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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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Hot Hills Indoor Nats Online Lost Hills in the summer From:Dave Mayer Hi Roger: I am a very old, old free flight flyer. 83. My flying Guru is Toshi Hatazawa  I was at Lost Hills many years ago with my son Steve Mayer who is a ...Master Falconer. Question:  When is  the next free flight contest at Lost Hills?  Schedule? In the meantime: I made...

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Scandinavian Free Flight Week Bob HATSCHEK – Correction -SEN 2987 Scandinavian Free Flight Week From: Per Findahl Tue, May 24 at 11:48 PM Registration for the Scandinavian Free Flight Week is open ! Join us on Öland for three World Cup events. New Tubes as "Givaways" are on the way, more info will come. Arrival 6 July Swedish Cup 7 July Norwegian Cup 8 July...

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NFFS Activities Hatcheck - International Challenge NFFS Activities From: David Lindley As Gene Ulm noted in the recent SEN, NFFS membership has continued to RISE even through COVID. Those NFFS memberships mean everything to the community and the hobby. This year alone (2022), NFFS will donate in excess of $20k to junior programs and scholarships, ensuring we hand down the love of this hobby to...

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USA NATs UPDATE Lee at The Nats NFFS Rising Photos of Leeper Viktor Pisanny got sick USA NATs UPDATE Planning on attending the NATs? please get registered...https://nats.modelaircraft.org/ Lee at The Nats From:Charles Markos More Lee The stories go on and on.  One that has not yet been mentioned is the 2001 Nats in Muncie at which Lee won F1A in one of the more spectator-entertaining...

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32nd Annual Nor Cal--America's Cup Events April 29-May 1, 2022 Hatschek International Challenge NFFS and USA Teams Lifting Vortex Use your Vortex Lee unwarped me) Lee Hines 32nd Annual Nor Cal--America's Cup Events April 29-May 1, 2022 From:Fred Terzian FAI Events Held April 30th, 2022--Excellent Flying Conditions! F1A--Ken Bauer    161  180  132 146 180  Total 799 F1B--Mike Davis   180 180  180  180  180     ...