Retroday 2025: Urs Leodolter presents one of his latest achievements: The PRIMERO 120 by Hanno Prettner. Full content is available to paid subscribers only. Support … Read more
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Alfred Trettenbein flies Dalotel
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8. February 2026 -
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 -
3rd TOC, Tournament of Champions 1976
Now it’s finally ready! Thanks to the German aeromodelling legend Günter Hoppe and the editors of Model Airplane News, we are able to present the … Read more
12. January 2026 -
5th TOC, Tournament of Champions 1978
Our longtime friend Günter Hoppe has provided us with slides from the Circus Circus Tournament of Champions competition in Las Vegas. Thanks to the model … Read more
8. January 2026 -
7th TOC, Tournament of Champions 1982
Las Vegas NV, November 4-7, 1980 Review. 1980 was the year of the Laser model airplane. 9 of the 20 invited pilots from the USA … Read more
7. January 2026 -
8th TOC, Tournament of Champions 1984
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 … Read more
6. January 2026 -
9th TOC, Tournament of Champions 1988
Report. LAS VEGAS, Nevada, November 10-13, 1988: The ninth edition of the International Tournament of Champions took place under the benevolent patronage of Circus Circus … Read more
3. January 2026 -
12th TOC, Tournament of Champions 1994
The world’s best Aerobatic pilots compete for the largest purse! Norm Staub, an employee of the American model magazine Model Airplane News, was on site … Read more
2. January 2026
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7, F3A WC 1971 USA
World Aerobatic Championships, USA 1971, a report by the well-known German RC author Erich Rabe at the time. I remember Erich. He was a member … Read more
7. January 2020 -
9, F3A WC 1975 Switzerland
Aerobatic R/C Airplane World Championships BERN, 8.-13.Sept. 1975, THE World Radio Control Championships for aerobatic model aircraft came home for the ninth successive competition for the … Read more
27. November 2020 -
8, F3A WC 1973 Italia
We already published the report on this world championship some time ago. In the meantime, we have received many more photos. Thanks to the latest … Read more
18. June 2020 -
18th F3A World Championship Austria 1993
In 1993 the F3A World Championship took place in Nötsch/Austria. Nötsch is located in the province of Carinthia. The Helicopter and Pylonrace >World Championships took … Read more
15. February 2026 -
15. F3A WC 1987 France
The year is 1987 – what a luck. The Australian participant, Chris White, and the Finn Ahti Yliriesto provided us with great photos. Ahti also … Read more
13. February 2025 -
3, RC1 WC 1963 Belgium
Third World Radio Control Championships To Genk, Belgium, on August 21st, came thirty-nine competitors and a great many more “followers” for the Third World Radio … Read more
3. January 2020 -
1st RC1 World Championship 1960 Switzerland
We have revised and updated the report on the first World Aerobatic Championships in 1960 / Dübendorf. Our photos have been “colorized”. Take a look … Read more
1. January 2020 -
4th RC1 World Championship 1965 Sweden
A piece of contemporary history – a comprehensive documentation of the 1965 World Cup in Sweden with lots of details and background information. The gallery … Read more
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