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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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Cal Cup emergency flash   Cal Cup emergency flash From:  Mike Richardson Mon, Feb 10 at 4:44 PM Hi Roger, The Southwest F1E Classic has been moved to Tuesday due to the weather forecast is not looking good at all. All the flyers have discussed this and the majority are good with this decision. Would you be so kind and send this out on a...

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Kiwi Cup Flash North American Cup Update On the way and not entered   Kiwi Cup Flash The Kiwi Cup flyoffs were flown from 6:50 AM on Sunday AM. Close to perfect conditions, just a tiny bit cool at 36F or 2C and negligible wind. Spectacular flyoff at it best. Top 3 F1A Jama Danier CAN    496 Per Findahl SWE 463 Dominik Andrist SUI 377...

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The 2025 FAI Southwest Regionals Model Airplane Championships Jim Hurst, well known SoCal Free Flighter Mini Neuron Upgrade   The 2025 FAI Southwest Regionals Model Airplane Championships From: Mike Fruciano The Southwest Regionals celebrated the 75th anniversary of the event, making it one of the longest running events in Free Flight.  Free Flight flyers and enthusiast came from several countries and across the United States...

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Urgent Fab Feb stuff All- Update   Kiwi Cup Flash = urgent Fab feb Stuff Started well, little cold but calm.  Got some good rounds in, about round 5 started to get a little breezy with some very turbulent bursts.  Contest abandoned after round 6 . Straight to flyoff in the morning starting with F1A at 6:50 AM .   For some reasons best known...

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Neuron Update for me and you Kiwi Cup Results Link North American Cup Results Link   Neuron Update for me and you From: Frédéric ABERLENC Hello Roger Hope everything is ok in Lost Hills. Have you seen the creation of the contests in Abouttime. You need to change the schedule. It could be good if some people send all their flights to Abouttime. Is it...