy 79 4905 S Pinal Parkway, Florence, AZ, 85132, United States
Southwest Winter Championship Series
The Desert Pattern Challenge is a 3-day contest from March 01-03, 2024 in Mesa Arizona. It takes place at Bohn Field, home of the Florence Aeromodelers.
This is an AMA sanctioned AA event, sanction #13955.
Southwest Winter Championships
For 2024 we are combining the Superstition Pattern Classic and the Desert Pattern Challenge (hosted the following weekend in nearby Florence) into a Winter Championship Series. The pilot competing in both contests with the lowest cumulative placing across the two will be named the Southwest Winter Champion for that class.
Contest Format
We will fly 6 rounds for each class (weather permitting), including 401 (Sportsman), 402 (Intermediate), 403 (Advanced), 404 (Masters), 406 (FAI–P&F), and FAI Silver (P-only). Any AMA legal airplane is allowed in Sportsman, excluding those requiring Turbine or Large Model Airplane program waivers by the AMA.
All classes except 406 will fly their 2025 sequences for 6 rounds. 406 will fly 4 rounds of P and 2 rounds of F.
Masters and FAI Silver will both fly the P25 sequence. Takeoffs and landings will be judged in Masters as they have in the past. FAI Silver takeoffs and landings will continue to not be judged.
Practice will be available at the field on Thursday February 29th
Entry Fees
The entry fee is $50 for all classes except Sportsman. The Sportsman entry fee is $25.
Flying Field
Bohn Field is a first class facility in Florence , Arizona with an paved runway, large asphalt paddock, Large covered Ramada, and ample table room.
The address is Bohn Field HWY 79 4905 S Pinal Parkway, Florence,AZ ,85132
GPS (32.985277,-111.3575 )
Schedule
Competition rounds will start on Friday and continue through Sunday. The field will be open to practice Friday morning. A pilots meeting will be held at 12:30 P.M. Friday, with the first round starting at 1:00 P.M. We will do our best to get all 6 rounds in, including going into late afternoon Sunday if necessary. The field will be open for practice after the rounds are completed each day.
Note: This is the plan, but the schedule is subject to change based on weather and entries. Be ready to fly starting Friday morning through Sunday afternoon to participate in all rounds.
Please register at the NSRCA.US site.

Superstition Pattern Classic
2024-02-23 - 2024-02-25 | SUPERSTITION AIRPARK, MERIDIAN RD AND LEVEE DRIVE , Mesa, AZ, 85220, United States
Entry fee will be $25 for Sportsman. $50 entry fee for all others
Camping is available with a reservation for $10/night, no hookups. Contact us to indicate your desire to camp at the field.
The Superstition Pattern Classic is a 3-day contest from February 23-25, 2024 in Mesa Arizona. It takes place at Superstition Airpark, home of the Arizona Model Aviators. This is an AMA sanctioned event, #15303.
The contest will follow the common format of 6 rounds for all classes from Sportsman up through FAI, including FAI Silver.
Together with the Desert Pattern Challenge the following weekend, it comprises the Southwest Winter Pattern Championships where the best placing across the two contests is crowned the series champion.
With the high turnout of the past several years we are expanding to a 3-day contest, Friday-Sunday, with the field open for practice on Thursday as well.
For full information on the contest format, championship rules, camping and more, please visit superstitionpattern.com.
For further questions please contact superstitionpattern@gmail.com.
Please register at NSRCA.US site.

2024 So. Cal Classic Pattern and EDF Season Opener
2024-02-17 | Bear Moutain Flyers, 8712 Sycamore Rd #8144, Arvin, CA, 93203, United States
Come out and enjoy pattern flying the way it should be – fun!
Entry fee: $35 (Classic or EDF), $40 (Classic & EDF)
Lunch included!!! Hector’s excellent tacos!!! Don’t Miss!!!
Please register at NSRCA.US site

Team USA Charity Pattern Contest
2024-02-09 - 2024-02-11 | Gateway RC club of Jacksonville, 3461 Lannie Rd, Jacksonville, FL, United States
This is a charity event for Team USA F3A team, all proceeds will be donated to the team!
Come out and compete and help support another Team USA victory in 2025!
Please register at the NSRCA.US site.

