What an incredible weekend. The organisation was, as always, spot on — the experience built into this event really shows. And the weather delivered too: classic Nardt conditions, meaning the year’s first real heat wave arrived right on cue. Occasional gusts of wind were a welcome relief, a noticeable improvement over last year’s World Championship.

Both days brought constant shifts in wind strength and direction, and at Team Foo we were caught a little off-guard on Sunday. Flying in 10-knot wind on 1.18mm line is a serious challenge — but Steffen rose to it and somehow kept the line in one piece. Others faced different challenges, courtesy of the „good times“ rolling later and later into Saturday night at the Bergfest. That’s also your hint that the Nardt airfield once again delivered exceptional catering — food and drinks on point all weekend.

The flying was pure Nardt: unpredictable, always changing, and challenging. Duration caught some pilots out, but distance was where most of the real battles were fought — especially on Sunday. Thermals built up fast and were hard to centre. If you found a strong one on your distance run, you had a decisive edge that most competitors simply couldn’t match. Speed rounds were mostly light-wind and heavy air, with the exception of the second half of Speed 4 on Sunday when the strong gusts rolled in.

Steffen held onto his points lead from Saturday, giving up a few in Distance and Speed but doing enough to claim the overall win, German master and the Speed trophy, ahead of Andreas and Michal Behensky. Theo Weberschock had a standout weekend — strong, consistent flying earned him the Junior ranking and an impressive 4th place overall. The Juniors as a group were excellent; they flew in demanding conditions, didn’t default to easier duration flight areas but tried to actively get an advantage, and genuinely impressed experienced pilots with how far they’ve already come. The consistency will come — but it’s worth noting that very few pilots at any level have truly cracked that.
Team Foo had plenty to be happy about in the rankings overall. The author (Christian) had a „small“ setback and is heading back to the workshop. Belgium is coming fast!

A huge thank you to the Nardt airfield, all the helpers, and organizers Dylla & Dylla for four rounds of flying, excellent weather management, and a weekend full of fun.

A few reminders before I sign off:

• Several competitions are still open for registration — dates and links here
• I’d especially love to see more pilots at the Söhl competition in Bavaria in about four weeks. Financials are not the issue, Juniors are free of charge! — I just prefer a field of 12 or more pilots. Sign up here: f3xvault.com
  Next year i try to fix the date earlier if the location works again.

See you in Belgium!

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.

https://f3b.rcsolutions.ch/d/oktoberfestpokal2019?mainTab=momentTotals

Schilderung vom Wettbewerb :

https://www.f3b.de/de/44-oktoberfestpokal-wettbewerb-muenchen-ger

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Links: https://www.facebook.com/TeamGermanyF3B

https://lomcovak.cz/wp_eng/category/f3b/

http://www.f3b-wc-2019.com

Jury President: Tomas Bartovsky

2nd Jury: Zoran Pelagič
3rd Jury: Wout Heijne

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Nach 1,5 Jahren F3B-Pause hat es mich wieder auf einen Wettbewerb, aufs Flugfeld nach Anthisnes gezogen- und was soll ich sagen ? Es hat sich mehr als gelohnt. Schöne Thermik, eine klasse Lage des Flugfeldes und der Platz mit herrlichem Barfußkomfort. Das Flugfeld war super gemäht und kam rasentechnisch einem Golfplatz nahe
Bei Temperaturen um die dreissig Grad Celsius lies es sich sehr gut aushalten – bei gefühlt besten Urlaubsbedingungen.
Nicht zuletzt wegen des schönen Wetters und der guten Thermik war auch die Stimmung auf dem Platz sensationell gut; das gemeinsame Essen im Zelt am Platz war mit den fröhlichen Leuten vom ausrichtenden Club das i-Tüpfelchen der Veranstaltung. Danke an CRPAL !

Nach anderthalb Jahren F3B-Abstinenz konnte ich zum sportlichen Geschehen an der Spitze nicht viel beitragen; ich habe mich zum Schluss des Wettbewerbs am anderen Ende der Tabelle wiedergefunden …
Trotzdem war es wieder saumäßig spaßig und ich konnte einige Dinge beobachten:

– die Gesetze der Physik gelten immer noch ;-))
– die Rümpfe werden tendenziell dünner im Querschnitt
– durch die Leistungsdichte / Ähnlichkeit der verfügbaren Modelle ist der Pilot und das team für das Ergebnis entscheidend – mehr als je zuvor. Klasse ! Sport !!!
– die rookies werden von alten Hasen betreut und das führt zu Erfolg und Begeisterung – eine super Entwicklung wie ich finde
– die Zuverlässigkeit der einzelnen Komponenten von unseren F3B-Fliegern ist nach wie vor ein Dreh- und Angelpunkt an dem kein Weg vorbeiführt;
ich habe an diesem Wochenende zwei Ausfälle von Servoelektroniken mitbekommen, die „aus dem nichts“ kamen, ein Servo drehte nache dem Einschalten mehrere volle Umdrehungen durch und beschädigte so die Anlenkungen und Gestänge im Rumpf; der Pilot mußte auf das B-Modell wechseln; die zweite Elektronik war von einem Flügelservo, daß zwar noch Haltekraft aufwies, aber keine Stellkraft mehr generierte. Die Unzuverlässigkeit von Elektronikkomponenten stellt in meinen Augen einen äußerst ärgerlichen Umstand dar.
Vor dem Hintergund daß es dieses Wochenende weder besonders heiß oder besonders feucht war enttäuschen die Servohersteller beim Thema „Zuverlässigkeit“.
– Außenwirkung / Informationen / neue Medien – Ich persönlich bin kein Freund von facebook muß aber feststellen daß diese Plattform doch eine gewisse Konstanz aufweist und zunehmend mit Informationen aus dem F3B Umfeld aufzuwarten scheint während es an anderer Stelle weniger wird und wir mit den Unwägbarkeiten der europäischen Gesetzgebung kämpfen – Stichwort DSGVO – ?!

2018-07-05 Wolfi