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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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Table of Contents - SEN 2223 SEN 2222 Dave Saks F1B wings for sale Timing fly off flights Handicapping? Is this F1P legal? SEN 2222 There was a technical issue in service provider's configuration that caused almost 300 messages to be bounced. The service provider spent significant time working on a solution to the problem, this delayed us sending out this issue. SEN 2222 has some...

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Table of Contents SEN 2222 Fitting Free Flight into today's World. Loggers and altimeters What's the spec? Bob Hanford's F1P Altimeters, Altitude, Working time and Publicity Isaacson Winter Classic and Kiwi World Cup Fitting Free Flight into today's World. From: MARK GIBBS I think John Carter's recent correspondence on the altimeter debate makes some excellent points. - High performance models travel a long distance in...

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Table of Contents - SEN 2221 Clocks or altimeters ? Handicapping, Bad precedent  ? German F1C Proposals. What's the spec ? Can our specs see beyond the edge Bob White Memorial MaxMen International Clocks or altimeters ? From :John Carter More on this subject I agree that the altimeter can aid determining a flight time but the question is is it desirable ? For the...

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Table of Contents - SEN 2220 F1P design problem German F1C Proposal Reply to Ross altimeters and all that ! Altimeters. J again F1j then F1p. Looking for a J Reminder F1P design problem From: gil morris Hi Roger. I think the major problem with F1P lies with the broad wing so dicted by the rules. The wing has a light wing loading and glides...

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Table of Contents - SEN 2219 To all American members of LHFFMAA (Lost Hills Association) The Rest of the J story Fab Feb Online Entry Form Altitude or Attitude limited ? Juggling ideas - Altimeters, LEDs, youth and visibility Patterson Results Correction To all American members of LHFFMAA (Lost Hills Association) From: Brian Van Nest Please renew before Jan 15 to get a reduced rate...