2nd Annula NSRCA D7 Pattern Camp
2024-01-27 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Bear Moutain Flyers, 8712 Sycamore Rd #8144, Arvin, CA, 93203, United States
Mark your calendar and join us for the NSRCA D7 Pattern Camp hosted by the Bear Mountain Flyers at one of Southern California’s
premier flying facilities. We will have several self-contained Proton Control Systems’ Pathfinder Flight Loggers available to mount in
your airplane so that you can fly YOUR sequence with YOUR airplane and see YOUR data immediately after the flight. Skilled
operators will be available to help you with resolving any issues you may be having with your data logger or assist you in using our
Proton Loggers if you don’t have your own. Also, Jon Carter will be conducting a Judging Seminar for the new sequences using
actual data from a flight flown in front of everyone at the beginning of the Seminar. At the conclusion of the Judging Seminar, we
will resume open flying with the Pathfinder Flight Loggers.
• Event Fee: $20 • Registration Opens: 8 AM
• Flight Coach Clinic: 9 AM • Judging Seminar: 12 PM
• AMA membership is required. Overnight RV camping is available;
limited electrical hook-ups. The field will be open Friday –
Sunday for anyone who wishes to stay the weekend and practice.
• Lunch on Saturday is included in the Event Fee (likely Costco
croissant sandwiches, chips, and water/sodas).
• A $1 raffle of a data logger may be conducted (attendance not

Minnesota Pattern Championships
2023-08-05 - 2023-08-06 | Anoka County Radio Control Club, Klondike Blvd, Anoka, MN, United States

Pre-Nat's Pattern Fly-in!
2023-07-21 - 2023-07-22 | Phantom Flyers R/C, 4260 Wiedey Road, St. Charles, MO, United States
Return of the Meet Me in St. Louis
No competition planned, just some informal pre-NAT’s warm-up flights with other folks headed to Muncie, a bit of camaraderie, exchange of pattern knowledge and other lies.
Field open at 9:00 am. Contact us if you want to fly Thursday, July 20th or earlier, arms can be twisted.

Peach Pattern Classic
2023-06-16 - 2023-06-18 | Hodges Hobbies, 428 Neil Hodges rd., Andersonville, GA, 31711, United States
The Peach Pattern Classic will be held on June 17th and 18th at Hodges Field, 428 Neil Hodges Rd in Andersonville, GA. Entry Fee includes Saturday lunch. All AMA classes will be flown as well as F3A and club class. Field will be open for practice on Friday. No jets this year.

Flying Tigers Pattern Contest 2023
2023-06-09 - 2023-06-11 | Mid Missouri Radio Control Association, 2810 E Coats Lane, Columbia, MO, United States

Napa Valley Pattern Classic
2023-06-03 - 2023-06-04 | North Bay R/C, 28020 Skaggs Island Rd, Sonoma, CA, 95476, United States
Visit the Wine Country at the Napa Valley Pattern Classic. It’s a great time of the year in Napa and Sonoma bring your spouse/significant other and make a mini-vacation.
Sportsman, Intermediate, Advanced, FAI and FAI Silver if desired.
Registration $40 at the filed, starting at 7:00AM Wheels up at 9:00 am.
practice – Frida all day, Saturday morning Dawn until start.
6 Rounds
Overnight camping – No hook ups, lots of dry grass, so use care with barbecues, etc. no open fires.

High Desert Pattern Classic
2023-06-03 | Field of Dreams, Redmond, OR, 97756, United States

Coastal Plains Pattern Classic
2023-06-03 - 2023-06-04 | Kinston Aero-Modelers, 207 Airport Rd, Kinston, NC, 28504, United States
All AMA Classes including FAI
$30 Entry $10 for Sportsman, includes lunch on Sat and awards 1st-3r
Primitive Camping on site
field open Friday for Practice

Firetower Pattern Event
2023-05-13 - 2023-05-14 | Firetower Flyers, 933 Massey Rd, Piedmont, SC, 29673, United States

Green Sea Pattern Classic
2023-04-29 - 2023-04-30 | Coastal Aero Modelers, 3390 Mt Olive Church Rd, Green Sea, SC, 29545-4607, United States

Pattern Clinic
2023-04-22 | Houston Sport Flyers, 13939 Kuykendahl Rd, Houston, TX, 77014, United States
Pattern Clinic for AMA Sportsman and Intermediate Class
Registration opens at 7:00 AM; Instructions, demonstrations, flying at 8 AM (morning field)
No electricity; Entry fee: $20; Light Lunch Provided
