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1st TOC, Tournament of Champions 1974

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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 event was named the Tournament of Champions, or TOC for short. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support independent journalism by subscribing today.  

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Wolfgang Kosche`s KOGI

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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. Support independent journalism by subscribing today.  

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Guenter Hoppe`s Sultan 5

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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. They built a prototype and then produced a mould. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support independent journalism by subscribing today.  

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Dick van Mourik’s enlarged Mäxi

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In recent years, I have enjoyed the process of successfully converting several “old-school” designs into the 21st century. However, it was more or less by chance that I came across a report on the German RC Network site in 2022 about a “Mäxi” construction project to support the local youth. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support independent journalism by subscribing today.  

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Marabu Trainer

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Finally, I present the Giezendanners’ aerobatic trainer design. There are two aircrafts in this new replica series: one is flown by Urs Leodolter, and the other is flown by me.  After winning the F3A World Championship title in 1969 in Lemwerder/Bremen, Bruno Giezendanner and his brother Emil decided to develop and build a Marabu trainer. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support independent journalism by subscribing today.  

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