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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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Tanget Contest Flash Tangent contest flash: Our AMA and double FAI contests are scheduled for August 21-23 in beautiful Tangent Oregon . The WMC has a list of Covid guidelines for the field and we ask all who attend to follow these protocols. The NW FAI Challenge will be run the same as is has been in the past while the Tangent Classic will be...
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More on the Summer Contest FAI Contests - Detroit at Muncie More on the Summer Contest From:Fred Terzian Additional Comments on Walt's Summer Contest + Henry Feistal's 27 minute-plus Flight! Walt ran a great contest considering the high temperatures that may have changed the outcome of a larger turnout. Flying was very low key and social distancing was practiced with no significant issues. Bud Romak...
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Skyscraper’s Annual 2020 Summer Contest – Lost Hills Skyscraper’s Annual 2020 From: Aram The Skyscraper’s Annual was originally scheduled for June 27-28 and the consensus on Saturday June 27th was to postpone it by two weeks due to the wind that weekend. Almost two weeks later, tropical storm Fay marched through the region raining buckets on July 10th and it was decided to fly everything...
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Thermiksense 2/2020 Rescheduled* Skyscraper’s Annual Thermiksense 2/2020 From:Bernhard Schwendemann Issue 2/2020 of the German Free Flight Magazine is just coming from the printers shop. For the content please see here: https://www.thermiksense.de/aktuelle-ausgabe/ We have e.g.: The Flapper FA31 of Frank Adametz Two F1A of Yuri Grushkovskiy A contribution by Per Findahl „What to be done to be successful“ The Lindner-Trim – explained in detail by...
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MMM 14-Round Contest: Update and COVID-Prevention Guidelines Help ! MMM 14-Round Contest: Update and COVID-Prevention Guidelines From:Don DeLoach Fellow FAI, AMA, NFFS, and SAM Fliers: The annual MMM 14-Rounder contest is now just over one week away--July 11-12, in Denver, CO. As the nation continues to grapple with the COVID pandemic, we're taking strong precautions to ensure a safe contest. If you're planning to attend,...