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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Paul Taylor on August 26, 2011, 08:00:56 PM
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Allen B. has very limited access to the internet and is having issues with his email. He sent me an email with the contest results for WKSI contest.
I am waiting on pictures as well. Stay tuned.
Here is the document Allen sent. It was a great contest. If you have never been you should put this one on the list next year. Great facility, food and fellowship. It was great to put some faces with some names.
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The Western Kentucky/Southern Illinois Stunt Champs were flown under much nicer temperature conditions with 91 degrees being the average; instead of the 107 heat index we have had in the past three years. Twenty-three pilots entered and flew eight events over our two day contest time schedule. August 18 and 19 will host the 2012 version of the WKSI. Put it on your calendar for next year as this is the third week-end of the month.
SATURDAY, August 20, flown from 9:30am until 4:30pm
Contestant Address Model Engine First Second Place
BASIC FIGHT: judged by Zuriel Armstrong and Allen Brickhaus
Jim Nygaard Paducah KY Ringmaster Fox 35 255.0 275.5 01
Ben Mills Ozark MO Rookie OS 40 182.5 182.5 02
BEGINNER: judged by Zuriel Armstrong and Allen Brickhaus
Bill Allen DeKalb IL F. Twister OS 40 Attpt 223.0 01
OLD TIME STUNT: judged by Allen Brickhaus and Mike Stinson
Sean McEntee U.S. Army Ringmaster L&J Fox 35 287.0 283.75 01
Zuriel Armstrong Little Rock AR Ringmaster Brodak 25 222.75 281.5 02
Wes Eakin Hardinsburg KY El Diablo Fox 35 280.75 256.5 03
Dan McEntee Florissant MO Ringmaster Brodak 25 260.25 268.75 04
James Lee Topeka KS Go Devil 56 Atwood Champ 93.75 268.75 05
Michael Schmitt Grayslake IL Jamison Spl. OS 40fp 263.0 220.0 06
Watt Moore Chester SC Jamison Spl. OS 40fp 240.5 216.25 07
Ty Marcucci Huntsville AL Barnstormer Fox 35 Attpt. Attpt. 08
PROFILE STUNT: judged by Bill Allen and Steve Smith
Dennis Vander Kurr Northbrook IL F. Twister OS 40fp 496.5 499.0 01
Dan McEntee Florissant MO Primary Force OS 25fp 486.5 480.5 02
Michael Schmitt Grayslake IL Pathfinder OS 40fp 474.0 337.0 03
James Lee Topeka KS Primary Force OS 40fp 469.0 470.0 04
Sean McEntee U.S. Army Twister Shark Brodak 40 444.0 470.0 05
Tom Morris Anniston AL Profile Cavalier Electric 468.5 Pass 06
Zuriel Armstrong Little Rock AR Tutor II OS 46la 464.0 463.0 07
Mike Stinson Louisville KY Own Design Magnum 53 438.0 452.5 08
Wes Eakin Hardinsburg KY Twister OS 35s 437.0 372.5 09
Ryan Taylor Smyrna TN Tutor II OS 46la 421.5 365.0 10
Paul Taylor Collinsville TN Tutor II OS 46la 390.0 24.5 11
Watt Moore Chester SC Brodak CardinalBrodak 40 327.0 292.0 12
NOSTALGIA 30: judged by Charles Reeves and Matthew Neumann
John Simpson Fyfee Al Cavalier AT 36 519.5 538.5 01
Jim Lynch Memphis TN Super Ares PA 40 side exh. 425.0 507.5 02
Dan McEntee Florissant MO Shark 45 ST 51 489.0 487.0 03
Michael Schmitt Grayslake IL Eclipse PA 65 rear exh. 486.0 486.0 04
Dennis Vander Kurr Northbrook IL F. Twister OS 40fp 474.0 475.5 05
James Mills Ozark MO Shark 45 ST 51 409.0 474.5 06
Tom Morris Anniston AL Profile Cavalier Electric 465.0 461.5 07
Sean McEntee U. S Army Ringmaster L&J Fox 35 458.5 458.5 08
Zuriel Armstrong Little Rock AR Ringmaster Brodak 25 453.5 349.5 09
Jason Pearson Mcleansboro IL ARF Nobler Dixon 40fp 433.0 430.5 10
Wes Eakin Hardinsburg KY Twister OS 35s 422.5 411.0 11
Ty Marcucci Huntsville AL Profile Cavalier ???????? Pass Pass 12
Weigh Master and Pull Test Boss: Roland Trevino
Runner: Jim Howell
Tabulators: Randall Hopkins and Jim Franklin
SUNDAY, August 21, flown from 9:00am until 2:00pm
INTERMEDIATE: judged by Louis Rankin and Jerry Norin
