Mr. Ito using PRODRONE “PDH-02C” wins consecutive victories at the highest peak in the RC helicopter world “FAI / F3C Japan Championship 2019”

Hiroki Ito and PDH-02C aircraft

Hiroki Ito (belongs to TKK Works), whose aircraft “PDH-02C” is supported by PRODRONE Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as PRODRONE), participated in the “44th FAI/F3C” held in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture from October 3rd to 6th, 2019. Achieved 14 consecutive wins at the RC Helicopter Japan Championship (Sponsor: Japan Model Aviation Federation, Official: Japan Aviation Association). At the FAI/F3C RC Helicopter Japan Championship, the pinnacle of the RC heli sports world, Japan's top-level athletes who practice every day operate aircraft equipped with cutting-edge technology and compete to show off their flying skills. This year's Japan Championship was attended by 95 players from all over Japan, and was a heated competition between 42 top players (8 seeded players) who made it through the regional qualifiers held at 6 locations across the country. Ito showed off his unparalleled precision in flight, making full use of the potential of the PDH-02C, and came out on top in the qualifying round by a wide margin over second place and below. They showed overwhelming strength, clinching the victory early in the final round, and achieved consecutive victories in the Japan Championship. Ito, who uses PRODRONE's PDH-02C, commented as follows after the tournament.

“From the World Championships (held in Germany in August 2019) to the Japan Championships, we had a high level of trust in the PDH-02C, so there was no need for maintenance on the aircraft, and we were able to concentrate only on practice and take on the real competition. I was able to concentrate on my performance during the performance because I had complete confidence in the aircraft.I believe that thanks to the Pro Drone aircraft PDH-02C, I was able to demonstrate my abilities and win.”

PRODRONE Development Manager Kunii, who finished 5th in the Japan Championship, said the following.

``During the tournament, the conditions were different for each round, with wind, rain, and no wind, but although I missed out on the podium, I was able to fly well.Since next year the rules will be new, we will collect a lot of data and practice during the off-season, and we will feed back the knowledge and experience into future aircraft development.''

In the future, PRODRONE will continue to develop aircraft together with athletes, develop more accurate and highly functional RC helicopters, and utilize this technology to develop industrial drones. ■What is ``FAI/F3C RC Helicopter'' ``FAI/F3C RC Helicopter'' is the pinnacle of RC helicopter sports. Flyers who have practiced extensively will compete to see how perfect their flying techniques are using aircraft equipped with cutting-edge technology. In addition, all aviation sports, including those involving actual aircraft, are conducted based on the competition regulations set by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI). The Japan Championship, which determines the national champion, is held every year, and the World Championship is held once every two years. The next World Championship is scheduled to be held in Europe next year in 2021.

Athletes using PRODRONE PDH-02C From left in the photo: Masaki Ito (19th), Daiki Ukai (12th), Kazuhiro Sukama (27th), Yoshihiro Souda (32nd), Nobu Moriyasu (13th), Shigenari Kobari (33rd), Naoki Horii (11th), Hiroki Ito (1st), Shinya Kunii (5th).