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Annual Awards 2006
Awards relating to SAMAA:
2006 FAI World Championship for Scale Model Aircraft Class F4C
Norrkoping - Sweden
16 July 2006 - 24 July 2006
- Simon Letsaolo
- Johan Ehlers
- Ernest Le Grice
- Jacobus Pretorius
2006 World Championship for Control Model Aircraft Class F2B
Valladolid - Spain
16 July - 24 July 2006
- Keith Renecle
- Loren Nell
5th FAI Junior World Championship for Radi Controlled Gliders Class F3J
Martin - Slovakia
30 July - 6 August 2006
- Conrad Klintworth
- Simon Tladi
- Kurt Stockton
- Ilma Stockton (Manager)
5th FAI Senior World Championship for Radi Controlled Gliders Class F3J
Martin - Slovakia
30 July - 6 August 2006
- Craig Goodrum
- Mark Stockton
- Chris Adrian
- Michelle Stockton (Manager)
Special Acknoledgment
- Lionel Brink
Silver Wings
Keith Nichols
Keith Nicolls has been involved in aeromodelling since 1947, and is an avid builder of many types of odels. Most of his activity was in the field of sport flying, with a strong accent on administration. In his professional capacity in the construction and engeneering field, he was a specifications expert. Since his retirement, this skill has been applied very aptly to the South African Model Aircraft Association, with the writing of numerous policies, procedures, manuals, sporting codes, regulations, rules, constitutions, and the like. Currently he is the secretary of the SAMAA, and his contribution to the aeromodelling within the greater family of sport aviation, is of immeasurable importance.SA Eagle Trophy
Most Meritorious Achievement at an International eventSimon Tladi
Simon was introduced to the Model Gliding Association and SAMAA at an Awareness programme run at AAD2004 at Waterkloof. During 2005, Craig Goodrum, a top radio controlled giding pilot, and a member of the F3J gliding team brought Simon into his club, and started Simon on a mentoring program.Simon went solo, and flew in his first competition in October 2005. He flew again in a competition in November. Realising Simon's potential, he was given the opportunity to improve his skills and competed for a place on the F3J team. In February 2006, at a competition he achieved the requirement of obtaining a minimum of 80% of the top pilots score, Simon achieved 93%, and became the a member of the F3J Junior Team to represent South Africa at the World Championships to be held in Martin Slovakia.
In August 2006, Simon was part of the first full junior team to represent South Africa at an Aeromodelling World Championship, Simon is also the first black pilot to represent South Africa at an Aeromodelling World Championship, achieving 85% of the Junior World Champ. These are all incredible feats, for both Simon and South Africa.
Simon also receives with his trophy, the ATNS incentive prize for promotion and development of Sport Aviation