Charles Fowler Toledo IL Profile Oriental OS 40 429.5 470.0 01
Paul Taylor Collinsville TN Tutor II OS 46la 441.0 462.0 02
Ryan Taylor Smyrna TN Tutor II OS 46la 428.5 423.5 03
ADVANCED: judged by Allen Brickhaus and Paul Thoms
Jason Pearson Mcleansboro IL ARF Nobler Dixon 40fp 511.5 519.0 01
Tom Morris Anniston AL Profile Cavalier Electric 485.5 505.0 02
Mike Stinson Louisville KY Own Design Magnum 53 482.0 485.5 03
Steve Smith St. Louis MO Sirius “OPA” ST 46 475.0 444.0 04
James Mills Ozark MO Shark 45 ST 51 417.0 464.5 05
Watt Moore Chester SC Brodak P-40 OS 40fp 402.0 Attpt. 06
EXPERT: judged by Bill Allen and Charles Reeves
Matthew Neumann Vincennes IN Stuka PA 75 pipe 558.75 570.25 01
John Simpson Fyfee Al Cavalier AT 36 548.5 560.25 02
Sean McEntee U.S. Army Charmer ST 51 501.5 559.25 03
Jim Lynch Memphis TN Super Ares PA 40 side exh. 554.5 557.0 04
Dennis Vander Kurr Northbrook IL Legacy PA 65 pipe 523.5 555.75 05
Dan McEntee Florissant MO Top Flite Score Saito 56 486.5 539.25 06
Michael Schmitt Grayslake IL Eclipse PA 65 rear exh. 538.5 533.0 07
Jim Lee Topeka KS Sunflyer Evolution 60 481.75 532.5 08
Wes Eakin Hardinsburg KY Twister OS 35s 466.75 439.75 09
Zuriel Armstrong Little Rock AR Ringmaster Brodak 25 Pass Pass 10
Weigh Master and Pull Test Boss: Roland Trevino
Runners: Jim Howell, Sammy Jacobsen and Jenny Jacobsen
Tabulators: Ruth Thoms and Rebecca Smith
Best Almost Ready to Fly: Dan McEntee with his Top Flite Score
Oops Award: James Mills by forgetting at least one maneuver in his flights
Best Old Time Stunt Model Award: Jim Lee and his Go-Devil and Atwood Champ
Best Nostalgia 30 Model Award: Jim Lynch and his Bill Werwage Super Ares
Pilot’s Choice in PAMPA classes: Jim Lynch and his Bill Werwage Super Ares
High Point Pilot Award: Dan McEntee
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I have been saying this ever since Allen and Charlie started the WKSI that I would be there. Guess I will just have to drive down for a visit. I mean it is only an 8 hour drive with the family. I could probably make it in less than 7. But, don't hold your breath until you see me there. H^^
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John,
You would have a wonderful time for sure. Make sure to put it on your list.
Zuriel
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STORY TIME!!!!
I've been trying to get down to Paducah to fly down at their new site ever since Allen moved the contest from Buder Park in St Louis. Been reading allot about the development of the site on both forums and in SN, and really wanted to come check it out. Unfortunately, due to a few....business trips....I have been unable to do so until this year. I was able to fudge my post-deployment leave dates so that I could attend this years contest. Sadly, I lost my Vector to a control failure up at Oshkosh a month before, so I had to do what I have done so many times before, and ask my dad to borrow an airplane or two to get through the contest. LL~
The weekend was a blast before we even pulled out of the driveway. It was the first time in nearly 8 years that Dad and I loaded up the van the night before, woke up at o-dark-30, filled up water coolers, and headed down the road munching on popcorn, like we did so many times throughout my childhood. That in itself was worth the price of admission. It was also an opportunity to visit with people, allot of whom I had not seen since my last CL contest (2009 Nats OTS and Classic) and a few folks that I had not seen since I was a civilian! (Jerry Norin, who I flew against while coming up in the ranks and a great guy all around, didn't even recognize me! ) That was pretty much my goal for that weekend, flying being an afterthough, and one of the few contests that I didn't concern myself with weather. A few isolated showers only meant more time for war stories!!
