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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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About Altimeters Now Tweaking the Maxes? Moncontour Encore About Altimeters Now Some important aspects of On Board timing NORTHWEST FREE FLIGHT CHAMPS Tangent About Altimeters Now From Pierre Chaussebourg Answer to Allard The problem to use the altimeters at these last championships is that altimeters rules have been used together with the existing rules concerning timing. These rules are in conflict ! The traditional rules...

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Timing better the right model, cutting performance and transition What performance to give up? How Timing better the right model, cutting performance and transition From: John Carter A lot of talk following the champs . 1 We have altimeters and hence we will see greater use to validate flights 2 We also need gps to verify the flight path and make certain it was the...

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Thank You All! Answer to Pierre Chaussebourg Bino Contest  from Dino My Precious Summary ? Thank You All! From: Mike Roberts I would like to thank all the wonderful people that posted photos from the World Champs in France on FB.  Great to see everyone and kind of feel their success. Thanks Again Mike Answer to Pierre Chaussebourg From: Can Tezcan Answer to Pierre Chaussebourg The claim that...

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World Senior and Euro Junior Champs 2023 Allard and Elephant 2 I gave Sevak a Model when he was nine. World Senior and Euro Junior Champs 2023 The Champs are over and we left 3 elephants wandering the pastures of Nouvelle Aquitaine Great contest, 41 countries, 400 participants, good weather, huge challenges for the organizer who stepped up to meet them, some elephants in the...

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International Cooperation Works, so does being Polite International Cooperation Works, so does being Polite From Tiffaney O'Dell  on FB The mayor of Orion, France, where the Poitou World Cup was flown went to extraordinary lengths to help get Blake's F1B model out of a tree, where it was nestled 22 meters high. The family who were staying in the home on vacation were understandably upset...