08212010 IMAC At Dusters,

A stupendous contest with gastronomical delights in abundance! A nice field with some power lines making larger, low maneuvers interesting.

Friday was a good day of setup and practice by all. We met two new feline mascots in “Sophie” and “Target” who guarded their motor home with catnapping all day long. Chef Elliot’s evening meal consisted of Shrimp Scampi, Rib Eye Steaks, Baked Potatoes, Deep Browned Beans & Cherry Pie! All washed down with a bubbly or two!!

Saturday’s full day of single line IMAC Flying in sunny, breezy conditions left us hungering for more of Chef Elliot’s scrumptious lasagna, garlic bread, jello and libations! Gyrocopter flybys, the “Farmers Insurance” dirigible and formation hot air balloon landings entertained us to no end. Another great day!

Sunday dawned warm, sunny and breezy even though the weatherman called for showers. Lot’s of good flights and a couple of minor landing mishaps rounded out a great contest.

Many thanks to the CD, judges, scribes, scorekeepers, contestants and their “supporters” for making this one of the friendliest IMAC Events...

Contest Results…

Overall, there were 17 pilots flying in the IMAC At Dusters Contest. In no particular order they were: Michael Williams, Dan Lurvey, Bill Fong, Greg Zettler, Chris Elliott, Ron Ash, Robert Hoover, Gale Vasquez, Dale Bush, Nick Bowling, James Robb, John Eells, Max Trowbridge, Dan Arrington, Paul Chapman, Pete Johnson and Brett Benson. These pilots flew a grand total of 238 judged sequences.

This contest was flown according to modified rules.

Brett Benson won the Basic class. There were 5 pilots in Basic. The winning order was: (1) Brett Benson, (2) Gale Vasquez, (3) Max Trowbridge, (4) Paul Chapman and (5) Dan Arrington. They flew 7 known sequences (4 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 4,303.6 to a high of 4,976.2 (a range of 672.6 points).

Ron Ash won the Sportsman class. There were 9 pilots in Sportsman. The winning order was: (1) Ron Ash, (2) Michael Williams, (3) Dan Lurvey, (4) Bill Fong, (5) Nick Bowling, (6) Greg Zettler, (7) Dale Bush, (8) Chris Elliott and (9) James Robb. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 3,793.6 to a high of 5,000 (a range of 1,206.4 points).

John Eells won the Intermediate class. There were 3 pilots in Intermediate. The winning order was: (1) John Eells, (2) Robert Hoover and (3) Pete Johnson. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,732.7 to a high of 5,000 (a range of 267.3 points).

In addition to the standard classes, there was 1 special class: Seniors.

Ron Ash won the Seniors class. There were 6 pilots in Seniors. The winning order was: (1) Ron Ash, (2) Dan Lurvey, (3) Nick Bowling, (4) Greg Zettler, (5) Dale Bush and (6) James Robb. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 0.625 to a high of 0.830 (a range of 0.205 points).

The tightest competition was for 2nd place in the Basic class, with only 15.672 points difference between Gale Vasquez and Max Trowbridge.