We had a wonderful weekend and awesome flying conditions. Thanks to all our pilots that attended and helped with the contest. Congrats to all!
Overall, there were 16 pilots flying in the Oakdale “Spring Fling” IMAC contest. In no particular order they were: Dale Grant, Dave Miller, Don Brown, Donald Lloyd, Jose Picazo, Ken Gregory, Mark Huntley, Matthew Morell, Mickey Crawley, Mitch Biddle, Nate Holderbein, Neil Gates, Nick Clayton, Santiago Robillos, Scott Nathan and Steven Reynolds. These pilots flew a grand total of 224 judged sequences.
Scott Nathan won the Basic class. There were 3 pilots in Basic. The winning order was: (1) Scott Nathan, (2) Jose Picazo and (3) Donald Lloyd. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 1,127.6 to a high of 5,000 (a range of 3,872.4 points).
Dave Miller won the Sportsman class. There were 5 pilots in Sportsman. The winning order was: (1) Dave Miller, (2) Dale Grant, (3) Nick Clayton, (4) Mitch Biddle and (5) Steven Reynolds. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 3,632.6 to a high of 4,837.5 (a range of 1,204.9 points).
Neil Gates won the Intermediate class. There were 4 pilots in Intermediate. The winning order was: (1) Neil Gates, (2) Mark Huntley, (3) Don Brown and (4) Nate Holderbein. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,371.7 to a high of 5,000 (a range of 628.3 points).
Santiago Robillos won the Advanced class. There were 2 pilots in Advanced. The winning order was: (1) Santiago Robillos and (2) Ken Gregory. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,739.9 to a high of 5,000 (a range of 260.1 points).
Matthew Morell won the Unlimited class. There were 2 pilots in Unlimited. The winning order was: (1) Matthew Morell and (2) Mickey Crawley. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,935.2 to a high of 4,955 (a range of 19.7 points).
Mark Huntley won the Seniors class. There were 7 pilots in Seniors. The winning order was: (1) Mark Huntley, (2) Dave Miller, (3) Dale Grant, (4) Nick Clayton, (5) Don Brown, (6) Mitch Biddle and (7) Steven Reynolds. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 737.986 to a high of 1,000.000 (a range of 262.014 points).
The tightest competition was for 2nd place in the Sportsman class, with only 18.762 points difference between Dale Grant and Nick Clayton.