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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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The Enemy E36/S’s Wattage issue Re: SEN 2410 E-36 is indeed a serious problem TH-F6A for sale Wanted - Morrill Sidewinder Complete Geezer Wanted “we have met the enemy, and they are us” Pogo .. more from Pogo in a following issue… E36/S’s Wattage Issue From: Aram Schlosberg . On the face of it, E36/S is a simple mini event – 36” span, 120 gram min...
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MaxMen FlyOff Plot F1S Observations TH-6a gone – Baofeng in ? MaxMen FlyOff Plot (graphical, not conspiracy theory) From:gilbert morris Hi Roger, Attached is a plot of Place vs Flight Time of the larger MaxMen flyoffs. I hope you can link to it on SEN. If you study it you can see where close placing flights were likely flying in the same air, likely inversion...
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Full results for MaxMen with all rounds Sympo Papers , Second call Missing vintage F1C Fuselage Found at Lost Hills Full results for MaxMen with all rounds Can be found at this link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ncZm9T7jtv5JOH0Mj6SeK_Sy5akk3Obdap0zUy4zp-8/edit?usp=sharing Sympo Papers , Second call February 28, 2018 I am the editor for the 2018 NFFS SYMPO. This is the second call for papers to be submitted to me at...
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RDT to get an attempt observations Ike and Fab Feb 2019 When is a flight a flight NFFS Model of the Year ? RDT to get an attempt - observations From: Aram Schlosberg Roger, In general, if an A model is DTed from 50+ meters it will land in 21+ seconds making the flight official. So an A flyers will try and RDT his...
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Acceleration sensor for control of F1A towhook: (Sensor controlled models) Don Leath Acceleration sensor for control of F1A towhook: (Sensor controlled models) From: Dave Edmonson The acceleration sensor is an automatic control that is not a one time activated control! It can latch and unlatch the hook multiple times during the flight! The flyer can choose to launch on acceleration or decelerate to relatch...