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28/05/2025

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10/03/2025

"I am still a bit gobsmacked that I have once again become a World Champion. Especially at the age of 64!"

Aeromodeller Joe Wurts (NZL) won a fourth FAI World Champion title in Argentina this month, thirty four years after his first in 1991.

Speaking a couple of days after the finals at the 2025 FAI F5J World Championship for Electric Powered Thermal Duration Gliders in Cordoba, Argentina, Wurts continued:

"I still feel like I am in a dream world. Despite my more youthful successes, I was not expecting this result at all. I am proud of my air reading for the full week of flying...

"I have to give huge thanks to my teammate and friend Kevin Botherway, who called me throughout the preliminary and flyoff rounds. Without his expert help, I would not have done nearly as well. Our team manager, David Pratley was also instrumental in our results."

In 2023, Wurts was recognised with an FAI Award, the "CIAM Legends" medal for his three previous championship titles which were in different F3 aeromodelling categories.

Read about the 2025 competition in Argentina
🔹 https://buff.ly/0xAAPZz
Read FAI interview with Joe Wurts from 2023
🔹 https://buff.ly/uvoZMRa


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06/03/2025

What a day will to low wind for the morning then the wind arrived with vengeance
Many 0 flights due to landing out

03/03/2025

First day F5J Argentina world champs and what a bang we got after 2 rounds flown and a 3rd round part run
We had a big storm go through that stopped flying with ground moving thunder and lightning

17/08/2023

Team NZ have now moved up to first place for Team score
Andrew Hiscock in 4th place Kevin Botherway in 10th place Joe Wurts in 19th
Australia Nick Chabrel 11th
Andrew Meyer in 15th
Marcus Stent has not had a good day well down the field in 63rd

17/08/2023

Round 10 finished well The wind is back and it is the friend of the NZ Team
The NZ team has moved back into 2 place and is only around 30 points off 1st
Andrew Hiscock is in 10th Kevin Botherway in11th and Joe Wurts in 16th
Australian placing Marcus Stent in 58th Andrew Meyer 21st and Nick Chabrel 18th
Round 11 will be very interesting

17/08/2023

View of all the pilots and models
Round 10 to start in 1-2 hrs

16/08/2023

Ok 7 rounds down and many to go
Conditions are very good compared to the last 2 days
Wind is starting to come up but mostly thermal pull

15/08/2023

Round 6 group 3 Australia and New Zealand launch in very strong winds

14/08/2023

Score as of round 2
Australia doing well in the conditions
Each round is brutal and Scores will change very quickly

14/08/2023

What a day with high winds no scores yet but this is what we are all dealing