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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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FAI ID Number F1C Vibes Pim’s TRACKERS Lost Hills storage FAI ID Number From:Mike Richardson Hi Roger I’m glad you brought up the FAI license number in the Sen 2535. In the last several years I have gone through NAA for my sporty license. By doing this I save a few bucks but I discovered that NAA do not mail you a license, instead a...

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weighed, weighed, NUMBERED and divided Bill Giesking Simple F1C engine run solution Remembering Bill Numbers, numbers, and more numbers In processing the Fab Feb entries there has been some confusion around the various IDs, membership numbers, licenses etc that are on the online entry form. Most people have figured this out so bear with us on the explanation. So this is an explanation.  First some...

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Bill Giesking SEN 2533 The 2019 FAI Southwest Regionals Model Airplane Championships FF stuff for sale Optar wanted Bill Giesking From Richard Blackam Sorry to hear about Bill Gieskieng's passing. He was an amazing innovator and a real source of inspiration to me. RIP SEN 2533 From: Bernard Crowe Bravo!  Sanity, clarity and realism! The 2019 FAI Southwest Regionals Model Airplane Championships The first America’s...

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Fab Feb Field Food Update Marion William "Bill" Gieskieng Motor Run - No slight intended Fab Feb Food Update Gabby’s food truck will be on the field Sat 9th Sun 10th Wed 13th Fri 15th Sat 16th Sun 17th Gabby’s Social Evening Tue 12 Thursday 14,  International Pot luck dinner with Dumplings from the Chinese team on the field but don’t forget that we are all ...

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Motor Run F1C Engine Timing Fab – Feb info – if you haven’t entered you should NOW Motor Run From:William East The Motor run issue Is it possible for one of our electronics people to develop an transmitter/reciever (in a simular package to a RDT unit) that will give an exact time for the engine run by pressing the transmitter button that automatically send the...