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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...
2026 nats scores
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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DT clarification No points for a slide Talk to the Elephant in the corner For those who have never seen an elephant on a free flight field. DT clarification From: Andrew Barron There are some DT misconceptions in the most recent posting from our friend Aram. First, many fliers in F1A, F1B, and F1C use mechanical. For myself I usually have a mechanical available as...
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Pieter de Boer USA F1E Team for next year Step and do something DT flyoffs one more time Pieter de Boer Dutch sportsmen report the death of popular and well known Dutch F1C Sportsman, Pieter de Boer. Contact Address for de Boer family Brefelds Goren 56 48599 Gronau-Epe Germany USA F1E Team for next year Peter Brocks, Bob Sifleet and Tom Ioerger. Step and do...
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DT fly offs Take a Fresh Look Looking for a particular F1B E-Timer RIP Bob Norton Next SCAT Black Cup reminder DT fly offs From:Allard van Wallene Another 3 World Cup competitions (Swedish, Danish and Norwegian Cups) have been added to the ‘DT fly off’ routine with 2 times 3 minutes and 1 time 60 seconds glide. I have watched two of these fly offs...
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Observation from the sideline F1C Timing The ‘18 Nats are also a World Cup event! Observation from the sideline From:Terry Thorkildsen Seems like if they are going to now check engine runs on the ground they need to cut them down by 0.5 seconds to account for the allowable time they are now doing by the acoustical method to account for the altitude. Otherwise they...
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Class F1C. Maximum duration of motor run in 21st century. Timer battery Testing On stopping the watch Class F1C. Maximum duration of motor run in 21st century. Nowadays without exaggerations F1C model aircraft should be considered as a work-of-art among highly technological objects. With ultimate aerodynamic parameters and advanced design of high-power piston engines F1C models are built from composite materials and could utilize...