Pilot Profile -Jonathan

Jonathan enjoys flying different kinds of airplanes from edf, 3D planes, nitros, still his heart lies with gliders. Thermal hunting at BR with high speed low passes are one of his favourites, it will be his first overseas competition at TR HK 2010.  He will be bringing his Cyril, predator and Vento.

Pilot profile - Francis

Francis has been a radio control fan for a long time. Previously he was racing cars, now he is racing F3F!. As a slope franatic, he has too many gliders to count. A precision machinist by trade, his gliders' build and setup have always been very clean and precise prob due to his nature of work. It will be his first race in the coming TR in hongkong, watch out for his Skorpion and predator.

Pilot Profile #4 - Pang Yong Wee

Hi guys, I am Pang, the one who was crazy enough to form this inaugural F3F SG team to korea in 2009.

A little bit about myself, I graduated from the National University of Singapore with a 1st Class Honours degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Technopreneurship. Previously i was working in Ministry of Defense as a specialist in the area of Information Technology Security. Before that i was also a researcher with Singapore’s DSO National Laboratories. In 2009, I decided to follow my passion and channeled my energy and ideas into Soaring Composites and later Asia Pacific Hobby. I also have a personal blog at mazonrc.blogspot.com

I fly a range of RC aircrafts, helis, airplanes and gliders. It was through the slope that got me into RC, one day i was jogging at the reservoir behind in the picture and saw some aircrafts flying, when i went up the slope i was amazed at how they could fly without any form of propulsion. This got me interested and the rest is history.

My hope for the team is to go there have fun, gain experience and make friends with other slope pilots around the region.

Pilot Profile #3 - Wong Sy Ming

Sy Ming is an electrical engineer and has been flying RC for a long time. Highly competent builder and RC pilot, Sy Ming will be competing with his Mini Nyx as well as his Mini Blade DS.

Pilot Profile #2 - Dennis Chia

This would be the first time I am taking part in a regional F3f competition. I have been flying RC for over 25 years. I only started slope gliders about 4 years ago. Never in my wildest dreams I could imagine gliders will take me to different part of the world to fly. Like Weiyao said, here in Singapore, we only have 1 slope site and even that, we have to wait for the right season to fly.

Some of the place I have flown are in Malaysia (Tanjong Sedili) and Thailand (Phuket).

Pilot Profile #1 - Lu Wei Yao

Hey guys!

Thought i would do a formal introduction on myself from the team.

My name is Lu Weiyao, aka Pitch Black to some.
I have been actively involved in the local RC scene for a good 7 years now.
My area expertise range from competitive fixed wing aircraft, to rotary wing platforms.
I fly whatever i can get my hands on!

With a diploma in Aeronautical Engineering, i have designed, fabricated and assembled multiple advanced UAV platforms.
I am also currently doing Aviation related projects on a commercial basis.
What could be better! (=
If you do require such services, drop me a contact via this blog.

Slope Soaring has always been a huge draw for me. From my 1st ever sailplane, the Spirit 2m, i've slowly evolved the fleet into what i have now.
These range from tiny slope buzzers, to large scale sailplanes.
The 09 Korean open would be my 1st competitive sailplane event outside Singapore. And i intend to stay in the competitive arena as long as the funds allow. Its in the blood!

Anyway, enough on that, watch out for my upcoming posts regarding my competition gear, reviews, and other nonsense regarding everything RC.

Stay tuned.
Soar High and roll low.........