The F3B World Championship runs from July 7 through July 14 and is being held in Emmen, Switzerland.
F3B is a multi-task thermal glider competition that focuses on three tasks.
Duration – flight time of exactly 10 minutes with landing as close as possible to a marking on the ground.
Distance – passing a flight zone of 150 meters as often as possible within a limited time.
Speed – passing a flight zone of 150 meters two times in both directions as quickly as possible. Speeds reach up to 150 km/h!
Local and National competitions lead up to the F3B Worlds and pit the world’s best model glider pilots who vie for gold, silver and bronze.
The high-tech sailplanes are among the most beautiful in our sport and many are as high-tech in their construction as an F1 car!
Keep up with the official Worlds site at:
http://www.f3b-wm.ch/index.php?show=49
Or view the Team USA site at:
http://www.usrainfo.org/teamusaf3b/5_6/html/index.html
There is even an RCGroups discussion at: