F3M is a young  FAI category, but it is practice for 20 years in France and do you know who was the first F3M French Champion??? He is the currently F3A world champion....YES.... CPLR.

The 20th F3M french championship were held in Belfort in the East of France, 46 pilots was involved is this championship, it is one more time the proof of the growing succes of F3M in France.

We flew over the cows during the training!!!! (left) the entry of the very old city of Belfort (right).

A view of Belfort dans his emblem the Lion

A local TV was on the field to turn a report, you can see it in the following link: http://bourgogne-franche-comte.france3.fr/info/nord-franche-comte/fontaine-90--championnats-de-voltige--64589799.html?onglet=videos&id-video=besa_1260454_19_VOLTIGE_CHAM_00000DNK_280820101747_F3

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Competition require to be wake up and ready very early....or not!

After the crash of my first YAK 55M at the beginning of the season I finished quickly a new one from Krill Model to be able to fly in this championship..

Wood wood is good!!!! ;-)

Yak 55M and Sukhoi 29 both from Krill Model become more and more popular.

Engine cowl...

All competitors on the airfield of the model air club of Phaffans, this club uses an old full scale runway.

Espoir and Junior podium.

Podium of the national class.

International and Freestyle podium.

All the results are in these following links Espoir, National and International

All of my pictures are in this link.

And pictures from Herve Catros in this link and from Dominique Fremy Here and Here

For the 4th times the result of the "challenge espoir" managed by Grossevoltige and Julien Devillers was done, it is a classification through the season which awarded the 3 best new pilots, this year 22 pilots were classified and the top 3 won a 2.70m Votec, a DA100cc and 4 hight torques servos from Hitec.

Some videos.