19 Apr 2016
The decision was taken at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the FAI Aeromodelling Commission to adopt rules for FPV (First Person View) racing and to start a World cup as from now. FAI looks at this challenge as one of the millstones in developing the sport of FPV racing. The first events are already in...
31 May 2016
We fly two Scale classes – S7 Scale ; a ‘Super-Scale’ event and S5-Scale Altitude ; a performance class, where the judges’ score in the judging hall is added to the achieved altitude in the qualification flight. So how does it all work? Download the full content of the latest CIAM Flyer (03-2016...
16 Jun 2016
Ten years ago Toomas Mardna set a world record for aeromodelling that still stands today: a 111km out-and-return flight with a piston-motor seaplane, flying along the banks of Lake Maardu in Estonia. If you want to bag a distance world record in aeromodelling it can help if you get up early, when...
04 Jul 2016
Technical Notice – Rules Effective 1st May 2016 The 2016 CIAM Plenary Meeting approved the early implementation of rules contained in the following Sporting Code Volume: F4 Scale. These rules have been amended with the addition of Rule 6.9.5 (F4H Static Judging). The amended rules can be downloaded...
08 Aug 2016
Everyone is talking about innovation. In politics and for the economy, innovation is seen as a vital driving force for growth. Sadly, we often forget that innovation starts at an early age. The prerequisites for this are good schooling and, where possible, practical education. Aeromodelling...
26 Aug 2016
Results of today - Friday, 26 August 2016 “It feels damn good!” says Robert Kreutz about his victory in today’s S1B rocket category. His best flight reached 753m, more than 50m higher than the nearest competitor. “It’s down to a clean design and a clean build,” he confided, “and good Ukrainian...