There were also a few first at this particular contest. This was the first time that Dad and I would fly head-to-head in Expert. No more worrying about who is up on the other circle--although we significantly made up for this fact by both of us flying OTS, Profile, and Nostalgia 30. I think we managed to sit down twice in the whole day! As it turned out, in Old Time, this would be the first time that I, flying my own airplane, beat dad, flying his own airplane, without anyone having any mechanical problems or having anything going wrong. Ive been trying to do that for a long, long time and I finally made it! Had a ton of fun watching dad get ribbed by a few folks for getting beat by "the kid" and I'm sure he had fun with it too. Later that night, we headed back to the field to get some practice in. Dad persuaded me to fly his ST51 powered Charmer instead of his profile Shark. I relented and put a few flights on it and it really felt good. Next day, long story short, I put my first ever 550 point score on the board, blowing by dad on the scoreboard in the process. Since I hadn't flown with any regularity since 2009, I just came to hang out and reconnect with folks, and that "don't care" attitude towards the flying part helped me relax and concentrate a ton. Maybe ill take another 4 years off from competition stunt and then take it to the Nat's!!
The site? Awesome in my opinion. Grass has always been a favorite flying surface of mine: cooler and more forgiving of accidents. The practice circles had some rough spots, but smart piloting and touching down in the right place alleviates that problem. The circles that all the official flights were flown on were great. Anyone with "blacktop landing gear" had no problem. Some turbulence coming off of the trees as the wind picks up, but not bad at all. Permanent awnings made for plenty of shade (for those who found time to sit down!!) And on-site grilling cured the toughest cases of the munchies. Allen got the show started 30 minutes early on Sunday, and everyone was on the road by 12:30 or so. I was especially grateful for that since I had a 13-hour drive from St Louis to Colorado Springs the next day, and that gave me time to hang out with my folks a bit more.
All in all, it was an incredible weekend...one for the books! Big kudos and congratulations to Allen Brickhaus, Charlie Reeves, and the rest of the Paducah Aeromodelers for building such a nice site and putting on such a nice contest.
Unfortunately, I'm moving in the wrong direction to be coming back. I'm headed back to Ft Huachuca, AZ in November to train to fly the MQ-1C Grey Eagle, and stand a chance to stay there after school. I had a great time flying with the Cholla Choppers back when I was at Huachuca in 2005, and am excited about catching up with those great folks again.
I guess that was just a really long way of saying that, if you are within range of this contest, it is well worth the trip!!
Cheers,
Sean
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Sean, and dad of course, for being a part of our WKSI this year.
Great to see you two.
Allen and Charles
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Look for us on August 18 and 19 in the year 2012.
Allen and Charles
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Sean,
It was good to see you again and was nice to meet your dad. What a great pair you guys make.
You guys flew well.
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All Stunt Pilots: The results listed above like any competition only give the reader who was NOT THERE a restricted view of the competition level that was flown this weekend. Reason?....The beautiful & unique Hi-Points award that was the serious contenders prize. The individual efforts put in for its winning were realized by at least 6 contenders in the the race for its taking. In the end Dan McEntee took the gold home but not an easy road there! Flying four events and helping son Sean BEAT him in OLD TIME kept the McEntee team on the go for two days. That's after Dan...the previous week..remade the nose of his SCORE because of a crash!! The effort(s) the McEntee Team put in are explained well by Sean in his post above. It was a terrific competition on a very well groomed grass site (are you listening AMA?) that was enjoyed by many top pilots. Put this date in your book for next year. Bill Allen
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Good to see you post here.
Thanks,
Allen Brickhaus
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Sean, it is great you are able to fly with your dad and have fun. Your post made me remember when I watched little Todd Lee beat his dad the first time in stunt. There have been so many Father/Child teams I have watched compete in different events flying against each other and with each other such as the racing events. Anyway young man keep your head down and safe as I hope to see you again. H^^
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Look for the WKSI on August 18 and 19 of 2012.
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Sounds like a great time. Nice tight grouping in Expert, there.
Chris...