Because the weather was so good, the contest flying was exceptional. 42 airplanes flew landing and nerf drop contests, and 20 flew the scavenger hunt. Results were spectacular as well, with some of the highest average scores we’ve seen at Clinton. The winning Nerf drop team actually hit the side of the target this year!
When all was said and done, it was our own Grand Poobah himself, Ed Pataky, who took home the Clyde for Top Gun. Top Gun contestants are required to fly in all three contests, Pataky placed first in the scavenger hunt and nerf drop and second in the style & grace landing contest. Well Deserved!
Style & Grace Spot Landing:
40 Pilots each made three attempts to touch down in a 75 long zone known as "Green Acres", located near the middle of runway 3/21. Green Acres was marked with green painted lines front and back and one green centerline. In order to receive a landing score, any part of the airplane must make the first point of contact with the runway inside Green Acres. Having achieved that somewhat difficult task, landings were then scored on a scale of 1 to 10, by three judges, based on style and grace, like an Olympic ice skating contest. Note that any score on this contest is an worthy achievement, nearly a quarter of the contestants missed all three landings. (If the above math doesn't seem to add up, keep in mind that some pilots flew in the contests more than once, if so, only their last attempt was considered, even if is was worse than an earlier attempt .)
Rankings are by best average score, as follows: Total score of three attempts, divided by 3 (judges), then divided by 3 (landings), rounded to the second decimal place. Pilots that scored zero on all three attempts are omitted. Tie scoring pilots are listed alphabetically by last name.
Place | Pilot | Landing 1 | Landing 2 | Landing 3 | Average Score |
1st | Dan Titus | 9.67 | 8.33 | 9.67 | 9.22 |
2nd | Ed Pataky | 9.2 | 8.0 | 9.63 | 8.94 |
3rd | Michael Moore | 7.67 | 8.33 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
4th | Rex Krauklis | 7.33 | 8.0 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
4th | Dale Moorehead | 8.33 | 7.33 | 7.33 | 7.67 |
4th | John Ruffo | 7.0 | 8.67 | 7.33 | 7.67 |
5th | Ryan Daenzer | 2.67 | 9.33 | 9.33 | 7.11 |
6th | Jim Barger | 7.0 | 5.67 | 7.67 | 6.78 |
6th | Ron Sherwood | 6.0 | 5.67 | 7.67 | 6.78 |
7th | Hung Pham | 6.33 | 6.67 | 7.0 | 6.67 |
8th | Felipe Marrou | 0 | 8.0 | 9.33 | 5.78 |
9th | Kyle Sundberg | 8.67 | 0 | 8.33 | 5.67 |
9th | Jerry Waymire | 0 | 7.33 | 9.67 | 5.67 |
10th | Catherine Cavagnaro | 8.33 | 8.0 | 0 | 5.44 |
10th | Terry Dickinson | 8.0 | 8.33 | 0 | 5.44 |
10th | John Hopper | 8.0 | 8.33 | 0 | 5.44 |
11th | Dennis Geivett | 0 | 7.6 | 8.43 | 5.34 |
12th | John Vargo | 0 | 8.6 | 7.27 | 5.29 |
13th | Bob McKenzie | 0 | 7.33 | 8.0 | 5.11 |
14th | Dale Larson | 7.33 | 0 | 7.33 | 4.89 |
15th | Wayne Zadrick | 0 | 1.33 | 8.67 | 3.33 |
16th | John Cramer | 0 | 0 | 8.67 | 2.89 |
17th | Ron Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 2.77 |
18th | Dan Newfang | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2.67 |
19th | Thomas Forbes | 0 | 0 | 7.67 | 2.56 |
19th | Tamara Koyn | 0 | 0 | 7.67 | 2.56 |
19th | Wallace Pond | 7.67 | 0 | 0 | 2.56 |
20th | Steve Miller | 0 | 0 | 7.33 | 2.44 |
20th | David Stiff | 0 | 0 | 7.33 | 2.44 |
20th | Niles Storey | 0 | 7.33 | 0 | 2.44 |
21st | Tom Harvey | 6.33 | 0 | 0 | 2.11 |
22nd | Bob Waymire | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.56 |
23rd | Loren Larson | 0 | 1.33 | 3.0 | 1.44 |
Nerf Drop:
Best Combined performances: To qualify, a team must score on more than one attempt. To tabulate the best combined scores for all three drops, the following method was used: Missed drops were given a score of 100, and the combined scores from all three drops were subtracted from 300 By this method, the lower the distance, the higher the score, and 3 misses would result in a score of zero. |
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