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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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MAX MEN POSTPONED Wanted F1H Boom SEN Snap Messages MAX MEN POSTPONED F1A, F1B, F1C & F1P will be held on Sunday February 19 F1G, F1H, F1J & F1S will be held on Monday February 20 As of noon today (Thursday) the light rain has already made the access roads slippery. We are going to get a lot of rain from tonight through Saturday morning. ...

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North America Cup North American Cup Excellent  weather Very light drift Sun Tricky thermals in rounds 4 and 5 F1A did 8 min FO then 10min FO F1C and F1B went straight to 10 min No FO needed in F1Q Link to Full  Results https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QlGdDrkHw6WJSNjDQUeu0WYPMR04wsJOie6_Vih4ZMQ/edit?usp=sharing SEN Status Our new web site is online with archives of SEN going back to 1997 plus many items about...

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Kiwi Cup F1E Results The results are on-line at  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G1OfM--G9RZWx6bcdVF6sSLvMfRc6aIKwhwqjKuXPp0/edit?usp=sharing 1. Andrist 2. Brocks 3. Sifleet Kiwi and Ike Pics Brian Furutani Flickr Picture of Ike and Kiwi Cup  at https://www.flickr.com/photos/44670670@N02/sets/72157676748361094/ F1S rules From: Tapio Linkosalo During a recent discussion at HipPocket BB, I noticed a shortcoming in F1S rules - they do not allow the use of RadioDT! The paragraph 3.S.2 refers to Q rules...

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Link to Ike and Kiwi Results Altimeter use in SEN 2260 SEN Snap mailing Link to Ike and Kiwi Results Kiwi F1ABC final fly off at Dawn – excellent conditions. No wind or rain Ike F1HGJS event flown in perfect conditions. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_9jZP2lTaa7kMdf3I9FVnRE5uO9dwaUQMaj1NXbdssE/edit?usp=sharing  Altimeter use in SEN 2260 From: Allard van Wallene Altimeter use, The accuracy of a time keeping system is not the accuracy of...

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  Fab Feb day 1 F1Q Results Fab Feb Day 1 Go to this google sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jcllaPpQ51pUV6_XkdCurkr9ACuDC8DF1BCzZpY3Bok/edit?usp=sharing for details of today's action perfect conditions light wind Sun NO rain ! F1Q finished  ABC FO at dawn F1Q - Only event finished FamilyName Given Name 3       1    2    3    4    5    6    7   fo1    Total   Place Murphy    Jack       USA     180  180  180  180  180  180  240  276   ...