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Free Flighters, I am writing to keep you informed about the recent proposal involving the potential sale of the Academy of Model Aeronautics property in Muncie, Indiana. From our limited knowledge the proposal would sell the NATS flying field, AMA HQ and the museum to be used for a data center. Importantly the executive committee has signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).   An NDA is...

2026 nats scores

Indoor - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wBhMys2rkw69Tyo-YCDWYa0yOhZkxh2pohGSAMY0aIw/edit?gid=1194412114#gid=1194412114   Outdoor - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT4WDXQ4BQh_bS_ShEvCzMyiwxmE81WVfoVmX70cvPlzDN1nbVMu1sBJ7K87K_upD3mR2mYNNWalF6o/pubhtml?gid=379879557&single=true  

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Art Ellis From Andrew Barron Dear Free Flight Friends, I am sharing the sad news of the passing of Art Ellis on June 2.    He is greatly missed. TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR ELLIS (April 29, 1949 to June 2, 2026) Art was a hugely impactful educator and sportsman.  First we are inspired by his early years in football, competitive sailing and sailing instrumentation from the 1960s...

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Isaacson and Kiwi Cup North American   Isaacson Winter Classic and Kiwi World Cup Lost Hills, California, USA 8-11 February 2026 Part of Fab Feb Kiwi Cup FAI events World Cup America's Cup   Kiwi - F1A, B, C, P & Q New Zealand World Cup 7 round Schedule: Saturday 7 Feb, Reserve days 9,10 February 2026 1                    8:00am–9:00am 2                    9:00am–10:00am 3 - 7               on...

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Q @ FabFeb   F1Q @ Fab Feb Kiwi Cup North American Cup MaxMen International All Rounds and Flyoff 2 Joules 20 seconds simple and same for all SEN Status Our new web site is online with archives of SEN going back to 1997 plus many items about FAI Free Flight. It can be found at http://www.faifreeflight.org Existing SEN subscribers can update their preferences by...

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Updated Maxmen Flier with F1Q joules   Hello everyone, I realized the version of the Max Men Bulletin I had sent to SEN for publication earlier did not include the sentence addressing energy limits for F1Q. The Max Men will be flown using 2 Joules/gr 20s for rounds and for flyoffs, as was done in 2025. Thermals, Blake Jensen SEN Status Our new web site...

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Camping at 2026 Lost Hills Food and more Social Events at Fab Feb Rule F1.2.8 incorrect Feedback Fab Feb Forecast and Fun   Camping at 2026 Lost Hills This year we are going back to the camping site that we had use for over the first 25 years. While there were some advantages with the site used in past few years there some weather reacted...

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Tui Cup Correction  SEN 3412 MaxMen Update   Tui Cup Correction  SEN 3412 From:Andrew Barron A small correction to the Tui World Cup (Southwest Regionals) results in F1A. It looks like the total given for me of 960 seconds is incorrect (too high).  It should be 935 seconds, putting me in a tie for fifth with Jim Parker and moving Guy Goldstein up to fourth place.  All...