US TO HOST THE
2024 FAI F2 WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Rich Hanson, AMA President | richh@modelaircraft.org
THIS SUMMER, AMA and the US Control Line (CL) community will host the 2024 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft. This world-class event will take place at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, Indiana, from August 11-17. More than 30 countries and approximately 500 participants will compete in CL Speed, CL Precision Aerobatics, CL Racing, and CL Combat.
Mark your calendars and come to see the pomp and circumstance as Team USA and the world’s best CL modelers compete for the international FAI title of world champions at the IAC.
significant contributions to the F1D aeromodeling category.
At this year’s F1D World Championships, the US Senior team took first place, followed by Romania in second, and Canada in third.
The individual Senior competition saw Yuan Kang Lee (US) in first place, Brett Sanborn (US) in second place, and Corneliu Mangalea (ROU) in third place. This was also the third World Championship for Yuan Kang Lee, making him the newest FAI aeromodeling committee CIAM Aeromodelling Legend.
As an honorable mention, a previous Junior member of the US team and now Team USA’s female member, Emily Guyett, took fourth in the individual standings. She is currently employed as an aeronautical engineer.
The Team USA F1D Junior team also took top honors by winning an overall second place in the team competition, with Romania taking first place and Ukraine following in third.
The individual Junior competition ended with 14-year-old Daniel Guo (US) in first place, Stefan Sandulache (ROU) in second place, and Eduard Bouleanu (ROU) in third place.
Congratulations to all for an absolutely spectacular achievement!
In Case You Missed It ...
Last summer’s 2023 International Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC) Nats was a complete success. This was the largest IMAC Nats we’ve seen in years. Forty-four pilots competed for the top spots. The IMAC Nats saw competitors come from nearly every US and Canadian region, which hasn’t happened in quite some time. For the first time, IMAC introduced electronic scoring using Aero-Judge.
IMAC crowned the Bennett Cup and the Schroder Cup to the same individual, 15-year-old Kody Donath. Competing in the IMAC Sportsman class, Kody, from Tucson, Arizona, took first place with 7,500 points!
Keep ’em safe, keep ’em flying, and continue to enjoy this great hobby!
