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...
Sierra Cup Results The combined team flyer Sierra Cup Results Sierra Cup Mike McKeever CD F1A FAI Number Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Rnd7 FO1 FO2 FO3 TOTAL 1 Rene Limberger USA716363 240 180 180 180 180 180 180 300 420 452 2492 2 Jes Nyhegn DEN2242 240 180 180 180 180 180 180 300 420 374 2414 3 Enes Pecenkovic BIHF120 ...
4 second observations Thanks from Oz Who’s on Your Team Fab Feb 2019 Update 4 second observations From:Daryl Perkins 4 second engine run at the finals. As a timer and observer at the finals this year I found that with a future installation requirement of electronic timers and RDT required now, most of the flyers are already using electronics, there is a consistency of engine...
4 seconds at the Finals ? Sierra F1E Why 4 seconds at the Finals ? from gilbert morris Can any one tell us how well flyers and timers were able to cope with the F1C 4 sec. engine run at the US Team Selection event? Thanks. Gil Morris Sierra F1E From Peter Brocks Sierra Cup F1E PLACE NAME R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 % R1% R2%...
USA Team Selection USA Team Selection Event This past 3 days was the USA Team Selection aka “The Finals” event for the World Champs to be held at Lost Hills in 2019. The team consists of 3 team members in each of F1A, F1B and F1C. There is one alternate also selected for each class. The event has a special format. Two classes are flown...
DT FO ENCORE Sierra Flash Lost Hills Update DT FO ENCORE From:ron kreetz DT FO And the worst is that WC-points are given in a different way. For the Eifel Pokal it was done by dividing the total points from the fly-off contestants (which is i.m.o the right way), for other contest e.g. Norwegian Cup they give the regular points based on ranking after DT...