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
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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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Building report Kosmo 3, Toni Bäuerle has built it
Toni Bäuerle: Ciao Kosmo! Sometime in the summer, Maurizio and I had the idea of building the KOSMO 3 model by Benito Bertolani. Full content … Read more
26. February 2025 -
Phil Kraft`s Super Fli
When processing the photos of the T.O.C. 1976, Phil Kraft’s beautiful aerobatic model ‘Super Fli’ immediately caught my eye. Years ago I had already worked … Read more
19. March 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
5. April 2025 -
Manitu, the Classicpattern aircraft from the 70s
Manitu – Classicpattern Plane In the 1970s, the Bavarian model pilot Harald Neckar was Germany’s best aerobatic pilot. He won several German championships, and at … Read more
22. October 2022 -
Bo Bergstedt`s Bolly
Germany, Bremen-Lemwerder, FAI F3A World Championship. At the time, the Swede Bo Bergstedt was the reigning Nordic and Swedish champion and therefore took part in … Read more
23. May 2024 -
Seyer Brother`s Diabolo
Review of Seyer brother`s Diabolo – In mid-70s, as a child, Thorsten Seyer learned under the guidance of his big brother Bernd how to control … Read more
21. November 2020 -
Stits Playboy
Our Italian friend Flavio Urbani is actually an F4C Scale pilot. He has now ventured into aerobatics, which he presents here: “Stits Playboy”. As an … Read more
17. June 2025 -
Wolfgang Matt`s Opal II
Here is Wolfgang Matt’s A model aeroplane ‘Opal 2’ used at the 1995 World Championships in Osaka / Japan. Built by the Japanese model aeroplane … Read more
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