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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Super Tiger from WIK Modellbau
Here is Wilfried Klinger’s beautiful biplane construction ‘Super-Tiger’. The kit was available for decades as a model kit from WIK Modellbau in model stores. There … Read more
10. February 2024 -
Guido Patrocini`s E-Factor
Guidi Patrocini’s latest achievement. Seen at the Retroday in Pfäffikon / Switzerland. Guido built an impressive E-Factor for his plane collection. Full content is available … Read more
17. July 2025 -
Hanno Prettner`s Sensation
It’s finally finished, the Yoshioka ‘Sensation’ by Jens Machinek. He actually wanted to surprise us with this airplane at our RC1 meeting in Böblingen. However, … Read more
3. October 2024 -
Gerald`s Prettner Constructions
Gerald Zikulnig is the organizer of the Annual Classic Pattern competition hosted by the Austrian Jauntal Model Flying Club. This is held close to Hanno … Read more
28. January 2018 -
Arrow ARF Classic Pattern Plane
The Arrow is coming The Arrow of Wolfgang and Guenther Matt, winner model of Aerobatic World Championship 1979. Full content is available to paid … Read more
14. July 2015 -
Urs Leodolter`s ‘Scorpion 1’
Urs Leodolter, organiser of the annual Retroday in Pfäffikon, is a Giezendanner specialist. As a young boy, he learnt how to build and fly from … Read more
16. July 2025 -
Our dentist`s Dirty Birdy
We have been friends with the Tehran dentist Eshan Mirshedi for a few years. And what does a dentist do? He repairs broken teeth, he … Read more
28. March 2025 -
ARF Banshee
Banshee WM73 Gorizia Edition – BANSHEE is a construction of the American top pilot Jim Martin. He took part in the 1973 World Model Aerobatics … Read more
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