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...
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
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...
Free Flight Quarterly #75 has appeared Comments on AMA Electric Rule Change Proposals Free Flight Quarterly #75 has appeared From:sergio montes As in many similar occasions, I have the pleasure of announcing our latest edition. It contains a wide range of articles which, in this time of forced isolation could be a most suitable and informative read. The cover of the new issue with its...
USA Indoor Nats Cancelled Kudos to Ken A view on the USA FF proposals Top Dude Update USA Indoor Nats Cancelled It is with great regret, that AMA and National Free Flight Society (NFFS) today announce that the current COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of the Indoor Nats scheduled for May 27-31, 2020 in Eagar, Arizona. We do not anticipate that there will be...
Fab Feb F1A Video AMA FF Rules potential changes Fab Feb F1A Video From:Ken Bauer Here's a video I created to learn some new software tools for video editing and music creation. Malcolm Campbell gave me permission to use photos from his Fab Feb collection he recently shared. I focused just on F1A (had to limit is somehow) and came up with some original music....
US Nats Schedule Update from NFFS US Nats Schedule Update from NFFS The current COVID-19 pandemic has thrown everything in the world topsy-turvy, and that impacts our hobby as well. We have gotten some question about the Free Flight NATs, both Indoor and Outdoor. NFFS is working closely with AMA to evaluate the situation daily. Obviously, the health and safety of contestants is our primary...
More musings on the World FF Schedule STATUS OF AMA OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT NATIONALS Jahnke's Story USA AMA District 10 Electric Flyers More musings on the World FF Schedule From:Dino Was really hoping for a push back of Euros to 2021 and WC in 2022. But that didn’t happen as I heard rumors of this possibility. I agree with Mike Schwartz. And we can do...