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  • toc74 300300 1st TOC, Tournament of Champions 1974

    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 […]
    14. January 2026
  • kogi 300 Wolfgang Kosche`s KOGI

    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 […]
    10. January 2026
  • preugini300 Nachruf F3A Pilot Sergio Perugini

    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 […]
    30. December 2025
  • holzapfel mephisto 300 Mephisto

    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, […]
    29. December 2025
  • picoV online300 Franz Mayr’ s Pico 5

    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 […]
    10. December 2025

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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 subscribesr only. Support independent journalism by subscribing today.  

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8th TOC, Tournament of Champions 1984

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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. Full content is available to paid subscribesr only. Support independent journalism by subscribing today.  

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