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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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Timers for Finals Outrageous October at Lost Hills Timers for Finals From: Mike McKeever I'd like to make a request for timers for the US Team Selection Contest in October. Specifically the Team Finals are scheduled from Tuesday October 15 through October 19. Flying will take place on Wednesday with F1B and F1A flying. The critical day I need timers is Thursday Oct 17...
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Blog about the European F1E-Championship in Czech Republic The 45th Annual MMM 14-Round Contest Blog about the European F1E-Championship in Czech Republic From Thermiksense The F1E European Championship for Juniors and Seniors will start on August 19 in Rana (Czech Republic). The flying days are Tuesday (20.08.) for Juniors and Wednesday (21.08.) for Seniors. The German Free Flight Magazine Thermiksense reports about the competitions...
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Junior World Champs Summary Junior World Champs Summary Excellent summary on the FAI/CIAM site https://www.fai.org/news/winners-2024-fai-f1abp-junior-world-championships-free-flight-model-aircraft At the event they used the model.wings.rs which give a very good layout. The Wings site does need an upgrade to indicate in this case the female contestants because there are special awards for them and in the case of World Cup events the junior contestants too. There is...
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Junior World Champs Results AMA Affiliate membership Junior World Champs Results The results are on the Wings.RS website at https://model.wings.rs/competition.php?id=928 F1A is there now. AMA Affiliate membership The cost of the AMA Affiliate membership went up on 1 August to $125 for one year. The is required for non-USA residents to take part in AMA events, including World Cup events. This includes insurance for...
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Corrected results for the America's Cup at 1 August America Cup results - with individual placings - the right ones 🙂 Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen: SWR 16 1 Kiw 20 2 NAC 12 3 MM 18 4 SCA 8 5 SAN 3 6 NCA 2 7 Srn 2 8 Lac 4 9 Hat 3 10 Spe 2 11 Act 2 ...