Press Release ZModels International- F3P Team Junior Member Selected
03-24-2014, 05:58 PM
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Press Release ZModels International- F3P Team Junior Member Selected
Z Models International www.zmodelsinternational.com
For Immediate Release: 24 March 2014
Chantilly Student Qualifies for United States Team to fly in World Championships
Joseph Szczur, a fourteen year old 8[SUP]th[/SUP] grade student at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, VA participated in the United States Indoor RC Aerobatics Model Airplane Team Trials which was held in Akron, OH on 22-23 March 2014. There were a total of sixteen pilots competing in the competition, three which were Junior (18 years old or less). Joseph was the highest placing Junior pilot, qualifying him as U.S. team member along with the top three placing Open (18 years or older) competitors.
“It’s an honor to be with guys that are pretty much the best indoor radio control pilots in the country and to fly with them at the world championships,” said Joseph of his experiences at the event.
Joseph, who is also the president of the STEM-focused Model Airplane Student Club (MASC) at Rocky Run Middle School, flew an aircraft called “Excel v1” designed by Scott Barnhart. The plane weighed a scant 86 grams without the battery. His equipment included a Spektrum DX 18 radio control transmitter with Spektrum 2010 servos and was powered by an e-flight 250 motor running on a Thunder Power 7.4 volt battery about the size used in a typical pocket cell phone.
This is the second FAI category in which Joseph has represented the United States. Last August he flew with the United States team in F3A, outdoor international aerobatics category during the world championships in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The 2015 F3P world championships event will be held in Warsaw, Poland next April and will have participants from countries all over the world. More information on the Academy of Model Aeronautics can be found at www.modelaircraft.org.
Picture 1. Joseph Szczur (left) pictured with Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) President Bob Brown (right) at the F3A Team Trials in Akron, Ohio
Picture 2: The 2015 United States Indoor Aerobatics Team with their aircraft (left to right) Ryan Clark, RJ Gritter, Devon McGrath, and Joseph Szczur
Picture 3: The 2015 United States F3A Team and event sponsors.
For Immediate Release: 24 March 2014
Chantilly Student Qualifies for United States Team to fly in World Championships
Joseph Szczur, a fourteen year old 8[SUP]th[/SUP] grade student at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, VA participated in the United States Indoor RC Aerobatics Model Airplane Team Trials which was held in Akron, OH on 22-23 March 2014. There were a total of sixteen pilots competing in the competition, three which were Junior (18 years old or less). Joseph was the highest placing Junior pilot, qualifying him as U.S. team member along with the top three placing Open (18 years or older) competitors.
“It’s an honor to be with guys that are pretty much the best indoor radio control pilots in the country and to fly with them at the world championships,” said Joseph of his experiences at the event.
Joseph, who is also the president of the STEM-focused Model Airplane Student Club (MASC) at Rocky Run Middle School, flew an aircraft called “Excel v1” designed by Scott Barnhart. The plane weighed a scant 86 grams without the battery. His equipment included a Spektrum DX 18 radio control transmitter with Spektrum 2010 servos and was powered by an e-flight 250 motor running on a Thunder Power 7.4 volt battery about the size used in a typical pocket cell phone.
This is the second FAI category in which Joseph has represented the United States. Last August he flew with the United States team in F3A, outdoor international aerobatics category during the world championships in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The 2015 F3P world championships event will be held in Warsaw, Poland next April and will have participants from countries all over the world. More information on the Academy of Model Aeronautics can be found at www.modelaircraft.org.
Picture 1. Joseph Szczur (left) pictured with Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) President Bob Brown (right) at the F3A Team Trials in Akron, Ohio
Picture 2: The 2015 United States Indoor Aerobatics Team with their aircraft (left to right) Ryan Clark, RJ Gritter, Devon McGrath, and Joseph Szczur
Picture 3: The 2015 United States F3A Team and event sponsors.
03-24-2014, 07:14 PM
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Some pictures from the event. We had a great time. Congratulations to the young modeler who won the DX-7s in the raffle (re-give away). The youngest pilot there flying. 8 years and 5 months old to be exact. Congrats to Nathan for winning the Cube competition 3D (most maneuvers in set amount of time and maneuvering area) and for lending the plane for Joseph to fly in that event as well. Great seeing Jeff Troy, Linda and Tim Jesky, Dave Lockhart and all the new friends we made from both U.S. and Canada who attended.
