WORLD RADIO CONTROLLED GLIDER CHAMPIONSHIPS

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1 WORLD RADIO CONTROLLED GLIDER CHAMPIONSHIPS The following is a condensed listing of World Championship Gliding events in which Australians are known to have competed, specifically: F3B Multi Task - Duration, Distance & Speed F3J Thermal glider & Spot landing F3K Hand launched glider F3F Slope Pylon Displayed will be: The year and location of the event The event Logo Podium placings for Individuals & Teams Australian Individual & Team placings AUS Team photo where possible. The compiler wishes to acknowledge the contribution of information and material from a wide range of sources in Australia, as well as from many individuals and organisations throughout the world modelling scene. (All additions, amendments or corrections to dezbayliss@bigpond.com)

2 f3b Pictured is the Houlberg Trophy on which is inscribed the names of each individual World Champion, and also the Baron Mike Donnet Trophy for the Teams event Class F3B created for Model Gliders Multi task event consisting of: Task A - A 6 Minute Thermal Flight & Spot Landing Task B- Distance a Maximum of 12 legs of 150 Metre course Task C - 2 Speed legs of a 150 Metre course (Note: A leg is from pylon A to B, the return back to pylon A constitutes 2 legs) 1 ST 1977 INAUGURAL EVENT - SOUTH AFRICA 1. Skip Miller USA (Aquila Mod.) 5 th Mike O Reilly 2. Fricki Roos RSA 6 th Stefan Smith 3. Sean Bannister GBR 13 th Eddie Meester Teams 1. USA 2. UK 3. AUS

3 2 ND 1979 AMAY, BELGIUM 1. Anton Wackerle AUT 13 th Ralph Learmont 2. Ralf Decker GER 36 th Mike O Reilly 3. Roy Spavins RSA 42 nd Simon Morris Teams 1. AUT 2. RSA 3. NED 14 th AUS 3 RD 1981 SACRAMENTO, USA 1. Dwight Holley USA 10 th Ralph Learmont 2. Sean Bannister GBR 20 th Stefan Smith 3. Schaefer GER 22 nd Keith Harvey Teams 1. GER 2. USA 3. R S A 5 th AUS

4 4 TH 1983 YORK, GREAT BRITAIN Speed task increased to 4 legs of 150 Metre course. 1. Ralph Decker FRG 6 th Mike O Reilly 2. Helmut Quabeck GER 13 th Greg Dale 3. David Worall GBR 16 th Stefan Smith Teams 1. GER 2. UK 3. AUS 5 TH 1985 WAIKERIE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1. Ralph Decker FRG 9 th Phil Bird 2. D Worral UK 12 th Mike O Reilly 3. K Wasner AUT 14 th Greg Dale Team Results 1. UK 2. GER 3. AUT 4 th AUS

5 6 TH 1987 OSNABRUCK, GERMANY Distance Task increased to Unlimited laps of course. 1. Reinhard Liese AUT 12 th Peter Abell 2. Peter Hoffman AUT 40 th Gary Jordan 3. Samuele Vilani ITA 62 nd Graeme Taylor Teams 1. AUT 2. UK 3. GER 13 th AUS 7 TH 1989 MELUN, FRANCE 1. Nic Wright GBR 2. Peter Hoffman AUT 3. Joris ten Holt NED Teams 1. AUT 2. NED 3. GER NO AUS Team 8 TH 1991 TERLET, NETHERLANDS 1. Joe Wurts USA 2. Daryl Perkins USA 3. Stephen Haley GBR Teams 1. GER 2. UK 3. USA NO AUS Team

6 9 TH 1993 KEFAR SAVA, ISRAEL Duration Task increased to 7 Minutes. 1. Denis Duchesne Belgium 2. Joe Wurts USA 3. Klaus Kowalski GER Teams 1. GER 2. AUT 3. USA NO AUS Team 10 TH 1995 BRASOV, ROMANIA 1. Daryl Perkins USA 2. Denis Duchene BEL 3. Joe Wurts USA Teams 1. USA 2. GER 3. AUT NO AUS Team

