18th FAI World Precision Flying Championship

18th FAI World Precision Flying Championship took place between July 13 - July 19, 2008 in Ried im Innkreis in Austria, altogether with the 16th FAI World Rally Flying Championship (July 20-26). There were 62 competitors from 13 countries: Czech Republic (10), Poland (9), Austria (9), France (6), United Kingdom (6), Russia (4), South Africa (4), New Zealand (3), Germany (3), Switzerland (3), Denmark (2), Sweden (2), Slovenia (1). Most numerous airplane was Cessna 152 (31 pilots), then Cessna 150 (16) and Cessna 172 (6). There were also two Glastars and Zlin Z-43's, single Zlin Z-42, 3Xtrim, Piper PA-18, HB-23 and Van's RV-7A (the numbers of aircraft participating was lower, for some pilots flew the same aircraft). Results Individual # PilotCountryAircraft typeReg. nr.Penal points for: navigation + reconnaissance + landings = total 1.Luboš Hájek CZE Cessna 152 OK-NAV 18 70 22= 1102. Wacław Wieczorek POLCessna 152 SP-AKP784055 = 1733. Robert Verbančič SVN Cessna 152 S5-DMI894061= 1904. Michal Filip CZE Cessna 152 OK-IKH6014027 = 2275. Michał WieczorekPOL Cessna 152 SP-KWW1578017= 2546. Petr Opat CZE Cessna 152 OK-NAV9316022= 2757. Michał Bartler POL Cessna 152 SP-KCH9612068 = 2848. Frantisek Cihlar CZE Cessna 152 OK-IKC13214042= 3149. Janusz DarochaPOL Cessna 152 SP-AKP1978053 = 33010. Bolesław RadomskiPOL Cessna 152 SP-KCH23113042= 403 Team Number of penal points and place of three best competitors: Czech Republic Image:Gold medal 16px.png - 612 pts Luboš Hájek - 110 pts, #1 Michal Filip - 227 pts, #4 Petr Opat - 275 pts, #6 Poland Image:Silver medal 16px.png - 711 pts Wacław Wieczorek - 173 pts, #2 Michał Wieczorek - 254 pts, #5 Michał Bartler - 284 pts, #7 France Image:Bronze medal 16px.png - 1538 pts Patrick Bats - 429 pts, #12 Eric Daspet - 505 pts, #15 David Le Gentil - 604 pts, #23 Austria - 1849 pts Anton Tonninger, jr. - 565 pts, #18 Wolfgang Schneckenreither - 596 pts, #22 Paul Szameitat - 688, #28 Switzerland - 3348 pts Germany - 3562 pts United Kingdom - 3944 pts Russia - 4212 pts South Africa - 5125 pts New Zealand - 6590 pts References 18th FAI World Precision Flying ChampionshipFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes ResultsFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes See also 17th FAI World Precision Flying Championship 16th FAI World Rally Flying Championship Precision Flying 18 Category:July 2008 in Europe Category:2008 in Austria Category:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Category:Aviation history of Austria Category:July 2008 sports events in Europe