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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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No it is not a Mistake 77th Annual Inter-City Meet 4th Annual Hoosier Daddy Wild Bill Shailor Memorial Cup 14th Annual Brodersen FAI Challenge For Lost Hills Shed 3 people   No it is not a Mistake We just did a SEN yesterday and that prompted the Detroit Balsa Bugs to tell us about 3 events coming up in the next 3 months. And we...

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Hatschek International Challenge and Dinner Casino Cup   Hatschek International Challenge and Dinner Dear Free Flight Friends, You are invited to the Hatschek International Challenge and Dinner.  Please see the flyer below. Please let Aram Schlosberg <[email protected]> and myself <[email protected]> know what event(s) you plan to fly and which days you will attend if you are coming.  Also let us know if you intend to be at...

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SEN Web Site Status   SEN Web Site Status About 2 weeks ago a hacker organization was able to exploit a system bug and take over the SEN web site server and attempt to get a ransom from us. At that time if you tried to go to the site, you would have seen a somewhat cryptic message offering to help us if we paid...

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USA Junior Free Flight Team 2026 FAI Plenary Results   USA Junior Free Flight Team 2026 After completing the final competition of the FAI Junior Outdoor Team selection process the following individuals have earned a spot on the 2026 USA Junior FAI Team for F1ABPQ to compete in the World Championships this summer in North Macedonia.  This team represents a blend of experienced competitors and...

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2026 SCAT ANNUAL 2026  NYAA Americas Cup Annual   2026 SCAT ANNUAL  The history of the SCAT Annual has included national record-breaking days and days we had trouble just getting onto the field through the mud.   There was no problem getting to the field this year and we had bright sunshine all day both days.  We had 26 flyers sign up which was a...