Sandro Matti Receives the 2018 Young Talent Award

Sandro Matti is the recipient of the 2018 Young Talent Award from the Swiss Pro Aero Foundation. The 24-year-old model airplane pilot from Emmen (LU) already has a remarkable competitive career in the F3A powered aerobatics category. At age 10, Sandro Matti was introduced to model airplanes by his father and uncle. At age 14,

Sandro Matti competed in his first F3A competition, which was still at the regional level at the time. At 16, he made his debut at the Swiss Championship and immediately advanced to the finals. At 18, he competed in the European Championship and was crowned European Junior Vice-Champion right off the bat. Just one year later, in his first World Cup appearance, he stood on the podium in third place. At age 20

he won the Swiss championship title, and in 2016, at age 22, he became World Cup champion in the Netherlands.