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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 … Read more
    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 … Read more
    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 … Read more
    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, … Read more
    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 … Read more
    10. December 2025

Tag: Neckartalcup

F3AX Neckartalcup 1982

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42 years ago, I organized the 2nd F3AX Neckartalcap with my team at the time. Most of the well-known German pilots were there, either to fly with us or just as onlookers. Everyone who was anybody was there. The entire German F3A national team was there, even Wolfgang Matt was there for a flying visit. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support independent journalism by subscribing today.  

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