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ABOUT the NFFS

Mission of the National Free Flight Society

The National Free Flight Society (NFFS) is committed to the preservation and promotion of free flight model aviation in all of is aspects and manifestations.

This elective endeavor has a significant and pervasive social advantage. The NFFS recognizes that the hobby and sport of model aviation and free flight model aviation in particular supersede the pleasant benefits of an individual's curious pastime.

There is a need for the sport to be openly available and the satisfaction of that need is genuinely within the consciousness and endemic to the organization of the Society.

Incorporation of a vast panorama of capability is encompassed by participation in free flight model aviation. It is ultimately this health and vitality to which the NFFS is consigned.

With the declaration of its history, exquisite publications, libraries and political representations, the NFFS continually establishes a powerful venue for the perpetuation of the art of free flight.

The National Free Flight Society is the only organization in the United States that serves the interests of all free flight categories.  The Society was formed over 30 years ago to promote free flight activities and continues as a vital, growing organization dedicated to the advancement of the free flight hobby and sport.  NFFS has recently embarked on an Expansionary Plan that promotes added membership, fund raising, support of competitions, improved communications with members and other Special Interest Groups. Perhaps the most important component of the Plan is an Education Program to function at several sites in the U.S. The latter will offer mentoring on model construction, flying and contest competition, graded to the abilities and interests of participants.  See the Expansionary Plan for more information.

The NFFS currently sponsors the following activites:

• The Unites States Outdoor Championships
• The United States Indoor Championships
• The annual Outdoor National Cup and Indoor National Cup,national competition involving a variety of AMA and Nostalgia model events flown at many AMA-sanctioned contests. The National Cup awards are presented at the NFFS Annual Banquet in July-August. See the Competitions section for complete information.

Society publications:

• Free Flight, a monthly magazine that contains the most complete free flight coverage published in the country
• The NFFS Symposium, published annually, presents articles on current state-of-the-art concepts and free flight developments, along with descriptions of the Ten Models of the Year and biographies of Inductees into the NFFS Hall of Fame
• An extensive list of full-size plans for Nostalgia and AMA-type models is maintained and made available.  See the Publications section for details about all NFFS publications and the Plans Service. 

The National Free Flight Society is affiliated with the Academy of Model Aeronautics as a Special Interest Group. Membership in the NFFS is encouraged for beginners and experienced free flight modelers alike.

See How to Join or Join, Learn, Fly for information and a membership application.  Join the NFFS and enjoy advantages of membership offers. 

The NFFS President and Board of Directors

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