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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...

sen 3022

USA Team Selection Update USA Team Selection Status Update The Finals to select a team for the 2023 World Championships, to be held in France, are fast approaching. The Finals will be held from October 10 through October 15, 2022 in Lost Hills, CA. The deadline to enter the Finals is Tuesday September 20, 2022. Please contact Colleen Pierce at AMA (1-765-287-1256 OR 1-800-I-FLY-AMA, ext...

sen 3021

USA Team Selection Help USA Team Selection Timers From: Mike McKeever The Team Selection Finals are fast approaching.  As Contest Director I want to make sure participants understand the deadline for entry is September 20.  Colleen Pierce at AMA needs your entry to be received by that date.   There will be no entries accepted on the field in Lost Hills.  So make sure you...

sen 3020

Eifel Pokal Results Winning By Extrapolation Eifel Pokal Results Here https://www.eifelpokal.de/Live   Winning By Extrapolation From aram Schlosberg In SEN 3019 Gauthier Briere argues that altitude flyoffs (the altitude at 120 seconds) could be improved by calculating the theoretical flight time based on the (1) climb max altitude and the average sink rate between attaining the (2) maximum attitude and (3) the altitude at 120 seconds....

sen 3019

Altitude flyoff would have given me second place F1Bs available Bike for sale Altitude flyoff would have given me second place From:Gauthier Brière Hello, Free flight competitions are flight duration competitions and not height competitions. A model that climbs lower but has better glide is disadvantaged by the current altimeter flyoff rule. I would never have won the European Championships flyoff with a 2 minute...

sen 3018

AmCup  Progress Q Correction Missing Photos in A Century of British Free Flight Contest Report: 43rd Annual MMM 14-Round Contest A better link to the organizer's Euro results USA Team Selection – Nag #1   AmCup  Progress Q Correction I normally don't send out SEN AmCup score corrections mid-season but think a quick note is helpful here. I had the NAT's F1Q scores for Julie...