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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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The 2021 FAI Southwest Regionals Model Airplane Championships Flyoffs. Back in the good old days Fab Feb FollowUp Heads up for SoCal locals San Valeers Annual The 2021 FAI Southwest Regionals Model Airplane Championships The first America’s Cup contest of 2021, the FAI SWR, was held on January 16 and 17 in Eloy, Arizona. The weather was perfect, mostly all blue skies. The temperature in...
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5 for one ? When launching you must get your feet off the ground Helped ? Reinventing the Wheel 5 for one ? From:Alex Andriukov Good catch, Gil. I did not think about this situation. Yes, we cannot allow 5 friends to simultaneously wind 5 motors for one guy in fly off. Alex Andriukov Editor’s Comment … I must admit that with say 7 people...
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Alex has wound it up. F1B winder……… no need for radical changes Never understood Alex has wound it up. From:Peter Brown Hi All Enough said. I will go with Alex. Peter Brown UK F1B flyer. F1B winder……… From : kuflik Shmuel For my opinion lets compromise. make the fly off to 9 minutes winding in the old roll (in the working time) It is...
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Whoops Jama drop, Jama flop and the Kamikaze launch. Some Musings on the Past and the Future of Competitive Model Flying Whoops We thought that SEN 2815 has been sent but just as we were putting this issue togther we not noticed that we had not pushed the final button ....as I sad Whoops Jama drop, Jama flop and the Kamikaze launch. Leslie Farkas...
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Do we really need to watch the winder? 7 is tight Fly-off in shifts - no need to re-invent the wheel Do we really need to watch the winder? From: Alex Andriukov Was it a problem lately that the competitor does not wind the motor him/herself? I do not know any serious flier who would allow somebody else to wind his motor. The only problem...