FAI Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM)

(Left to right: Maxime Schmitt, Gernot Bruckmann, Sylvain Pasini)

The outstanding pilot Gernot Bruckmann of Austria has achieved a maximum number of points across the finals rounds of the F3P-Aerobatics category at the 2025 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Switzerland to win this 'F3P-A' category of the contest. 

Ten pilots in the Aerobatics Freestyle to Music (AFM) category at the 2025 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft are through to the finals after an intense competition in which pilots showcased their creative flair. 

Crowds in Switzerland and tuning in via livestream from around the world have been able to witness masters at work in the nail-biting 2025 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft, where meticulous control of the aircraft means everything.

After a Judges training session and the Team Managers’ meeting, the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft saw local officials and spectators enjoying a parade, speeches and traditional Swiss Alphorn music on Sunday 2 February. 

The most important F3P Aeromodelling event of 2025 – the FAI F3P World Championships for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft starts this Sunday 2 February in Widen, Switzerland, where the world's best senior and junior pilots will put their precision aerobatic manoeuvres to the test in the hopes of gaining a place on the podium.

After his breathtaking performances across the five challenging events of the 2024 season, Swan Versmissen of France has been proclaimed the champion of the inaugural FAI e-Drone Racing World Cup.

When an eight-year-old Thomas Schütz built his first aircraft alongside his father, little did he realise that the scene would be reproduced decades into the future, as he stepped into the father's role to help his own children to construct their first models.