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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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R.I.P. Reinhard Truppe Recall notice- Hummingbird Model Products Pitch Gauge R.I.P. Reinhard Truppe Verena Truppe reports on FB the passing of her father Reinhard Truppe. Reinhard was a top level F1C sportsman for a very long time. He represented Austria in World and Continental Championships many times. He flew in contests all around the world and was a regular at our Fab Feb events. Reinhard...

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USA Junior Team Follow Up John at the Nats F1E E/C blog at Thermiksense has started USA Junior Team Follow Up From: Jim Parker As the manager of the USA 2018 Jr World Championship team, I was greatly thankful for Bob Stalick's great day by day reporting. The SEN reports had all the written detail and he did Facebook posts with numerous photos.  His reports...

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53rd Rocky Mountain FF Champs Thanks for the JWC Coverage Freeflight blog F1Q About SEN 53rd Rocky Mountain FF Champs From:Don DeLoach In exactly 14 days the Rocky Mountain FF Champs will commence in Denver, Colorado, September 1-2-3. Come fly with us on 35 (yes, thirty-five) square miles of high plains beauty, with no crops or water hazards and virtually unlimited motorcycle chasing in all...

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Now here JWC Official Results Doug Rowsell R.I.P. USA Team Selection - Finals with performance rounds – an implementation Looking for Blue Kavan 10x4 Props Now here JWC Official Results The Junior World Champs organizer has now posted the results online At http://www.jwch2018.com/Results.htm Doug Rowsell R.I.P. From:Leslie Farkas With great sadness we have to inform all the friends of Doug Rowsell that he unexpectedly passed...

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Final report from Bob on the JWC Buying a second hand Texas Timers electronic timer Final report from Bob on the JWC From: Bob Stalick Some observations, thoughts and suggestions from the 2018 Junior World Champs - final report. Jim Parker was the Team Manager; however, the title doesn’t describe the job he did with this group of young free flighters. Jim was the definition...