Northwest Scale Aeromodelers Championships
August 22-25, 2019
“Best in the West”
The NorthWest Scale Championships event is designed to showcase the enormous talent and abilities of the scale builders and pilots who live in the NorthWest corner of North America. However our event is open to everyone no matter where you might call home.
The Northwest Scale Aeromodelers (NWSAM) was started with a simple concept in mind. That concept is to hold an annual Championship level event here in the Northwest.
With scale contest attendance waning in recent years, something was needed to kick start scale activity here in the Northwest again.
The“difference” in the Northwest Scale Championship is that a contestant does not qualify for the Championships.
For the purpose of the NWSAM Championships a contestant brings an eligibility score from another scale contest which can be a USSMA Qualifier or an AMA or MAAC sanctioned scale contest.
This concept is also used successfully for the Texas Scale Championship. The removal of the qualifying score has proven to increase participation & decrease the stigma of flying against “those guys”.
On August 22-25, 2019 the 9th Annual NWSAM Championships is once again being hosted by the Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers in East Wenatchee Washington. We hope to see you there!
With scale contest attendance waning in recent years, something was needed to kick start scale activity here in the Northwest again.
The“difference” in the Northwest Scale Championship is that a contestant does not qualify for the Championships.
For the purpose of the NWSAM Championships a contestant brings an eligibility score from another scale contest which can be a USSMA Qualifier or an AMA or MAAC sanctioned scale contest.
- A contestant is also encouraged to attend several scale events where the contestant uses the highest score from a single event for the eligibility score.
- This eligibility score is then combined with the scores received at the NWSAM Championships, which is added, not averaged.
- An eligibility score is not required for the NWSAM Championship however it will most assuredly improve your odds of winning.
- This encourages greater participation in regional scale events.
This concept is also used successfully for the Texas Scale Championship. The removal of the qualifying score has proven to increase participation & decrease the stigma of flying against “those guys”.
On August 22-25, 2019 the 9th Annual NWSAM Championships is once again being hosted by the Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers in East Wenatchee Washington. We hope to see you there!