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...
North American Cup Flash North American Cup Flash The North American Cup will have a meeting on the field tomorrow morning at the tent near the motorcycles at 7:00 am to discuss the weather. Thursday’s forecast looks very windy so we will try and complete the competition on Wednesday if we can. There are still many score cards to pick up and people can sign...
Kiwi Cup Flash Link to Kiwi World Cup Results https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTzz5JGru9xcmdFObF30bbM8gUHCP5kfq9TyddyZC7DL0bEtuapp0lBBfjVrVrKLPP88zlc5NR2fgHs/pubhtml Initially raining in the morning , the weather radar said the rain would clear up in an hour, so we delayed the start by an hour and reduced the event to 5 rounds. By this time the clouds had all cleared, rain stopped and sun come out. The first two rounds were like this. The...
FAI Licenses for USA Fab Feb Flash More on C In response .. FAI Licenses for USA With the change in FAI licenses that we have noted in earlier issues of SEN. They are now only issued for USA flyers by the NAA, no longer the AMA, and through the NAA web site at https://naa.aero/membership/fai-sporting-license The AMA has helped some members go through this...
Fab Feb stuff Fab Feb update 1 The Kiwi Cup results will be available online at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTzz5JGru9xcmdFObF30bbM8gUHCP5kfq9TyddyZC7DL0bEtuapp0lBBfjVrVrKLPP88zlc5NR2fgHs/pubhtml Kiwi Cup Jury Phil Mitchell AUS Igor Vivchar UKR Mike Roberts USA Fab Feb update 2 Reports from the field say they were able to drive their RVs on to the field in spite of recent rain. Some clean up has been done on the roads. The only...
Fab Feb World Cup Sign Ups All wheel drive chase bike Pseudo F1N and more Fab Feb World Cup Sign Ups and more Firstly the grapevine tells us that there are a number of US sportsmen who have not entered yet, one or two of them did not enter in advance last year. They professed a lack of ability in embracing modern technology but do...