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 … Read more
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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 … Read more
14. January 2026 -
Obituary 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 passed away … Read more
30. December 2025 -
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 … Read more
29. December 2025 -
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. … Read more
10. December 2025 -
One of the German legends, Karl Blauhorn
Here are photos from the early days of RC motorised flight – Munich legend Karl Blauhorn. In the early 1960s, the Munich model flying club … Read more
6. December 2025
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Aerobatic Planes
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Dash Five by Yoshioka
October 2025: from our Spanish friend from Valencia, Alfonso Garcia Fuertes, we received photos and a description of the ‘Dash Five’ from Yoshioka that he … Read more
8. October 2025 -
WIK Jonny
I got a taste of model flying at the age of 14. After receiving my confirmation money, I was able to afford a brand new … Read more
11. September 2025 -
Marauder
This is the Marauder from Bauer Modelle. The model dates back to 1977 and has recently been flown again. The aeroplane has been repainted. Powered … Read more
16. February 2024 -
Doug Spreng`s Stormer
Our Belgian colleague, Edward Vandermeulen, has struck again. His latest work is a scaled-down replica of the Doug Spreng Stormer construction from the early Sixties.
22. October 2025 -
Letter from USA
Today we got a letter from Duane Wilson, SPA newsletter editor. He is very lucky to own one of our Marabus. I have never built or … Read more
2. August 2017 -
A Bird Named Banshee
A Bird Named Banshee by Jim Martin The Banshee is a very capable R/C Pattern-Stunt aircraft, intended for competent radio flyers. Listen all you seekers … Read more
6. March 2016 -
Phil Kraft`s Stagger-Bi
RC-I aerobatic biplane “STAGGER” from Phil Kraft USA. This model aircraft, built according to the construction plan, is ideal as a new retro model aircraft. … Read more
13. February 2024 -
Remix
Unser umbrischer modellfliegender Freund Mario Cinti hat zugeschlagen. Er hat sich den Remix von Mauro Di Biaggio vorgenommen. Schaut was dabei rausgekommen ist: Full content … Read more
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