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 were invited by the hotel. For the first time ever, prize money was offered. The […]

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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 at the ripe old age of 91.

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Aerobatic R/C Airplane World Championships BERN, 8.-13.Sept. 1975, THE World Radio Control Championships for aerobatic model aircraft came home for the ninth successive competition for the King of the Belgians trophy at Bern, Switzer-land, September 8th-13th.

All about the pattern contests of yesteryear. By liaison with former protagonists, promoters, and various model aviation magazines, we cover the past world championships from the first, that is from 1960 on. As well covered are interesting regional contests, the TOCs, and F3Ax contests — we […]

1978, the next T.O.C. competition, sponsored by the Circis Circus Hotel in Las Vegas. The ‘Model Airplane News’ original report is available on the following page thanks to the kind permission of the MAN editor-in-chief. Photos by the German pilot legend Guenter Hoppe.

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The year is 1984. Bill Bennet had called again. For the eighth time, the Tournament of Champions was held in Las Vegas, USA. All the big-name pilots rushed there. Of course, everyone had brought a new competition-ready aircraft with them.