Regional Championships

F3A National Championship in Biel-Bözingen

FAI Category

Organization: MG Bienne

RCS Slope on the Schwarzenberg

Organization: MG Lucerne

Organization: MG Nidwalden

While last year we were shivering from the cold and wet at the regional competition, this year we had to be more careful not to get sunburned. Our friends from MG Nidwalden, who organized the competition with their usual reliability, had obviously made arrangements with the weather gods in good time.

Fortunately, there are now a good half-dozen pilots in our region who have mastered the “small” aerobatics program. Edi Birrer from Lucerne and Alex Meier from Wohlen took the lead by a clear margin. Defending champion Fritz Müller from Wettingen fell far behind after a crash in the second round.

Unfortunately, the various control failures confirmed that this airfield is unsuitable from a radio-technical standpoint. External interference is a likely cause in at least two of the five crashes! RG

Rankings

June 27, 1976, in Emmen,

Organizer: MG Emmen

Bright sunshine and midsummer temperatures characterized this year’s regional competition. With 31 competitors, the number of participants increased by about a third compared to last year. Unfortunately, the Bise wind prevented the formation of consistent thermals, so that only a few pilots reached the maximum time in the endurance flight. In both the distance and speed flights, the results also fell somewhat short of expectations. Significant performance improvements are certainly still possible, thanks to both improved models and more skillful flying tactics on the part of the pilots.

The competition organization, led by Marcel Bachmann, ran smoothly—which is no small feat given the complexity of these rules. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the roughly two dozen volunteers for their dedication. RG

Rankings

Organization: MG Dübendorf

The hang gliding site on Hoch-Ybrig seems to be becoming one of the most popular hang gliding sites in the region. Our photos by Andreas Schelling are intended to give you a sense of what it’s like.

RC slope soaring has a distinctly athletic feel to it. Retrieving the models requires a lot of stamina.

F1A in Dübendorf