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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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Table of Contents - SEN 1933 Airtek 1993 AMA Nats What's Hot 1 Elephant in the corner F1ABC-2 Sweden Del Adam New Airtek Web Site By coincidence my old Airtek web page died at the same time I was moving to a new house in northern California and a few people were worried that my electronics were no longer available. I've finally put together a...

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Table of Contents - SEN 1932 Fab Feb Update Mongolia Link 2015 Sympos Articles needed Looking for Cyclon Crankshaft Australia Part1 Australia Part2 Another way to manage performance. Fab Feb Update The official Information packet for the Fab Feb Contests at Lost Hills is planned for release on 1 Decmeber. This will have entry forms and all details. Schedule Sat 7 Feb Kiwi World Cup...

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Table of Contents - SEN 1931 Patterson 2014 Another thumbs down on the weak link F1ABC Limited For consideration Classic FF or RCFF F1A Solution 🙂 Plans and Things Patterson 2014 Another great event in Lost Hills, quieter than usual as no F1C flyers this year. Low Attendance due to the finals this past month. The weather Saturday was calm and partly cloudy. F1B fly...

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Table of Contents - SEN 1930 John Oldenkamp looking for 1/4 inch rubber Simple FAI Rules For Sale Weak Link Another POV F1A Towlines John Oldenkamp A phone call early Sunday from Larry Bagalini delivered the sad news that another legend of Free Flight had sailed over the horizon. John Oldenkamp passed away on Saturday. In true John fashion, none of us knew the details...

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SEN 1829 - Table of Contents Phedon Weak Link Phedon Tsiknopoulos Rumors have been circulating about Phedon dieing in a house fire. I tried emailing and phoning Phedon but no response. Today, I drove over to his home (not too far away), spoke to his neighbor and confirmed that he had past away. The fire had gutted Phedon's house and part of the neighbor's. The...