F3A Hall of Fame. World Championships

[Kiwi]

One of the great things about the RC hobby that never ceases to amaze me is meeting people you often read about but never think you will ever get to meet in the flesh.

Well today I had the absolute priveledge to get a few minutes with Mr Wolfgang Matt of Liechtenstein. If you have not heard about Wolfgang then you have either had your head in the sand or maybe just dont follow F3A too much. Either way let me take a little of your time to tell you about this legend in the sport.

46 years competing in F3A
40 years in the world championships and never ever missed one!!
Won the world championships twice, 1975 and 1979.
In 40 years of competition he has NEVER finished in less than 10th place.

The man is one of the most approachable people you will ever meet and the epitome of the world ambassador to the hobby. When I asked him what he has seen as the biggest single advance in the competitive side of the hobby he was really stuck for an answer. Electric power and battery technology are likely the most noticeable but really he felt the hobby has just seen 40 years of non stop advances.

Wolfgang is sponsored by FUTABA, THUNDERPOWER and HACKER amongst others.

Guys on behalf of the Flying Giants I take my hat off to the a man who has really been at the forefront of the game for a long time. 40 years of competition, never lower than 10th place. The guy is an Icon and I feel privileged that he took the time out to speak with us here on Flying Giants.

[Boulder]

Unreal Kiwi!!!

You my friend have got to be in F3A heaven!!!!!

Great job on the coverage so far, I sure wish I was there.

[Kiwi]

Well if you were mate your butt would be hanging out. There`s too much to do and little time to do it. Hope you like what I can get back. The three vids are in the big events gallery if your into some arm chair judging for the evening.

[Boulder]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Kiwi
	Well if you were mate your butt would be hanging out. There`s too much to do and little time to do it. Hope you like what I can get back. The three vids are in the big events gallery if your into some arm chair judging for the evening.

I'm with you on that, remember I fought with the coverage at the TAS, it's a serious handful and yours is a larger scale.

Very nice!!!!!

[Boulder]

Todays scores, sorted by totals.

First 42:

46	ONDA Tetsuo	JPN	1767	0	562.6	600.4	604
33	PAYSANT-LE ROUX Christophe	FRA	1766.6	584.6	562.6	619.4	0
78	SCHULMAN Jason	USA	1763.8	596.6	569	598.2	0
79	SOMENZINI Quique	USA	1744	581.8	559.4	602.8	0
49	MATT Wolfgang	LIE	1724.6	588.6	564.8	571.2	0
86	SILVESTRI Sebastiano	ITA	1717.6	0	537.2	581.8	598.6
87	AKIBA Yoichiro	JPN	1705.6	0	549.2	567.4	589
34	WISSINGER Markus	GER	1690	553	0	580	557
32	CARRIER Stephane	FRA	1673.4	565.2	546.8	561.4	0
31	PAYSANT-LE ROUX Benoit	FRA	1668.8	606	521.4	541.35	0
10	MARQUET Philippe	BEL	1661.8	573.8	526	562	0
47	SUZUKI Koji	JPN	1661.4	0	523.8	554.8	582.8
80	JESKY Andrew	USA	1657	545.2	553.8	558	0
11	DIERICKX Benoit	BEL	1645.6	0	524	565.2	556.4
43	FRIGGERI Luca	ITA	1642.8	0	526	552.6	564.2
36	ULSAMER Guenther	GER	1641.4	539.4	0	546.6	555.4
35	BESCHORNER Bernd	GER	1630.6	528.6	0	554	548
7	MAYR Gerhard	AUT	1608.2	539	0	536.2	533
51	FREMMING Ola	NOR	1607.2	0	511.2	534.2	561.8
83	COLOMBO Marcelo	ARG	1602.6	503.4	544.2	0	555
66	RUBIN Marc	SUI	1595.2	496.4	0	559.6	539.2
9	FILGAS Erich	AUT	1573.6	511.4	0	534.4	527.8
16	NORTHEAST Chad	CAN	1565.4	489.6	559.2	0	516.6
8	DANKSAGMULLER Helmut	AUT	1560.4	503.4	0	531	526
5	BLOODWORTH Bill	AUS	1537.4	0	472.8	522.4	542.2
65	SCHADEN Bernhard	SUI	1535.8	502.6	0	521.2	512
44	GRASELLI Andrea	ITA	1535.4	0	513.4	472	550
42	ROBINSON Shane	IRL	1530.2	496.6	529.8	0	503.8
12	ZARDINI Jean-Pierre	BEL	1528.6	521	512.4	495.2	0
50	VAN VLIET Danny	NED	1511.4	484	0	511.8	515.6
88	LUNDSTROM David	SWE	1511.4	0	485.8	515	510.6
61	WOLFFE Marc	RSA	1506.6	489.6	0	504	513
84	NIETO Daniel	ARG	1498.6	463.95	517.8	0	516.8
4	CORAM Steve	AUS	1478.2	0	492	478	508.2
52	COSTA Antonio	POR	1474	488.2	0	499.2	486.6
67	PASINI Sylvain	SUI	1467.4	475.4	0	508.4	483.6
17	VAGHY Dezso	CAN	1460.5	484.2	468.4	0	507.9
56	SELVA Massimo	SMR	1458.5	0	451.6	490.4	516.5
37	LAU Alex	HKG	1454.4	464.6	499.4	0	490.35
24	ZHI YONG Duan	CHN	1442.2	484.6	0	490.2	467.4
6	CROSSMAN Adam	AUS	1442	0	470.2	467.4	504.4

