As some of you are already aware, Toby Herrera had to make a difficult decision. Earning a spot on two USA World Championship teams in different disciplines (F3K and F5J) in the same year is an awesome feat, but a major problem if you have to choose just one.
Toby announced to the team that he will unfortunately not be able to travel with the F5J team. As one team member put it "He has some unfinished business in F3K" and we wish the best for him and the whole F3K team.
Skyler Raver has moved up to fill Toby's slot, and John Lovins has accepted the alternate position. John's biography has been added to the "Meet the Team" page.
The entire USA F5J team recently attended "F5J in the Desert" event near Phoenix, AZ. The event took place at a sod farm. The field was totally open with no trees or other structures within reach, other than a power line far from the field. The weather changed from nice and nearly calm air on Saturday to very windy and turbulent on Sunday.
All of the USA team pilots did well in the preliminary rounds, some better than others, and all made the fly-offs. The windy conditions made Sunday flying very difficult, in fly-offs especially, resulting in at least one low score for every pilot. The event was a great practice for the team.
At the event Charlie Morris announced to the team that due to job related issues he will not be able to attend the F5J World Championship in August, 2019. Charlie therefore has stepped down and Toby Herrera has officially joined the USA team. The new alternate pilot now is Skyler Raver.
