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- CIAM Legends
- Euro Drone Sticker
- NFFS HOF Clarification
- Jim O’Reilly
The CIAM Legends Medal: Honouring the Best of the Best in Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling
Lausanne, Switzerland – The CIAM Legends Medal has been introduced to honour the remarkable pilots who have won the title of FAI World Champion in any Aeromodelling or Spacemodelling Competition at least three times.
Public recognition to inspire future generations
The CIAM Legends Medal, established by the FAI Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM) in 2022, will be presented for the first time this year. This significant award aims to acknowledge the exceptional contributions of the most skilled aeromodellers and spacemodellers. It also seeks to recognise these individuals as icons of their sport for all aspiring pilots, who demonstrate the hard work, dedication, and passion required to achieve greatness in air sports.
Who is eligible to become a CIAM Legend?
To be eligible for the CIAM Legends Medal, a pilot must have obtained at least three World Champion titles in any Aeromodelling or Space Models class. The World Champion title may be gained in different classes. The award is reserved for individuals only and can only be attributed once.
The first recipients
In 2023, the inaugural year, the CIAM Legends Medal will be awarded to 59 individuals, as CIAM have searched through the archives to analyse results from almost 800 World Championships in different classes, starting from 1951.
The United States currently boasts the most medal recipients, with ten individuals receiving the award. The pilots with the most world championship titles are Andreas Lüthi from Switzerland and Christophe Paysant Le Roux from France, both with nine titles each. They are both currently active pilots. Paysant Le Roux earned his first title in 1999 and his ninth title at the 2019 FAI F3A World Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Italy. Lüthi won his first title in 2000 and his ninth at the 2022 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Norway.
FAI Medals and diplomas
The CIAM Legends Medal has been added to FAI’s list of prestigious medals and diplomas. These awards are intended to acknowledge individuals who have made valuable contributions to aeronautics and astronautics, specifically in the realm of sporting aviation. The awards ceremony takes place annually at the FAI General Conference’s Opening Ceremony. This year’s Conference is scheduled to take place in Dayton, Ohio, USA on 26 and 27 October
Link to list of recipient and more info
https://www.fai.org/news/ciam-legends-medal
F1 recipients
ANDRIUKOV Alexander UKR 1991 F1B
ANDRIUKOV Alexander UKR 1993 F1B
ANDRIUKOV Alexander UKR 1997 F1B
Kulakovskiy Oleg UKR 2001 F1B
KULAKOVSKY Oleg UKR 1999 F1B
KULAKOVSKY Oleg UKR 2005 F1B
KULAKOVSKY Oleg UKR 2007 F1B
VERBITSKYY Yevhen UKR 1987 F1C
VERBITSKYY Yevhen UKR 1997 F1C
VERBITSKYY Yevhen UKR 2011 F1C
TREGER Ivan SVK 2008 F1D
TREGER Ivan SVK 2010 F1D
TREGER Ivan SVK 2009 F1E
TREGER Ivan SVK 2011 F1E
TREGER Ivan SVK 2017 F1E
BROWN Steve USA 1994 F1D
BROWN Steve USA 1996 F1D
BROWN Steve USA 1998 F1D
RICHMOND James USA 1968 F1D
RICHMOND James USA 1978 F1D
RICHMOND James USA 1984 F1D
RICHMOND James USA 1986 F1D
RICHMOND James USA 1988 F1D
RICHMOND James USA 1990 F1D
RICHMOND James USA 2002 F1D
RICHMOND James USA 2004 F1D
Euro Drone Sticker
From Tony mathews
UAS number in France:
From reading Bulletin #3, all teams outside of the European Union must have a UAS operator number on their models. It was not clear if the organizers will supply a sticker with this number or not.
So I asked the organizers and this is the response: “No, we don’t supply any sticker for that UAS number, you have to put yours.”
The Canadian Team will use a small label printed with a Brother P-Touch label maker or similar.
Tony Mathews
This is what the Bulletin says.
For competitors outside European Union, or competitors within European Union who don’t get an UAS operator number, a sticker with the FFAM UAS operator number (FRAd02bpviz5wmpr) will be affixed to the models registered by the competitors concerned. This will permit competitors to fly for the championships without any additional action.
NFFS HOF Clarification
From: Fred Terzian
Roger,
Here are the Hall of Fame Results (taken from the AMA Nats website):
“Wednesday night was the much-anticipated annual National Free Flight Society (NFFS) banquet at the lovely Cornerstone Arts Center in downtown Muncie. The 2023 Free Flight Hall of Fame class was inducted: Stepan Stefanchuk, the Malkhasyan family, Ivan Treger, Bruce Kimball, Bob DeShields, David Mitchell, and Ron Wittman.”
Fred T.
Jim O’Reilly
From:Chuck Powell
Well we lost another freeflight legend Jim Orielly , he flew at our last contest in may , I named the contest the Jim O’Rielly invitational , he flew in our twin pusher mass launch and it was his last flight , yes he kicked our butts !
I Will name our contest now the Jim O’Rielley memorial , I had his permission to do so , Jim did ALOT for our hobby with his plan and short kit business with Bob Halman ! Will miss Jim , met him at a hobby shop when I was ten over 50 years ago !
Chuck Powell
Benton Kansas