Jan Spatny, a young competitor from the Czech Republic, with a low-level routine in the Aeromusical class.
Part of the crowd before the start of the Aeromusicals in the circular stadium of Palaruffini. Has seating capacity of 4000, and on the last night, the event was attended by about 800 spectators. Electronic score board displayed the results within a minute of completion of the flights.
Youthful Hungarian competitor Gyula Inzsoel doing a torque roll in his performance. He chose to stand on the far side of the hall, and used the circular layout to good advantage.
Lithuanian competitor Donatas Pauzuolis provided great entertainment with his mid-fuselaged variable-pitch propeller aircraft, enabling him do perform the most amazing stunts. He is also a manufacturer of indoor aircraft and very appropriately, the name of his enterprise is Donuts Models!
From left to right: Competitors is discussion before the start of a task in the F6D class (Hand Throw Gliders). Oleg Golovidov (USA), Richard Siumbris (Lithuania), Vatalijus Pilkionis (Lithuania).
Line-up of Aeromusical judges in Palaruffini: Tsugutaka Yoshioka (Japan, out of frame), Claudio Scambia (Italy), Pierre Pignot (France), Jiri Havel (Czech Republic, partly obscured), and Dag Eckhoff (Norway). Tomas Bartovsky provided the scoring apparatus, and Fabrizio Ceccarini was the event director.
Young Italian Filippo Matterazzi in hover-mode during one of his Artistic Aerobatic routines. Finished fourth in class F6A
CIAM Media Consultant Guy Revel admonishing Lithuanian Donatas Pauzuolis for landing very close to the time limit. Donatas placed first in AA (outdoor event).
Guy Revel (CIAM Media Consultant), FAI President Pierre Portman, Bob Skinner (CIAM President), and Bruno Rambaldi (LOC, Local Organising Committee member). Mr Portman extolling the virtues of the spectacular aeromodelling events. On many occasions he told high-ranking officials that the aeromodelling events far outclassed the media and spectator appeal of the other airsports.
Line-up of aerobatic aircraft. Massimo Selva from San Marino is seen in foreground with Sukhoi SU 29M, sporting pyrotechnic devices on the wingtips, providing spectacular effect. Eventually placed second.
Hand Throw Glider group of Southern Africans: Mark Stockton, Stephane Duponsel, and Michael Stern (ex Zimbabwe). Michael launched for injured Massimiliano Sacchi (pronounced “sakkie”) who won the F6D class. South Africa can be justly proud of Alan Smith, who battled for 11 rounds to emerge second, for the FAI Silver Medal. Not since 1979, was a South African able to win an aeromodelling silver medal. Well, done, Alan!
Germany’s Stephanie Schwan was not a competitor in the event, but she provided many demonstration flights in the programme. She pilots her indoor aircraft with great skill
