17TH SONNENWENDPOKAL Dresden 2026 – DM F3B

Sunday 13:15

sorry for the late post. I had 2x technical difficulties.

we started with duration. Less wind than yesterday and already hotter with full sun.

interestingly no good thermals were there. But you had to find the less sinking area.

another distance round was similar. But thermals became a bit stronger.

afterwards speed round 3. Low altitudes. But some awesome speeds. Very precise and smooth.

after lunch we are now going for speed round 4.

22:30

the day has ended. We finished 2 complete rounds and one duration flight. We were really lucky with the showers. The thunderstorms really developed just after passing us. We only had 2 or 3 small breaks with a little rain.

The temperatures also went down a bit with the rain, making it a bit easier. On the other hand we had a lot of line changing due to fluctuating wind speed and direction.

the first speed was quite standard. The second speed had low launch altitudes and in general much slower speeds.

the final duration was mostly possible, but never a safe thing. Low launch altitudes and very low thermal activity punished every single mistake immediately.

thats it for today. See you again tomorrow !

16:00

we first continued with duration. And two small rain showers later. We are now in speed.

wind is changing strength and direction frequently.

intermediate results in the gallery below.

12:55

we flew three groups duration and had lunch now. Awesome catering as always!

we will continue with speed in 5minutes due to the thunderstorms that are building up.

11:06

second round duration. Wind gets a little bit less, thermals get stronger.

we already have high temperatures and cloud free sky. Fortunately a bit of wind for a bit of refreshment.

10:10

we started with distance. Max legs around 20. Wind and thermals are there but difficult to find and rather weak.

F3B Termine 2026

WorldcupEurotourRegistration
10th Hohenstoffeln-PokalBinningenSUI11.-12.04.2026XX
Nybøl Open F3B 2026NybølDK09.-10.05.2026
Örebro Open F3BÖrebroSWE23.-24.05.2026XX
17th Sonnenwendpokal – DMNardtGER20.-21.06.2026XXhttps://mg-airsports.eu/competition/530
4th East Belgium F3B CupBüllingenBEL04.-05.07.2026XXhttps://mg-airsports.eu/competition/531
1st. Bavarian Open83104 SöhlGER25.-26.7.2026https://www.f3xvault.com/?action=event&function=event_view&event_id=4382
13th International F3B CupJesenikCZE07.-08.08.2026XXhttps://mg-airsports.eu/competition/532
28th Lippeweiden PokalLünenGER19.-20.09.2026XXhttps://mg-airsports.eu/competition/517
1st. Eichsfelder F3B openHeilbad HeiligenstadtGER03.-04.10.2026XX
Condor CupSantiagoCHI14.-15.11.2026Xhttps://mg-airsports.eu/competition/443

https://www.f3g.info/comp-calendar

1st Bavarian Open Söhl

Registration link: https://f3xvault.com/?action=event&function=event_view&event_id=4382
Google maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/B5wUZu8knxqpYxA28

This is NOT a FAI competition. Unfortunately, this was not possible with the local rules. This means it will not count towards the Worldcup and most probably not toward the Eurotour. The intention is to just have fun with our great hobby. Of course, the competition itself is not going to be less competitive!

Updates:

  • Update 03.06.2026: We have confirmation as „Angezeigtes Modellfluggelände“, the registration of the competition site with MFSD. We are outside of relevant air restriction zone, meaning we can (in theory) fly up to 762m.

Here is the 1st Bulletin for the competition:

Comments and Background by Christian Rieger:

  • The Idea is to make this competition with less effort than currently. One problem is to get official helpers for distance. Therefore i want to do it like the Danish/Swedish national competitions. The participants help out.
  • I will be acting as CD, not flying.
  • The entire participation fee is for covering the costs for location, restrooms, material,etc.
    There is no intention to make a profit -> the starting fee will be reduced in July to the correct amount.
  • The only problem is distance. While i do see problems with commercial GPS solutions, i hope this will be solved in the next years using open source, making this kind of competition even more viable.

Pictures of the site:
Some pictures from the edge of the site in summer.
The winter pictures are roughly from the winch position.