In 1974, Bill Bennett, president of the Circus Circus Group in Las Vegas, launched the very first competition between the best F3A pilots of the time. The world’s best pilots … Read more

Today, I would like to introduce you to the aerobatic model of the 1972 German F3A Aerobatic Champion Wolfgang Kosche. The model was called ‘KOGI’. KOGI stands for ‘Kosche-Gilik’, the … Read more

Andrea Perugini, son of former Italian F3A pilot Sergiu Perugini, contacted me a few days ago and sadly informed me that his father had passed away on 16 November 2025 … Read more

Harald Neckar, multiple Bavarian and German champion in model aerobatics in the 1970s, qualified for the first time in 1973 to participate in the Model Aerobatics World Championship in Gorizia, … Read more

Franz Mayr from Augsburg was a top German F3A pilot in the 1980s. He designed and built his own F3A aerobatic aircraft back in 1973. He called it PICO. Full … Read more

Classicpattern.com presents: Hugo Peyer flies his over 40-year-old competition aeroplane ‚Marvin‘

14th Retroday in Pfäffikon / Switzerland. Stefan Binder demonstrates his Astrohog.

Martin Schempp made his ‘Wik Jonny’ airworthy especially for the Reutlingen Retro Meeting.

Jean-Claude Spillman flies Harald Neckar`s construction Manitu – Springfield Edition

Pfäffikon, July 2023: The F3A aircraft, whose legend was unknown for many years, is now able to fly thanks to modern remote control technology.

Today, I would like to introduce you to the aerobatic model of the 1972 German F3A Aerobatic Champion Wolfgang Kosche. The model was called ‘KOGI’. KOGI stands for ‘Kosche-Gilik’, the abbreviations of Wolfgang Kosche and Erich Gilik. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. … Read more

Harald Neckar, multiple Bavarian and German champion in model aerobatics in the 1970s, qualified for the first time in 1973 to participate in the Model Aerobatics World Championship in Gorizia, Italy. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support independent journalism by subscribing today. … Read more

Franz Mayr from Augsburg was a top German F3A pilot in the 1980s. He designed and built his own F3A aerobatic aircraft back in 1973. He called it PICO. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support independent journalism by subscribing today.  

Guenter Hoppe qualified for his second F3A World Championship in Springfield in 1977. To do so, he needed a new competition aircraft. No sooner said than done, together with his mate. His Sultan aerobatic models, which he had used until then, served as the basis. … Read more

Benito Bertolani took part in the Italian Aerobatic Championships for the first time in 1970 in Bologna with the ‘SETTEBELLO’, which he designed and built himself. He immediately took first place in this championship. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support independent journalism … Read more

How does one begin to express the wonderful experience of the 1962 World Radio Control Championship, held at R.A.F. Kenley on August 17-19th which, with its gripping punctuation of amusing and serious incidents, examples of inspired determination and crowning finale, will be a lasting memory … Read more

Past aerobatics world championships – Overview This list shows the results of the aerobatic world championships and there will a report about each championships in the future. Existing reports are linked to the item. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support independent journalism … Read more

BELLA ITALIA. Cristiano Giustozzi has called once again, as he does every year! This year’s RAC (Raduno Aeromodelli Classici) took place from May 30 to June 1, 2025. And there was one big change. In future, this meeting will take place once a year somewhere … Read more

42 years ago, I organized the 2nd F3AX Neckartalcap with my team at the time. Most of the well-known German pilots were there, either to fly with us or just as onlookers. Everyone who was anybody was there. The entire German F3A national team was … Read more

Now it’s finally ready! Thanks to the German aeromodelling legend Günter Hoppe and the editors of Model Airplane News, we are able to present the report of the 1976 Tournament of Champions (T.O.C.) with a unique photo report. Click here for the original MAN report … Read more