(Left to right: Gernot Bruckman, Maxime Schmitt, Andreas Wildauer)
France's Maxime Schmitt has swooped to the top of the Aerobatics Freestyle to Music (AFM) podium today, 8 February, at the 2025 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Switzerland, with exceptional flights gaining him maximum points across five rounds.
(Left to right: Maxime Schmitt, Gernot Bruckmann, Sylvain Pasini)
The outstanding pilot Gernot Bruckmann of Austria has achieved a maximum number of points across the finals rounds of the F3P-Aerobatics category at the 2025 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Switzerland to win this 'F3P-A' category of the contest.
Ten pilots in the Aerobatics Freestyle to Music (AFM) category at the 2025 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft are through to the finals after an intense competition in which pilots showcased their creative flair.
Crowds in Switzerland and tuning in via livestream from around the world have been able to witness masters at work in the nail-biting 2025 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft, where meticulous control of the aircraft means everything.
After a Judges training session and the Team Managers’ meeting, the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft saw local officials and spectators enjoying a parade, speeches and traditional Swiss Alphorn music on Sunday 2 February.
The most important F3P Aeromodelling event of 2025 – the FAI F3P World Championships for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft starts this Sunday 2 February in Widen, Switzerland, where the world's best senior and junior pilots will put their precision aerobatic manoeuvres to the test in the hopes of gaining a place on the podium.
By Serge Claude & Pauline Claude, Camp Coordinators.
From 27 July to 4 August 2024, the French-German International Balloon Camp was held in Lorraine, in the Eastern region of France close to Sion, the 'City of Landscapes'. Forty-two people participated including 36 French and German youngsters.
Between May and July 2024, six qualifying FAI Sailplane Grand Prix events took place in Chile, Norway, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and France. Tasks were successfully completed in all six despite some difficult weather conditions. Congratulations to the 12 qualifying pilots who will shortly receive their invitations to compete in the 12th final at St Auban, France scheduled for 24-30 August 2025.
