Photos from 2009 Contest Season

[Steve Kocher]

While looking for photos of Jason Greer's electric powered Omega (posted in Zuriel's New Plane topic http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?topic=14891.0), I came across some photos taken at this year's Charles Ash Memorial Contest in Dallas on Labor Day Weekend.  I thought that I would post a few for you.

Steve.

[john e. holliday]

Great shot of Tom Niebuhr and his Jersyann.  I know probably spelled wrong.  I will blame it on old age.

[Doug Moon]

Steve,

Who's Caudron is that?  It is very nice.

[Joe Bowman]

Doug, I'm not Steve but I think that is Roger Olsens airplane.  It could be Gaylord Ellings airplane but I don't think that is his ama number.

[Tom Niebuhr]

Doc,
You're not as old as you think... You spelled it right! Thanks, not too many people can do that.

Steve,
Thanks for all the great pictures. Well done.

[billbyles]

Doc,
You're not as old as you think... You spelled it right! Thanks, not too many people can do that.

Hi Tom,

OK, which is correct: the way it is spelled on the wing of your airplane in the photo above with you kneeling in the grass or the way Doc spelled it?

Bill

[Tom Niebuhr]

Bill,

I thought that Doc meant the spelling of my name.

"Jerseyan" is as spelled on the wing.

There is a story behind the name.

Artie Meyers won Sr. at the 1960 Dallas Nats with an airplane called the "New Yorker". (Billy was 2nd) I have the original pencil plans and had the actual airplane in our house until I moved to Texas. I plan to write an article on this past NATS winner in the near future.

John D'Ottavio's answer to the Meyers airplane was the "Jerseyan".

We were hit by lightning a few weeks ago, and I had to replace my computer. I had pictures of the "New Yorker", but haven't found them yet. I hope I didn't lose the files. I have many detail pictures of the airplane in its current condition that will have to be scanned.

[Tom Niebuhr]

I found some of the "New Yorker" pictures as it is now. Someone removed the AMA # decals. Two New Yorkers were built. This is the one that won the '60 NATS.

Looking at the first 2 pictures, you can see that the airplane had a good finish in its day.

[Matt Colan]

Reminds me of a Gene Schaffer airplane