18th FAI World Precision Flying Championship

Last updated February 08, 2021

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).

Results

Individual

#	Pilot	Country	Aircraft type	Reg. nr.	Penal points for: navigation + reconnaissance + landings = total
1.	Luboš Hájek	CZE	Cessna 152	OK-NAV	18	70	22	= 110
2.	Wacław Wieczorek	POL	Cessna 152	SP-AKP	78	40	55	= 173
3.	Robert Verbančič	SVN	Cessna 152	S5-DMI	89	40	61	= 190
4.	Michal Filip	CZE	Cessna 152	OK-IKH	60	140	27	= 227
5.	Michał Wieczorek	POL	Cessna 152	SP-KWW	157	80	17	= 254
6.	Petr Opat	CZE	Cessna 152	OK-NAV	93	160	22	= 275
7.	Michał Bartler	POL	Cessna 152	SP-KCH	96	120	68	= 284
8.	Frantisek Cihlar	CZE	Cessna 152	OK-IKC	132	140	42	= 314
9.	Janusz Darocha	POL	Cessna 152	SP-AKP	197	80	53	= 330
10.	Bolesław Radomski	POL	Cessna 152	SP-KCH	231	130	42	= 403

Team

Number of penal points and place of three best competitors:

Czech Republic - 612 pts
1. Luboš Hájek - 110 pts, #1
2. Michal Filip - 227 pts, #4
3. Petr Opat - 275 pts, #6
Poland - 711 pts
1. Wacław Wieczorek - 173 pts, #2
2. Michał Wieczorek - 254 pts, #5
3. Michał Bartler - 284 pts, #7
France - 1538 pts
1. Patrick Bats - 429 pts, #12
2. Eric Daspet - 505 pts, #15
3. David Le Gentil - 604 pts, #23
Austria - 1849 pts
1. Anton Tonninger, jr. - 565 pts, #18
2. Wolfgang Schneckenreither - 596 pts, #22
3. 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

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