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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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...
Fab Feb vendor, supplier, organization list Looking for electric motor for Fusiev machine Fab Feb vendor, supplier, organization List Every year at the Fab feb contests we post notices from suppliers and other supporting organizations who will be the Fab Feb contests at LosT Hills and want to let possible attendees know . If you are one of these people send your notice now...
Correction to SEN 3277 Correction to SEN 3276 In SEN 3276 there was an error in the report on F1A at the USA Team Selection. Guy Goldstein's third place time in the flyoff of the first event was not reported correctly. This did not affect the Team Selection as it was only in reporting of the score in SEN. This is to set the...
USA Team Selection Details We have been asked to include in SEN more information about the recent Team Selection event including the times. It is important to remember that the object of the event was to select the Team to represent the USA at the 2025 World Free Flight champs in Romania. So, the first thing to note is the Team that was chosen,...
America's Cup Update America's Cup Corrections In the SEN 3272, Nov 1, 2024 AmCup report I wrote in error: "Charlie Jones' 30 points at Sierria cup puts him and Alex Andruikov (Team USA) in a similar position needing a third site score which Wellington or Eloy would provide." I got Jones right, but it was Charlies' stellar son Ryan who won Sierra Cup F1B...
Out by factor of 10 OOS and altimetry - the glass is half fill One interpretation Why would you not want to have a RDT? Aeromodeller encore Out by factor of 10 From Colin Sharman Just a small correction to the Biff ma and AeroModeller piece in SEN 3273. The weight limit for the proposed mandatory RDT rule in the U.K. is 250 gms, not...