Results of the 1991 FF World Championships
F1A
- 1) Kochkarov 1800
- 2) Makarov 2046
- 3) Parker 1981
- 19) Weiler 1248
- 27) Isaacson 1234
F1A Team
- 1) USSR 3775
- 2) USA 3742
- 3) Korea 3738
F1B
- 1) Andriukov 2610
- 2) Mathews 2591
- 3) Rousell 2183
- 24) Maves 1249
- 36) Furutani 1219
- 43) Xenakis 1191
F1B Team
- 1) USSR 3870
- 2) Poland 3870
- 3) China 3778
F1C
- 1) Archer 4712
- 2) Verbitsky 4102
- 3) Wang Xian 4052
- 23) Phair 1279
- 27) Oliver 1260
F1C Team
- 1) China 3960
- 2) Poland 3960
- 3) Germany 3918
- 7) USA 3859
F1C Power Championship Report
As you probably know, we have a World Champion in F1C Power. Randy Archer of Scottsdale, Arizona prevailed over two other fliers from China and the USSR in the 10-minute flyoff round. He achieved 512 seconds just before the sun set, beating Evgeny Verbitsky (442 seconds) and Wang Xian (392 seconds).
It wasn't as easy as it appears, since there were 18 fliers going into the flyoffs on 6 July, with China and Poland still having full teams. No one expected the flyoffs to go to the ten-minute round.
Verbitsky was getting excellent altitude with perfect bunt transitions. It seemed to most that the winner would be determined by both altitude and glide. Strukov dropped the nine-minute flight, resulting in an off-line transition, leaving only Archer, Verbitsky, and Wang Xian. Americans felt confident they would have a strong second place.
The Chinese flier flew first, followed quickly by Randy and Evgeny. No one could believe that these two excellent fliers would experience stalls at the top of the bunt! This virtually assured Randy the F1C championship, since his flight was picture-perfect in climb, transition, and glide. All that remained was the timers' final results on the stopwatches in the waning sunlight.
Congratulations to the new FAI Power Champion.
Jim Parker managed strong third-place finishes in both the World Championships and the Pan Cup the week before in F1A Nordic Towline. That enabled the U.S. to secure a first-place team win in the Pan Cup and a second-place team finish at the World Championships.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
