2018 schedule
The daily schedule is subject to change. Expected ending time is 5:30pm daily.
UPDATED 9/28/18 07:15 CDT
All pilot and volunteer briefings are to be held in the Hillard Building.
Friday, September 28
0700 – Intermediate Free Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
0800 - Intermediate Free Program
1100 – Advanced Free Unknown Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
1200 - Advanced Free Unknown Program
1400 – 4-Minute Free Unknown Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
1500 - 4-Minute Free Program
1600 - Cleanup
1800 - Nationals Awards Ceremonies & Banquet (Founder's Wing - EAA Museum)
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Past Schedule 2018
Wednesday, September 19
0730 - Practice Day - Box open until 1730. See box monitor.
Thursday, September 20
0730 - Practice Day - Box open until 1730. See box monitor.
Friday, September 21
0730 - Official Practice Begins
0730 - Technical Inspections
0730 - Sign up for all unreserved practice slots for Friday/Saturday
1000 - Meeting of Nationals Key Volunteer Group (KVG) - Hillard Building
1200 - On-Site Registration and Volunteer Signups
Saturday, September 22
0730 - Practice, Technical Inspections, and Registration Continues
0800 - Judges Refresher Course (PHP Conference Center)
1100 - Opening Ceremonies - Founder's Wing/EAA Museum
1200 - Unlimited Pilots & Volunteers Briefing - Founder's Wing/EAA Museum
1400 - Unlimited Known Program
1900 - Opening Reception and BBQ at the EAA Nature Center
Sunday, September 23
0700 - Glider Practice
0830 - Non-Demoninational services - Fergus Chapel
1230 – Group Photo at Brown Arch
1330 - Unlimited Free Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
1430 - Unlimited Free Program
1730 - Unlimited Free Unknown 1 Figure Submission Meeting
1900 - Distribution of Unlimited Free Unknown 1 Figures
Monday, September 24
0700 - Intermediate Known Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
0800 - Intermediate Known Program
0930 - Deadline for Unlimited Free Unknown 1 Sequence Submission to Jury
1000 - Advanced Known Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
1100 - Unlimited Free Unknown 1 Sequences approved by jury and posted
1100 - Advanced Known Program
1300 - Primary & Sportsman Known Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
1400 - Primary & Sportsman Known Program
1400 - Deadline for Unlimited Pilots to notify Registrar of Unknown 1 Sequence Selection
1900 - “Unknown Flight” Pizza
Tuesday, September 25 - FLYING CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
0700 - Posting of Unlimited Free Unknown 1 Pilots Sequence Selection
0700 - Unlimited Free Unknown 1 Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
0800 - Unlimited Free Unknown 1 Program
1000 - Intermediate Free Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
1100 - Intermediate Free Program
1300 - Advanced Free Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
1330 - Unlimited Free Unknown 2 Figure Submission Meeting
1500 - Advanced Free Program
1700 - Distribution of Unlimited Free Unknown 2 Figures
1500 - Advanced Free Unknown Figure Submission Meeting
1800 - Taco Tuesday - EAA Museum - Fergus Plaza
Wednesday, September 26 - only Primary/Sportsman Completed due to weather
0700- Primary & Sportsman Free 1 Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
0800- Primary & Sportsman Free 1 Program (Pilots who did not fly the Known will fly that first then the Sportsman & Primary Free will begin for all.)
0800 - Deadline for Unlimited Free Unknown 2 Sequences Submission to Jury
1000 - Distribution of Advanced Free Unknown Figures
1200 - Unlimited Free Unknown 2 Sequences approved by jury and posted
1300 - Intermediate Free Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
1400 - Intermediate Free Program
1400 - Deadline for Unlimited Pilots to notify Registrar of Unknown 2 Sequence Selection
1500 - Deadline for Advanced Free Unknown Sequence Submission to Jury
1630 - Advanced Free Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
1700 - Posting of Unlimited Free Unknown 2 Pilots Sequence Selection
1730 - Advanced Free Program
1900 - Key Volunteer (KVG) Dinner - Becket Restaurant
Thursday, September 27
0700 - Unlimited Free Unknown 1 Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
0800 - Unlimited Free Unknown 1 Program
0900 - Advanced Free Unknown Sequences approved by jury and posted
1030 - Advanced Free Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
1130 - Advanced Free Program
1400 - Deadline for Advanced Pilots to notify Registrar of Unknown Sequence Selection
1500 - Intermediate Free Pilots & Volunteers Briefing
1600 - Posting of Advanced Free Unknown Pilots Sequence Selection
1600 - Intermediate Free Program
1900 - LaSure's Banquet Hall - Flight Medal Presentation