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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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Gil’s request Buying, Selling, Asking Zooming to South America Gil’s request From:Michael Achterberg Hello all. Seems like we already have that in F1c. Be nice if we just had a flat 4 sec motor run the electronic timer can be checked on the ground. Not sure what we would need more than what we have.. Michael Editor’s comment : While I hesitate to make an...

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More on USFFC More on the Late Peter King Automatic engine run timer More on USFFC From: Ed Carroll Additional COVID 19 Mediation Information for the US Free Flight Championships September 18-20 at Lost Hills, California * To assist with staying healthy, there are hand washing stations on the porta potties. * Masks will be available if you forget yours or it blows away. *...

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Estate sale of model engines Back in Business USFFC – Update and reminder Estate sale of model engines From:Brian Eggleston Hello Roger (Mr. Sen), Could you please include this request for help in the next SEN issue. Mike Thomas was a well known Canadian competitor in F1B and F1D events that frequently represented Canada at World Championships. Very sad to say he passed away earlier...

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Swiss F1E Champs Don’t forget –flying is going on so    talk about – report it Doug’s Stuff at the USFFC – LH America’s Cup CDs Harvest Classic 2020 MODIFIED SCHEDULE Swiss F1E Champs The F1E Swiss Meisterschaft was flown last Sunday (06.09.20) at Wikartswil, in the Bern Oberland . Winner was Andreas Tschanz, second Michael Bleuer , third William Damerell. Results at: https://www.modellflug.ch/events.aspx?Event=5769&lang=EN Kind Regards,...

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Fab Feb 2021 How about this ? Looking for older gen AA Hubs Fab Feb 2021 We have had some enquiries and received some input about Fab Feb in 2021. The Fab Feb in its current form is a week of contests anchored by the Maxmen International.  Originally the Winter Classic (Ike and Kiwi) was an additional event for those, mainly from outside the USA,...