3rd FAI World Rally Flying Championship

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3rd FAI World Rally Flying Championship took place between August 28 -August 31, 1980 in Aschaffenburg in West Germany.

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There took part 32 crews from 10 countries: Federal Republic of Germany (6), United Kingdom (6), Austria (6), Poland (4), Italy (3), Sweden (2), Luxembourg (2), South Africa (1), the Netherlands (1), Switzerland (1).

Most popular airplane was Cessna 150 (6 crews) and Cessna 172 (6), then PZL-104 Wilga (4, Polish team), Piper PA-28 Cherokee (4), Cessna 152 (2) and Piper PA-24 Comanche (2). Other types were single (Piper PA-22, Grumman American AA-5, Morane-Saulnier MS-885, B-24R, Bölkow Bo 207, F-8L Falco, PN-68, SIAI Marchetti SF.260).

Results

Individual

Pilot / navigator / country / aircraft / points

1. Witold Świadek / Andrzej KorzeniowskiFlag of Poland.svg  POL PZL-104 Wilga 2867
2. Otto Höfling / Michael AmtmannFlag of Germany.svg  DEU Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee 2854
3.Luckerbauer / MeszarosFlag of Austria.svg  AUT Cessna 172 2817
4.Krzysztof Lenartowicz / WajdaFlag of Poland.svg  POL PZL-104 Wilga 2812
5.Schüttler / NeumannFlag of Germany.svg  DEU Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee 2806
6.Jan Baran / Wacław NyczFlag of Poland.svg  POL PZL-104 Wilga 2777
7.Hasslein / HassleinFlag of Germany.svg  DEU Cessna 172 2753
8.Roland Husemann / Sturmi WesterbarkeyFlag of Germany.svg  DEU MS-885 2747
9.Bertilsson / SelanderFlag of Sweden.svg  SWE Piper PA-28-180 2725
10.Oppelmayer / HauschkaFlag of Austria.svg  AUT Piper PA-22 2705

Team

Two best crews were counted.

  1. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland - 5679
  2. Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany - 5660
  3. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria - 5522

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