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Invitational: Kurt Koelling 

Aircraft: KAM Aero Extra 300
Radio: Futaba 18MZ
Engine: DA-200L
Servos: Futaba BLS 172SV
Sponsors: KAM-Aero
Futaba USA
Desert Aircraft
Fromeco Scale Avionics
Smart-Fly
J&J Tailwheels
Loving wife Heather and son Kaden!
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Other Info: Kurt learned to fly R/C in 1999 and began IMAC competitions in 2000. He enjoys helping pilots with airplane setup, radio programming, and improving their precision aerobatic skills. He is the designer of the KAM AERO Extra 300 and the Carden Aircraft Extra 300 Pro. He serves as the chair of the AMA Scale Aerobatics Contest Board. He is a professor emeritus of chemical and biomolecular engineering at The Ohio State University conducting research in advanced polymer composites and computational fluid dynamics.


Accomplishments
9 time U.S. Nats Unlimited National Champion (2007, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 24)
10 time U.S. Nats IMAC Bennett Cup Champion (2007, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 24)
IMAC Unlimited World Champion (2014-1st, 2018-2nd)
U.S. IMAC World Team Captain (2014)
IMAC World Team Champion (2014, 2018)
Canadian Scale Aerobatics Unlimited National Champion (2007)
U.S. Scale Aerobatics Sportsman National Champion (2001)
9 time Tucson Shootout Invitational class finalist (2005, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 15, 17, 22)
3 time Clover Creek Invitational finalist (2008, 10, 12)
3 time Don Lowe Masters World Aerobatics Championship competitor (2003, 04, 06)
XFC Extreme Flight Championships competitor
1st place in over 170 IMAC competitions.
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