Age 60, retired Engineering Construction Management Consultant
Qualifications in Mechanical Engineering and Management.
Retired Glider Pilot (Cirrus VH-GOP)
Aero modelling since 1958 on and off – last ten years seriously.
Active in electric flight 6 years.
Interests: F3A Aerobatics, 7 Cell Electric Glider and F5B Electric Glider.
Committee Member and Webmaster Australian Electric Flight Association
Secretary Illawarra Model Aero Club
Age 47, Chemical engineer
Aero modelling since 1971, Control line team racing.
Still active in vintage team racing, converted to electric by T/R pilot!
Flying electric since 1994, converted to F5B after spectating in Wangaratta.
Flies Australian Kompressor model.
Age 53, Secondary school teacher.
Flying model aircraft since age 9.
Flying F5B since 1990
Won 10 cell class at the Australian National F5B championships in 1991
Won open F5B in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Flew in the 1992 Australian team in the Netherlands and also in 1994 at Wangaratta
Just updated his faithful Surprise III to a Surprise XI+
Looking forward to catching up with the competitors he met at the 1992 & 1994 WCs.
30 years in Electric Power Radio Control
Technical Director 1994 W/C in Wangaratta
Team Manager Australian Team 1996, Benesov.
Flew F5B W/C 1998 in Neuhardenberg
Started full size glider in 1999, now have Silver C, and two Diamonds.
Achieved level 1 instructor 2004.
Part owner of DG400 17m.
