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flash nffs one design gas returns for this year

From Bob Hanford – Bill Vanderbeek, sponsor for the One-Design event since its inception, thought it had run its course. Then Bob Sowder saw a picture of Bruce Hannah's Monks design, and asked if he could send the plans for it to him and Mark Vancil (Retro R/C) to possibly kit the design.  A poll was sent out among active NATS participants, and enough responded...

new library book

J. D. Powell, Junior Model Planes, 1945 Thanks to Mark Fineman! Take me to the Library

new library collection cleveland free flight society

Thanks to the digital efforts of Chris Stoddart, we've just added 87 issues of the Cleveland Free Flight Society's Crosswinds newsletter, from 1980–2017. You can read them here. Thank-you Chris!

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Fab Feb Links Cal Cup Kiwi Cup North American   California F1E World Cup https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oSyI7iarPQPrjfqDGEgKqi7H0eyG0Aiuh4t0zt4byxA/edit?usp=sharing Correct link for Kiwi Cup Results on line at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15XO_NoUjlJ1q5l9E7K4Pn7oNXi1LpK2uiBuN7kQhtT8/edit?usp=sharing North American Results   North American just finished. Great contest, great weather , great results https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F5Gi0n78KYI3BrmALCZmi9xmR22TGoOuj07SvYn7nAo/edit?gid=140393409#gid=140393409 SEN Status Our new web site is online with archives of SEN going back to 1997 plus many items about FAI Free Flight. It...

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Kiwi F1E Flash   Kiwi Cup F1E Flash 1. Mike McKeever 2. Evgeny Gorban 3. Alfred Andrist Full results  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15XO_NoUjlJ1q5l9E7K4Pn7oNXi1LpK2uiBuN7kQhtT8/edit?usp=sharing SEN Status Our new web site is online with archives of SEN going back to 1997 plus many items about FAI Free Flight. It can be found at http://www.faifreeflight.org Existing SEN subscribers can update their preferences by following the update your preferences link at the...

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Cal Cup emergency flash   Cal Cup emergency flash From:  Mike Richardson Mon, Feb 10 at 4:44 PM Hi Roger, The Southwest F1E Classic has been moved to Tuesday due to the weather forecast is not looking good at all. All the flyers have discussed this and the majority are good with this decision. Would you be so kind and send this out on a...

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Kiwi Cup Flash North American Cup Update On the way and not entered   Kiwi Cup Flash The Kiwi Cup flyoffs were flown from 6:50 AM on Sunday AM. Close to perfect conditions, just a tiny bit cool at 36F or 2C and negligible wind. Spectacular flyoff at it best. Top 3 F1A Jama Danier CAN    496 Per Findahl SWE 463 Dominik Andrist SUI 377...

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The 2025 FAI Southwest Regionals Model Airplane Championships Jim Hurst, well known SoCal Free Flighter Mini Neuron Upgrade   The 2025 FAI Southwest Regionals Model Airplane Championships From: Mike Fruciano The Southwest Regionals celebrated the 75th anniversary of the event, making it one of the longest running events in Free Flight.  Free Flight flyers and enthusiast came from several countries and across the United States...