3rd FAI World Rally Flying Championship
3rd FAI World Rally Flying Championship took place between August 28 -August 31, 1980 in Aschaffenburg in West Germany.
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. | / Andrzej Korzeniowski | ![]() |
PZL-104 Wilga | 2867 |
2. | / Michael Amtmann | ![]() |
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee | 2854 |
3. | Luckerbauer / Meszaros | ![]() |
Cessna 172 | 2817 |
4. | Krzysztof Lenartowicz / Wajda | ![]() |
PZL-104 Wilga | 2812 |
5. | Schüttler / Neumann | ![]() |
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee | 2806 |
6. | Jan Baran / Wacław Nycz | ![]() |
PZL-104 Wilga | 2777 |
7. | Hasslein / Hasslein | ![]() |
Cessna 172 | 2753 |
8. | Roland Husemann / Sturmi Westerbarkey | ![]() |
MS-885 | 2747 |
9. | Bertilsson / Selander | ![]() |
Piper PA-28-180 | 2725 |
10. | Oppelmayer / Hauschka | ![]() |
Piper PA-22 | 2705 |
Team[]
Two best crews were counted.
Poland - 5679
West Germany - 5660
Austria - 5522
Sources[]
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- Aviation competitions and awards
- 1980 in aviation
- 1980 in German sport
- Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
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- Aviation history of Germany
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