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USA Jr Free Flight Team Qualification

The USA FAI Junior Free Flight team is composed of selected young Free Flight modelers who have demonstrated a high degree of commitment and proficiency in competing with their aircrafts without direct adult involvement. NYAA founders and members have been instrumental in the formation of the USA Free Flight Jr Team Program and mentoring the USA Junior Team members over the past 3 decades.

Click here for specific information about the FAI Jr Team Selection Program 

Click here for the Official FAI Sporting Code

Team Managers

Sevak Malkhasyan 

Tim Batiuk 

2024 Junior World Free Flight Championship
United States Jr Free Flight Team

Prilep, North Macedonia

Competition Highlights

F1B Jr Team Gold Medal

F1A 2nd Place Female - Anat Goldstein

F1B 2nd Place Female - Reema Bharadwaj

F1B 3rd Place Female - Tia Zheng

F1P 3rd Place - Emrick Smith

F1A Team:

Anat Goldstein, John Kim, Johnny Mah-Gersting

F1B Team:

Adith Alagiri, Reema Bharadwaj, Ittai Kohavi, Tia Zheng

F1P Team: 

Emrick Smith

2023 Open World Free Flight Championship F1A, F1B, F1C
United States Free Flight Team

Moncontour, France

Competition Highlights

Open Female F1A World Champion - Anat Goldstein (age 18)

F1B Team Silver Medal

F1A Team:

Anat Goldstein, Andrew Barron, Brian Van Nest, Ken Bauer

F1B Team:

Aimee Raymond, Alex Andriukov, Sevak Malkhasyan, Walt Ghio

F1C Team:

Don Chesson, Jeff Ellington, Guy Mennano

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Team Mangers

Charlie Jones 

Sevak Malkhaysan 

2022 Junior World Free Flight Championship
United States Free Flight Team

Vachitran, Pordim, Bulgaria

Competition Highlights

F1A Jr World Champion - Noa Goldstein

F1A Female Jr World Champion - Noa Goldstein

F1B Jr World Champion - Ittai Kohavi

F1B Female Jr World Champion - Skylar Donnelly

F1A Team

Anat Goldstein, Noa Goldstein

F1B Team

Skylar Donnelly, Ittai Kohavi

2019 Open World Free Flight Championship F1A, F1B, F1C
United States Free Flight Team

Lost Hills, California, U.S.A.

Competition Highlights

Open F1C World Champion - Taron Malkhasyan

F1C Team Bronze Medal

F1A Team

Ken Bauer, Jim Parker, Michael Thompson

F1B Team

Alex Andriukv, Blake Jensen, Greg Simon

F1C Team

Jeff Ellington, Taron Malkhasyan, Faust Parker

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Team Managers

Jim Parker 

Sevak Malkhasyan

2018 Junior World Free Flight Championship
United States Free Flight Team

Pazardzik, Bulgaria

Competition Highlights

F1B 2nd Place - Kyle Gerspacher

F1P 2nd Place - Hayden Ashworth

Results

F1A Team

Roman Stalick, Adelaide Machado-Ulm, Joel Yori

F1B Team

Kyle Gerspacher, Joel Yori

F1P Team

Hayden Ashworth

Contact us for more information about the

Junior Team Selection and our Training Programs 

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