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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  

art ellis

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...

sen 2023

Table of Contents - SEN 2023 F1C Rules re-visited For sale - stuff More F1C observations F1C rules revisited From: Allard van Wallene -Flappers/folders (geared or non-geared) have lower drag and as such attain higher speed than fixed wing models and get higher. Hence the altitude penalty by cutting away the last second of a 5 second run is bigger than a fixed wing ship...

sen 2022

Table of Contents - 2022 B stuff for sale F1C F1C petition reminder Still some F1B items left in the Bernard sale From: Bernard Guest Hi All, So Still have some key items for sale (I have pictures if you want them): 1. Really nice new 190 cm LDA, 2 servo fly off and rounds F1B. This is the latest Tony Matthews/Brian Eggleston design and...

sen 2021

Table of Contents - SEN 2021 Kommunication is King on C RDT Remote Dethernalization of F1C Models - Kaynes Further RDT Clarification - Etherington Allards F1C reply Dino on SEN 2020 Should we really be talking about RECO - Schlosberg Marty Thompson F1C Aussie style Kommunication is King on C RDT In this issue we have 3 important posting on the RDT for F1C Firstly...

sen 2020

Table of Content - SEN 2020 It's the flappers and folders not the gears Argentinean freeflight National 2015 2015 Big Al’s Contest Report Marty Thompson F1C....RDT Possible interpretation. F1C question F1C Rulings 2020 It's the flappers and folders not the gears From: Allard van Wallene With all due respect, I am surprised to see respected F1C flyers throwing geared engines in the equation to suit...

sen 2019

Table of Contents - SEN 2019 Response to Allard's F1C comments More on the F1C petition F1C RDT Rule - what's in it? Few and far between Hotel for MMM events in Colorado Summer in Sweden Response to Allards F1C comments From: John Cuthbert I have known Allard for many, many years and have huge respect for him as a F1A flyer, model designer and...