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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...

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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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1961 World Championships Connie Piserchio 1961 World Championships From:Martin Dilly Does any SEN reader know whether Frank Zaic was US team manager at the 1961 World Championships at Leutkirch? I've been looking through some of the slides I took there and there's one of him using a pretty chunky-looking walkie-talkie.  That was the year George Reich won Wakefield. Anyone else still around who was there?...

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 2021 SCAT Annual Report Famous names on the [ebay] photos 2021 SCAT Annual Report Wow! A year has gone by since cancelling the 2020 SCAT Annual, first aeromodel contest Covid victim. The modeling world has learned more and has adaptive to this cotangent and we are now enjoying our outdoor sport. Travel is still limited so attendance is down. The weather reports looked wonderful for...

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Looking for Rocket City Clamps Found – Classic FAI FF Fotos SCAT Annual Flash Looking for Rocket City Clamps From: Don DeLoach Anyone have any Rocket City pin clamps they'd be willing to sell me? They were the little black plastic discs sold at hobby shops back the eighties. TIA and Thrmx DD [email protected] -- Found – Classic FAI FF Fotos 54 Wakefield and other...

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Two Tone Tatone? Check the Weather Two Tone Tatone? From: Martin Dilly Tatone Timers Does anyone recall a multi-function Tatone timer? John Tatone's original patent from 1961 shows a timer with dual outputs, one fast for engine cut-off and another slow one for DT. Was that version ever marketed? I certainly don't recall ever seeing one in Britain. Check the Weather From: Daryl Perkins Good...

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SCAT ANNUAL- Weather Looks to be Wonderful SEN Advertisement and Questions SCAT ANNUAL- Weather Looks to be Wonderful  SCAT ANNUAL March 13 & 14, Reserve March 15, 2021 at Lost Hills Field, CA AMERICAS CUP & NATIONAL CUP Contest Covid Protocol Will Be Used FAI Events: **Saturday, March 13: F1A, F1B, F1C, F1Q and F1P Seven one hour rounds start @ 8AM, extended max times...