7 11 TH 1997 ANKARA, TURKEY 1. Daryl Perkins USA 40 th Tim Mellor 2. Pasi Vaisanen SWE 51 st Gerry Carter 3. Joakim Stahl SWE 52 nd Greg Voak Teams 1. SWE 2. UK 3. USA 16 th AUS 12 TH 1999 RASTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA 1. Daryl Perkins USA 32 nd Tim Mellor 2. Dieter Perlick GER 35 th Peter Abell 3. Roland Hoffman SUI 43 rd Gregg Voak Teams 1. SUI 2. GER 3. FRA 12 th AUS

8 13 th 2001 Prague, Czech Republic Duration Task increased to 10 Minutes. 1. Darryl Perkins USA 13 th Greg Voak 2. Joe Wurts USA 18 th Carl Strautins 3. Stefan Knechtie SUI 30 th Steve Keep Teams 1. SUI 2. GER 3. SWE 7 th AUS 14 TH 2003 KIRCHEIM, GERMANY 1. Andreas Bohlen SUI 13 th Greg Voak 2. Paisi Vaisanen SWE 32 nd Matthew Wood 3. Reinhard Liese GER 56 th Ross Ginder Teams 1. SUI 2.GER 3. SWE 12 th AUS 15 TH 2005 LAPPEENRANTA, FINLAND 1. Andreas Bohlen SUI 22 nd Gregg Voak 2. Andreas Herrig GER 28 th Michael James 3. Reinhard Liese GER 36 th Matthew Wood Teams 1. GER 2. SWE 3. USA 9 th AUS

9 16 TH 2007 EMMEN, SWITZERLAND 1. Martin Herrig GER 10 th John Skinner 2. Andreas Herrig GER 29 th Nic Chabrel 3. Fidel Frick Liechtenstein 34 th Tim Kullack Teams 1. GER 2. SUI 3. USA 7 th AUS 17 TH 2009 IVANICE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1. Martin Herrig GER 23 rd Nic Chabrel 2. P Hubbertz GER 28 th Steve Keep 3. Christian Muller SUI 38 th Tim Kullack Teams 1. GER 2. SUI 3. AUT 10 TH AUS 18 TH 2011 LAIWI, CHINA 1. Andreas Herrig GER 10 th John Skinner 2. Martin Herrig GER 14 th Tim Kullack 3. Andreas Kunz GER 19 th Steve Keep Teams 1. GER 2. USA 3.FRA 6 th AUS

10 19 TH 2013 NARDT, GERMANY 1. Andreas Herrig GER 9 th John Skinner 2. Martin Herrig GER 23 rd Carl Strautins 3. Thomas Dylla GER 25 th Mike Rae Teams 1. GER 2. AUT 3.USA 6 th AUS 20 TH 2015 ARNHEM, NETHERLANDS JULY/AUGUST AUS Team: Tim Kullack, John Skinner, Carl Strautins

11 F3J Pictured above is a tribute to Neil Webb, and original Programme for the inaugural event. Neil Webb The Neil Webb Trophy will be awarded to the individual winner of the World Championship for Thermal Duration Gliders (FAI Class F3J) to be held at Upton-upon-Severn in August The Trophy was designed and produced by Chris Tompkins, who won an open design competition sponsored by the British Association of Radio Controlled Soarers (BARCS). It will be presented to the FAI as a perpetual trophy and will be awarded every two years at the F3J World Championships. The trophy consists of a perspex sphere representing the world, inside which is mounted a model of a modern radio controlled glider. The base is of English oak, with brass plates to record the winners names. Neil Webb, in whose memory the trophy is dedicated, was a pioneer of the F3J class both within the UK and overseas. It was Neil who first proposed this championship in December 1994 Neil was the President of BARCS, a foundation member having served on its Committee continuously since it began in He represented Great Britain at the F3B World Championships at Amay, Belgium in 1979 having built both his models and his own radio equipment. He was a pioneer of thermal soaring and thermal soaring competition in the UK. Left, the Neil Webb Individual Trophy, right is the QFI Teams Trophy.

