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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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USA Free Flight Team Blog   USA FF Team 2025 WC Blog The rest of the story. Taking part in a World Champs is complicated and there are lots of moving parts and communications between team members is very important.  Now with the option on an extra team member if one is female and the addition of F1Q that is even more people.  The USA...

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Doug Galbreath Keep E20 as an evening event   Doug Galbreath From: Walk Ghio Hello Roger, Some sad news.  Doug Galbreath passed away last night.  He has been in a rest home the last few years.  The last few weeks he has been under hospice care.  Doug was 90 or 91 years old.  I have attached a letter I put together for Doug when he was elected for the AMA...

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2025 Sierra Cup   49th Annual Sierra Cup An FAI Free Flight World and America's Cup Event October 7th-14-12th, 2025 Sponsored by Southern California Aero Team Lost Hills, California, USA   Schedule of Events: Tuesday, October 7th:   F1E On the Hill at 10 AM for 5 rounds. Peter Brocks is CD. Kotuku F1E will be flown the next day, Wednesday, October 8th. Thursday, October 9th: ...

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Kotuku Cup 2025   KOTUKU CUP WORLD CUP OF NEW ZEALAND Oct 8th  - 12th, 2025 at Lost Hills Field, CA. reserve Monday Oct 13th Sponsored by Southern California Aero Team AMERICA'S CUP Tuesday, Oct 7th  SIERRA CUP "F1E" see separate flyer Wednesday, Oct 8th  KOTUKU CUP F1E 5-50minute rounds-10 minute break  starts at 10:00 am.  Thursday Oct 9th Sierra Cup Mini's See separate flyer...

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October Contests = Sierra and Kotuku Cups MiniNeurones in WCH October Contests = Sierra and Kotuku Cups From:Ed Carroll Hi Roger I cannot find info on the October contests for 2025.  Do you know anything? Best, Eddie Editor: Eddie  they are nominally 7 to 12 October with the flatland  World Cup being in the Weekend 11 and 12 and  the 13 Oct being reserve and Indigenous...