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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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NFFS F1D Stressed Winding ? Which rule ? NFFS F1D The excellent NFFS blog on F1D World Champs and more F1D  is at https://thef1dblog.wordpress.com/ Stressed Winding  ? From:NICK BOSDET Dear Alex, The whole point of the motor winding rule is to add stress to competitors, so that the best prepared competitor with the best prepared highest performing model wins. The time restriction replaces the demand for...

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Fab Feb 2023 Sign up North American California F1E Ike Winter Classic Fab Feb Online Sign up As in 3052 Is available at https://forms.gle/taQkhBnxQbivf6Qk7 Additional Information is below  for the remaining  events And online at http://sen.faifreeflight.org/index.php/fab-feb-2023 The Toronto Free Flight Group Presents the 2023 North American Cup An FAI World & America's Cup & Team Championship Dates: Wednesday, February 15th 2023 with Thursday February 16th as reserve day Place:  Bissonette...

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Fab Feb 2023 Sign up Kiwi Cup MaxMen Fab Feb Online Sign up Is available at https://forms.gle/taQkhBnxQbivf6Qk7 Additional Information is below  for some of the events and more will follow shortly And online at http://sen.faifreeflight.org/index.php/fab-feb-2023 Lost Hills, California, USA 11-13 February 2023 Kiwi Cup FAI events World Cup America's Cup   Kiwi - F1A, B, C, P & Q New Zealand World Cup 7 round...

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Can anyone explain? F1D W/C in Romania Can anyone explain? From : Alex Andriukov Can anyone explain what is the purpose of the motor winding rule. I can understand the reason for 30 gram motor or wing area limit. But I do not see what good does the rule which creates many problems and is not enforced anyway. Alex Andriukov F1D W/C in Romania From:...

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Managing who winds The 2022 FAI Arizona FF Championships Fab Feb Managing who winds From: Teppo Hallo! It is Team managers job to show timekeepers that contestant winds the rubber self. He takes one of them and points to timer where the winding happens. Teppo. TM in WC 1971, 1979, 2003 and 2005 in FIN- team Editor's Comment And in a non-Champs event it is...