Group France triumphed in each junior and senior group courses on the 2024 FAI F5J European Championships for Electrical Powered Thermal Length Gliders. The competitors featured 63 senior and 16 junior opponents from 23 nations, all vying for the celebrated title.
The championships happened from 25 to 31 August, with excellent particular person performances. Slovenia’s Primož Rižner soared to the highest spot, grabbing the 2024 European champion title and doubling his European Champion accolades.
Competitors was powerful, with many flights with windy climate situations difficult the opponents to regulate their fashions and methods to optimise every flight. The extent of talent amongst junior individuals was famous as very excessive, which is promising for the way forward for this class.
Among the many feminine opponents, Jana Štěrbová of Czechia got here out on high, with Anne Schütz of Germany being the highest junior feminine.
FAI Aeromodelling Fee (CIAM) President and Jury Member Antonis Papadopoulos commented:
“The FAI F5J European Championships have been concluded successfully; on behalf of CIAM, I would like to thank the organising team from the Romanian Modelling Federation, and the Deva Airfield staff for their efforts in preparing and running the event, and of course for their hospitality. Congratulations to the winners and to all those who participated.”
The championships happened at Deva Airfield, operated by the Federatia Aeronautica Romana, which additionally hosts different air sports activities actions corresponding to gliding, skydiving and aerobatics.
The subsequent FAI F5J European Championships are scheduled for 2026 in France.
Winners
Senior Group
- France
- Germany
- Slovakia
Junior Group
- France
- Czechia
- Germany
Senior
- Primož Rižner (SLO)
- Juraj Adamek (SVK)
- Oleksandr Synielytsyi (UKR)
Junior
- Romain Gallet (FRA)
- David Schütz (GER)
- Filippo De Luca (ITA)
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