[Boulder]

2nd half:

55	MANDRIKA Victor	RUS	1423	0	466.4	484	472.6
23	ZHENDI Huang	CHN	1415.8	467.2	0	454.2	494.4
77	JACKSON Keith	GBR	1412.6	483.4	473	0	456.15
53	BUTUZOV Sergey	RUS	1407.8	476.6	478.4	452.8	0
18	REAVILLE Dave	CAN	1397.6	452.2	499.4	0	446
63	BYOUNG Jun	KOR	1392	454.75	473.2	0	464
28	KURI Pablo	ECU	1377.8	435.2	0	474.4	468.2
59	WENTZEL Ian	RSA	1376	474.6	0	470.6	430.8
40	KEANE Ray	IRL	1369.4	463.2	499.2	0	407
62	DONG HEE Lee	KOR	1359.4	425	476.4	0	458
29	AGUILAR Joaquin	ECU	1359.2	442.6	0	465.6	451
60	GERMUSHUYS Carel	RSA	1359	444.8	0	453.2	461
30	ALMEIDA Xavier	ECU	1348.8	432.4	0	458.2	458.2
81	URDANETA Carlos Silva	VEN	1339.4	407.6	490.6	0	441.2
21	REYES Rene	CHI	1321.6	0	371.8	454.8	495
20	CHAPARRO GARESE Patricio	CHI	1283.8	0	380.8	410.6	492.4
64	WON Kang Seo	KOR	1277.8	404.2	464.4	0	409.2
54	DANILOV Sergey	RUS	1277.4	0	437.8	372	467.6
14	AVILA MOY William	BRA	1273.6	439.6	433.4	400.6	0
39	WONG Adrian	HKG	1250	441.8	450.2	0	358
13	DOS SANTOS NUNES Bruno Visconte	BRA	1249.2	437.4	398	413.8	0
27	MARTINEZ Roberto	COL	1235.4	0	360	424	451.4
38	HUNG KAY Li	HKG	1220.4	405.8	398.4	0	416.2
25	LOZANO Jorge	COL	1207.2	0	367	365.6	474.6
19	HYEOK Yu Sung	CHI	1197	0	375.6	410.4	411
41	BARRET Noel	IRL	1193.6	438	374.4	0	381.2
69	BAINATHSAH Geoffrey	SUR	1187.6	382	382.8	422.8	0
75	HARROP John	GBR	1133	466	516.4	0	150.6
57	YONG Frederick	SIN	1128.6	424.8	358.8	345	0
26	HINESTROSA Federico	COL	1105.2	0	338.8	373.2	393.2
22	XU JUN Zhang	CHN	1015.6	507.6	0	508	0
70	HAGENS Freddy	SUR	1010.4	349.4	321.2	339.8	0
74	TECHAVIPARK Praphon	THA	985.45	342.6	310.05	332.8	0
85	AMBROGGI Leonardo	ARG	983	483.8	0	0	499.2
73	RATTANAPRAROM Natawut	THA	900	447.2	0	452.8	0
76	CATON Kevin	GBR	855.8	459.6	0	0	396.2
68	BAINATHSAH John	SUR	774.57	389.4	10	375.17	0
58	CHONG Frederick	SIN	739.6	358.8	0	380.8	0
15	MALLOY RESENDE Marcos Angelo	BRA	697.8	351.6	307.8	0	38.4
72	SUKUMCHAROENJIT Chuchard	THA	525	90	0	435	0
82	PEREIRA Alejandro	VEN	505.8	0	285.4	0	220.4

