2022 FAI F1ABC European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in North Macedonia
The 2022 FAI F1ABC European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft took place from 16 to 20 August 2022 in Prilep, North Macedonia.
Opening ceremony
The event originally was scheduled to happen in 2020 but COVID restrictions prevented it to be held until this year. It was well attended with competitors from 26 countries.
F1A European Champion Per Findahl of Sweden
Three classes were flown at this competition: F1A gliders (top picture), F1B rubber power and F1C power model. In the F1A class, Swedish pilot Per Findahl kept his title.
F1B competitor Vitek Rossler of Czech Republic launches his model aircraft
Winners
F1A female prize-giving ceremony
F1A - Gliders
- Per Findahl (SWE)
- Bostjan Bagari (SLO)
- Emmanuel Ragot (FRA)
F1A, Female - Gliders
- Teresa Vosejpkova (CZE)
- Tamara Kiss (ROU)
- Reka Guti (HUN)
F1A, Team - Gliders
- Slovenia
- Czech Republic
- Israel
F1B - Model Aircraft with Extensible Motors “Wakefield”
- Bojan Gostolic (SRB)
- Jan Cihak (CZE)
- Or Shabat (ISR)
F1B, Female - Model Aircraft with Extensible Motors “Wakefield”
- Olha Kosylo (UKR)
F1B, Team - Model Aircraft with Extensible Motors “Wakefield”
- Poland
- Ukraine
- Germany
F1C - Power Model Aircraft
- Gauthier Briere (FRA)
- Ezra Shemesh (ISR)
- Virginijus Furmaniukas (LTU)
F1C, Female - Power Model Aircraft
- Svitlana Sychova (UKR)
F1C, Team - Power Model Aircraft
- Ukraine
- Israel
- Serbia
F1A – F1B – F1C Challenge
- Israel
- Poland
- Germany
F1C competitor Simon Dixon (GBR)
Photo credit: Antonis Papadopoulos
