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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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2025 SYMPO Model of the Year / Achievements of the Year Invention is the Mother of Necessity The question is where does chance end. Livno 1985 had beautiful weather, gentle  wind and nice afternoon thermals.   2025 SYMPO Model of the Year / Achievements of the Year From: Walt Ghio I have been selected to be the Model of the Year chairman for the 2025...

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Elephant from the corner in the Can eating the Worms* Proud Luditte  For Sale Pyxis GPS Looking for RDT Arm Band Rubber and More at Fab Feb 40 grams Pirelli Rubber versus 23 grams Tan Super Sport Rubber -   Elephant from the corner in the Can eating the Worms In the last SEN we needed to get the issue out because of the Fab...

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Fab Feb Links SEN 3286 Correction Keep it Interesting Line of sight timing (LoST) and altimeter timing (AT) Elephant from the corner in the Can eating the Worms*   Fab Feb  Links The Online Feb Feb Sign up.  Sign up now for World Cup and FAI Mini event NOW! (you can update your information later if your plans change) https://forms.gle/T9SeJvKFcKS5N7U19 You don't pay any entry...

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About rules: It is in the words - and the Sporting Code   About rules: From: Pierre Chaussebourg I still don't understand how it is possible to time free flight models with altimeters! As it has been said: altimeters are instruments to measure height or altitude, depending how they are set, and times are measured with stopwatches which are used by timekeepers with very special...

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Back to the good old days ? Reducing F1B Rubber Weight to 25 Grams – My Personal Perspective Rules again   Back to the good old days ? From: Alex Andriukov Here are some figures. The energy of 40 grams of the best Pirelli is equal to 23 grams of the current rubber. What was wrong with the 40-gram Pirelli motors? Alex Andriukov Reducing F1B...