12 Task To fly the maximum possible time within a 10 Minute working time taken from release off tow-line to landing, including bonus points for a spot landing. Normally a number of Qualifying rounds are flown with a specific number of the highest scores to compete in a fly-off, typically of 3 to 4 rounds of 15 Minutes duration. 1 ST 1998 INAUGURAL EVENT UPTON UPON SEVERN, WORCESTERSHIRE, ENG. 1. Joe Wurts USA 19 th Max Kroger 2. Jan Kohout CZE 23 rd Rob Benton 3. Arend Borst CAN 57 th Alan Mayhew Teams 1. USA 2. GER 3. CZE AUS 12 th of 26 teams 2 ND 2000 KORFU, GREECE 1. Jan Kohout CZE 14 th Carl Strautins 2. Dieter Kohler GER 31 st Alan Mayhew 3. Arend Borst CAN 67 th Gerry Carter Teams 1. USA 2.GER 3. NED 12 th AUS

13 3 RD 2002 LAPPEENRANTA, FINLAND 1. Arent Borst 11 th Carl Strautins 2. Joe Wurts USA 39 th Alan Mayhew 3. Pasi Vaisanen SWE 45 th Rod Watkins Teams 1. CZE 2. CAN 3. GER 9 th AUS 4 TH 2004 RED DEER, ALBERTA, CANADA 1. David Hobby AUS 16 th Carl Strautins 2. Joe Wurts USA 31 st Gerry Carter 3. Philip Kolb GER Teams 1. GER 2. Turkey 3rd AUS

14 5 TH 2006 MARTIN, SLOVAK REPUBLIC 1. David Hobby AUS 10 th Carl Strautins 2. Sebastian Feigl GER 48 th Matthew Partlett 3. Rolf Oetter CAN 49 th Mike O Reilly Teams 1. GER 2. USA 3. Slovakia 13 th AUS Note: As defending Champion David Hobby elected not to be a member of the AUS team, this enabled another Australian to compete in the event. 6 TH 2008 ADAPADZARI, TURKEY 1. Benedikt Feigl GER 23 rd Theo Arvanitakis 2. David Hobby AUS 27 th Mike O Reilly 3. Tobias Lammlein GER 33 rd Greg Voak Junior-14 th Michael Abraham Teams -1. GER 2. CZE 3. NZL 6 th AUS Note: Again as defending Champion David Hobby elected not to be part of the AUS Team, again this enabled another Australian to compete in the event.

15 7 TH 2010 JURA, FRANCE 1. Daryl Perkins USA 75 th Jim Houdalakis 2. Benedikt Feigl GER 85 th David Hobby 3. Carl Strautins AUS Teams 1. NZL 2. Slovenia 3. GER 27 th AUS 8 TH 2012 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA 1. Benedikt Feigl GER 18 th David Hobby 2. Jan Littva SVK 37 th Mike Rae 3. Cody Remington USA 52 nd Carl Strautins Teams 1. USA 2. GER 3. NZL 11 th AUS

16 9 th 2014 MARTIN, SLOVAKIA 1. Jan Littva SVK 12 th Carl Strautins 2. Joe Wurts NZL 18 th Nic Chabrel 3. Wojciech Byrski POL 27 th David Hobby Teams- 1. CZE 2. NZL 3. SLO 4 th AUS 10 th 2016 SLOVENIA AUS Team: Carl Strautins, Matt Lowe, Theo Arvanitakis.