[Boulder]

Day 3 Team standings, as per Glen Watson:

Country Total
USA 5164.8
JPN 5134
FRA 5108.75
GER 4962
ITA 4895.8
BEL 4836
AUT 4742.2
SUI 4598.4
AUS 4457.6
CAN 4423.5
RSA 4241.6
RUS 4108.2
IRL 4093.2
ECU 4085.8
ARG 4084.15
KOR 4029.15
HKG 3924.75
CHN 3873.6
CHI 3802.4
COL 3547.8
GBR 3401.35
BRA 3220.6
SUR 2972.57
THA 2410.45
SIN 1868.2
VEN 1845.2
LIE 1724.6
NOR 1607.2
NED 1511.4
SWE 1511.4
POR 1474
SMR 1458.5

[SleepyC]

Yeaz dis iz Nieouce.
Team USA iz in ze first plaze!!
Time tooo make happy sexy time witz meself.
Gen Gui,
Niouse.

[Mithrandir]

My father judged Wolf Matt in Doylestown Pennsylvania like in '69 or '70... said Wolfgang flew the most perfect pattern he ever saw... that was the year Wolfgang beat Hanno... won the WC's! (I think)

http://www.matt-rc.li/englisch/index.htm

[harrys]

Hi Mithrandir

Good to hear that your dad judged "Wolfgang" in 69 ,70, You must have got lot of help from your dad in aeromodelling. I think some guys are really lucky that their dad were aeromodellers they get lot of help from them.. many years of experience & guidance
Like in my case my dad is not a aeromodeller i learned a hard way but i really had a passion for airplanes... since the begining.

[Fast Fredd]

I was at Doylestown that year for the 1971 WC That year Brunno Gietzendanner won and Wolfgang was a close second., with Phil Kraft third. Hanno was the guy to watch out for then. The rest is history. I still have one of Wolfgang's beautiful Atlas airplanes from 1975. It flew on rails. It has too much history now to fly, but it sure could. Wolfgang is one of the finest, nicest, helpful, best-all-'round person you could ever meet. I have known him for over 30 years and consider it an honor to call him a true international friend and ambasador for RC. Wolfgang and Roland are simply :First Class".
Best regards to all,
Fred Johnson

[Shaker]

Agreed Fred..

I met Wolfgang and Roland at the TOC and became friends with them over the years. Wolfgang initially seems very standoff-ish, but once you speak to him you quickly realize he's very open and genuine. What I find most impressive about Wolfgang is after 46 years flying F3A, he still seems to have the same passion for flying that he's always had.

We don't get much press on the people from the rest of the world here in the USA, and it's a shame. The TOC gave me the opportunity to get to know guys like Quique, CPLR, his brother Benoit (who is an AMAZING pilot in his own right), Roland and Wolfgang Matt, and many others. All of them are true ambassadors to our hobby/sport. Yet another reason why Bill Bennet's contributions to our hobby have been so important, at least to me.

[G_Rod22x]

Great write up Kiwi!
What an inspirational piece of model airplane aerobatics history Mr. Matt is.
As a kid....I would always see the Hobby Barn ads...and wished I could have an Arrow!
What a long way the airplanes like the Beryll have come since the days of the Atlas and Arrow.
GR

[Kiwi]

Wow I`m pleased top see having Wolfgang on the front page was appreciated by you guys. One of my strongest desires with Flying Giants is to bring as much international coverage as we can possibly aquire. The cvhance to be an arm chair critic here at the WC 20076 was and oppoertunity too good to miss. Not just for the flying but also for the chance to meet a lot of similarly minded people in the RC community.

Stick around as I have some more tricks up my sleeve before this is all over.

[G_Rod22x]

Cheers mate!

Being a first generation American of Arentinian parents....it has been very exciting to follow your journey.