World Championships, Australia 1991

Wangaratta, Victoria October 22 - 27

Organising Committee 1991

From the top left

Rob Clarke: Manager, Accommodation & Administration

Tom Bloodworth: Manager Finance

Colin Lane: Newsletter Editor
 
From the bottom left

Brian Green: Contest Director

Henry Hutchinson: Flight Contest Director

 National Flags

Outside the Administration building and Wangaratta Airport Restaurant

23 countries entered the 1991 World championships.

 Contestants watching the flights.

Quique Somenzini with his father. Quique finished 2nd.

Peter and Carolyn Goldsmith sitting

The Press from Japan in the back ground.
 

  Chip Hyde - USA

Chip finished 1st and was a very happy young man

Chip is seen here at the Doncaster Aeromodellers Club field where he put on a very exciting display for the members of the club.
 

 Chip & Merle Hyde.

Chip prepares to fly, Merle is in the ready box with the model.

Noise testing was carried out throughout the event.

Japanese Contestant.

Japanese flyer waiting patently on this radio transmitter box for his next flight. 

 Hanno Prettner, Austria

 

 

 

Hanno and his father wait for their flight to come around.

Hanno finished 5th

 Hanno's Dad

Hanno's dad hold Hanno's model in the ready box the model is being noise tested, the model was a Majestic with a four stroke motor.

 Japanese Flyer

Japanese flyer waits his turn to fly and sits on his radio transmitter box.

 Ivan Kristensen - Canada

Ivan completes his flight, Ivan finished 4th.

 Judging Panel.

Five judges per line all have their own penciller. Note distance between the judges, that looks like Henry looking on sitting behind the judges.

Ivan Kristensen flying.

 U S A Pylon Team.

USA won the day in pylon, looks like someone is getting a Champagne bath.

 Presentation Day.

 

The winners on the winners platform receiving their medallions from the Australia MAAA President, David Axon. David did Australia proud at the presentations.

 The Winners.

The winners stand to attention as the national anthem is played for the winners in each of the categories.

This was the last of the combined World Championships to be held in the World, and Australia was lucky enough to be able to stage the event.
 

 Some Time to Relax.

Tom Bloodworth President of the Australian Pattern Association takes time out to relax after a lot of hard work. Tom is speaking and shares a cigarette with Ray Brotherston from the UK.

Australia should be very proud of the running of the 1991 World Championships at Wangaratta Air World, our thanks to the organising committee, judges, jury members and all of the helpers that come from far and wide to help make these championships a very successful event. Last but not least to our very generous sponsors Kraft Systems, Eddie and Helene Lo.