“B” Rocket Glider
Duration was hotly contested in “A” Division, with Randy
Chambers edging Ariana Williams by two seconds. Bruce
Markielewski won “C” Division with a fine second flight
of nearly four minutes. Paranoid Androids (Todd and
Kathleen Williams) won the Team Division over CRASH Kidz
(Dave Hanson and Christiana Williams).

    In “A” Division,
newcomer Donald Gierach’s two consistent Skywinder
flights earned first place over Ariana, who only flew
once. David Tjarks surprised everyone by thermalling his
first helicopter flight away with a flight over five
minutes. Bruce was a distant second. Once again in Team
Division, Paranoid Androids won easily over second place
CRASH Kidz.

     Peanut Sport scale was perhaps the
toughest event of the four. Ariana won the “A” Division
over Brian. “C” and Team Divisions were combined for this
event, and Bruce’s very nicely crafted Little Joe II won
easily over Paranoid Androids and third place CRASH
Kidz.

    Overall, Ariana
captured first in “A” Division, placing in all four
events. Brian was a distant second, followed by Randy in
third. Bruce won the “C” Division title over David
Tjarks, who won the only two events he entered. Still,
his second place finish was a fine accomplishment
considering this was his first contest. Dave will no
doubt be a competitor to contend with in the future.
Paranoid Androids easily won the team Division crown,
with CRASH Kidz a distant second place. Everyone had a
great time, and are looking forward to next year’s
challenging contests, both here and in Colorado
Springs!

    Special thanks go to Dave Gianakos,
who did an outstanding job as the scale judge for this
contest.