17 F3K The FAI F3K World Championship Trophies were designed by Murray Race (NZ) with the Silver Fern Design, depicting a single glider for the Individual Trophy and three gliders for the Teams event. Tasks: A Unlimited number of flights, last flight to count to a max of 300 seconds. B Unlimited flights in 10 minute working time, next to last and last flight to count, a maximum of 240 seconds per flight. C All up, last down within a 3 second start time to a max of 180 seconds flight time. D In 10 minutes working time increase each flight by 15 seconds, first flight to be a minimum of 30 seconds to a maximum of 120 seconds. E Poker, variable stated by contestant, when reached, a new target of less, same or longer time is stated. F - 3 out of 6 flights with a maximum of 6 flights. Maximum flight is 180 seconds. Sum of 3 longest flights. G Unlimited flights in 10 minute working time, 5 longest flights to count, longest max is 120 seconds. H In 10 minute working time, fly a 1 minute, 2 minute, 3 minute and 4 minute flight in any order. I 3 longest flights in 10 minute working time, maximum flight time is 120 seconds. J In a 10 minute working time, the sum of the last 3 flights, maximum flight time is 180 seconds. 1 ST 2011 INAUGURAL EVENT - ARBOGA FIELD, SWEDEN 1. Joe Wurts NZL 29 th Brett Anthony 2. George Morris USA 61 st Hugh Blackburn 3. Mike Stern GER 65 th Jon Day Teams 1. NZL 2. GER 3. AUT 18 th AUS

18 2 ND 2013 HERNING, DENMARK 1. Henrik Vogler GER 38 th Marcus Stent 2. Igor Butseroga USA 59 th Hugh Blackburn 3. Jonas SWE 64 th Jon Day Teams 1. SWE 2. NZL 3. USA 17 th AUS 3 RD 2015 LUDBREG, CROATIA JULY/AUGUST AUS Team: Marcus Stent, Hugh Blackburn, Jamie Cannon, Tim Lennon (TM)

19 F3F The F3F World Championship Trophy As organisers of the first FAI World Championship for the F3F class, we have the privilege of founding the challenge trophy. After the World Championship, the trophy will be owned by the FAI and lent to subsequent F3F World Championships for 2 years at a time. A wonderful side effect is that the trophy will remind people of Rügen for many years to come. Of course, with this honour comes great responsibility. We aspire to create an aesthetic piece with permanent value, whose material and design ensure its timeless beauty. Niels Peters, Jewelry designer and resident of Cape Arkona, has been commissioned to create the piece. Ultimately, a design featuring a large rock crystal was chosen. The rock will be smoothed into the shape of a sail, while still partially retaining its natural form. The sail symbolises the maritime character of Rügen, the venue for the first World F3F Championship. The beautiful raw stone, chosen in autumn 2011, made its way to Idar-Oberstein, a town known for its stone and jewel cutters to be transformed into the desired shape. Then the most difficult stage begins, the search for a fist-sized amber with insect inclusion, which will be shaped to fit the contour of the rock crystal, and crown the top of the trophy. The precious ambers are typical of the coast from the Baltic region to Rügen. Finally, the finished work of art will be placed on a pedestal, which will provide enough space for both the name of the trophy and the name of the future world champion. The name of the trophy is Trophy Kap Arkona. Note- FAI Medals & Cups will be awarded to the three individual placegetters, and for Teams, CIAM Medals and FAI Diplomas will be awarded with diplomas awarded to all participants. 1 ST 2012 INAUGURAL EVENT CAPE ARKONA, RUGEN, GERMANY 1. Stefan Holbfer AUT 2. Lukas Gaubatz AUT 3. Martin Herrig GER Teams 1. Germany 2. Austria 3. France No AUS Team

20 2 ND 2014 DONOVALY, SLOVAKIA 1. Frantisek Ruisi SVK 2. Phillipe Lanes FRA 3. Espen Torp NOR Teams 1. France 2. Slovakia 3. Norway No AUS Team competed- Selected AUS Team Tim Kullack, Paul Marshall, Simon Watts 3 rd 2016