DISTRICT 7
California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah
a freak gust of wind, some call a small tornado, picked up Tom's plane from his stand and flipped it about 4' onto the ground - upside down! Tom had the plane in the stand for about 2 minutes, preparing to load the batteries for this next flight (electric Impact). On examination, the fuselage was cracked, the electric engine shaft was bent.. there was no flying this plane again in this contest. Tom scratched round 3 and after the contest on Saturday, he test-flew Scott Covey's POETIC and would continue on day 2 with Scott's plane. You can be sure Scott will NOT let Tom forget this kind act! Going into round 6 on Sunday, Chris lead by only a few points. With the last round completed, and the scores announced, Chris had won by less than 5 points!

In Sportsman, their own duel was going on, with Chris Belden and Vic Anderson duking it out till the end.. Vic winning by only 10 points! Good flying guys.

With all the contestant judging we need these days, we also had a STUMP THE PILOTS "quiz" with the following questions:
Correct answers are shown within (..)

1) On a Top-Hat turn-around maneuver, can a Top-Hat be ‘pushed’ so the plane is upright when in horizontal flight at the top?
Yes ................. (No)

2) Which one of the following angles is a 45 degree line?

(can't show lines here - sorry)

3) During flight, something falls off the plane being judged, what should happen?
(A)) all maneuvers before the part falls off are scored, and the pilot is ask to land
B) all maneuvers before the part falls off are scored, the maneuver where the part falls off is given a zero, and the flight continues being scored after that maneuver?
C) if the part is not critical, the flight continues and all maneuvers are scored.
D) only the landing is scored a zero.

4) During takeoff something falls off the plane being judged, what should happen?
A) the takeoff is given a zero, the rest of the flight is scored.
(B)) the flight is scored a zero, the pilot should land
C) if the part is not critical, the flight continues and all maneuvers are scored.
D) Both the takeoff and landing is scored a zero—rest of the flight is scored.

5) A end-box Stall Turn can enter AND exit at different heights?
(Yes).....................No

6) An end-box humpty-bump can enter and exit at different heights?
(Yes).....................No