The year is 1977. Two aerobatic competitions, one is the TOC in Las Vegas and the other is the F3A Aerobatic World Championship in Springfield. Peter Holzapfel was a supporter of the German national team at the time. Last week, he gave us some wonderful photos of this World Championship. I don’t want to keep these photos from you. The full report and even more photos can be found at classicpattern.com/wc1977. | Classicpattern

Nurila Glacial F3a Pattern Plane The Epic Champion Journey Continues! Part 3

Review of Seyer brother`s Diabolo – In mid-70s, as a child, Thorsten Seyer learned under the guidance of his big brother Bernd how to control model aircraft. The initial spark came during a demonstration flight by the then world-famous aerobatic pilot Wolfgang Dallach. The Seyer’s had tasted blood. Since then, the Seyer brothers have been involved in aerobatics ever since. With the emergence of the F3A-X scene in Germany, participation in the F3A and F3A-X competition classes also began. The com

From 24 to 27 September. In 1979, the 11th F3a Aerobatic World Championships took place in Johannesburg, South Africa. These World Championships were one of the shining highlights of Wolfgang Matt’s model flying career. He became world champion at this competition. The complete report, written by South African Len Salter, can be found at classicpattern.com/wc1979. | Classicpattern