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2008 Wildwood Acroblast - June 27-29 |
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Written by Adam Cope
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 08:49 |
What happens when a group of acro pilots high on pig manure (Chapter 58) collaborate with a motley crew of pilots from New Jersey (Chapter 52)? Well as it turns out, one kick-ass contest.
The inaugural Wildwood Acroblast was held June 27-29 in Cape May, NJ, and Chapter 11 showed once again that what we lack in size, we make up for in swagger. pulling out another powerhouse performance.
While Chapter 11 could have very well taken first in Sportsman, Intermediate and Advanced, we remembered what our mother's taught us about good sportsmanship and being gracious to your hosts. so we opted for a repeated close seconds to Chapter 52.
Our own Wes Jones took a VERY close second in Sportsman. This was undoubtedly a gracious act meant only to allow the host and contest mastermind, Will Morey, a single taste of sweet victory. Beyond Wes's remarkable restraint, it should not go unnoticed the skill required to precisely calculate the number of outs necessary to have achieved this feat. Kudos to Wes!
In Intermediate, Adam Cope placed second. Of course, he's not quite as gracious as his fellow chapter brethren; instead, this concession was made purely because he did not want to outshine his dream plane, the Pitts Model-12. So, Adam opted to zero his first figure in the unknown to firmly secure his second place spot in the final flight.
Superstar President Scott Francis knew the only way he could not win first place in Advanced was to fly the entire contest at half-throttle. And so he did. which got him the second place spot that he strived for. Bill Finagin closed out the Advanced top three with a Third. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 July 2008 19:19 )
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2008 PA Aerobatic Championships - May 30 through June 1 |
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Written by Adam Cope
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 08:23 |
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Due to fuel issues at Donegal Springs, the Maytown / Pennsylvania Aerobatic Championships, usually held in Pennsylvania, was relocated to Farmville, VA. Although everyone nostalgically longed for the sweetly pungent odor of pig manure and our old friends, the flies, we made due. trading that off for beautiful flying weather!
The contest proved to be a clean sweep for Chapter 11. Wes Jones took first in Sportsman; Adam Cope placed first in Intermediate; and our President, Scott Francis, won Advanced. followed closely by Charlie Schwenker in second. For more information, please visit the IAC Chapter 58 website. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 July 2008 09:06 )
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Carolina Boogie in the Books |
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Monday, 28 April 2008 09:57 |
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The 2008 Carolina Boogie held in Lubmerton NC is in the books. A special thanks to Chapter 19 for hosting a great event and thanks to our members who made the trek to support our chapter. Congratulations to our members bringing home the wood! Sportsman -- Clean Sweep for Chapter 11 1rst Wes Jones, Pitts S2-C 2nd Will Morey, Pitts S2-C 3rd Adam Cope, Super Decathlon 4rth Brady Lesco, Super Decathlon Advanced2nd Bill Finagin, Pitts S2-C 3rd Scott Francis, Giles G-202 High Scoring First Time SportsmanWill Morey, Pitts S2-C Grass Roots Adam Cope, Super Decathlon For more information, please visit the IAC Chapter 19 website.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 July 2008 09:01 )
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