U.S. SCALE MASTERS 2008
SRQ FLYING FIELD - SUNDAY OCTOBER 12, 2008
SARASOTA, FL
AND THE WINNERS ARE!
Images and captions by Mike Winter
Grand Champion 2008
Dennis Crooks (l) receives his trophy and Futaba 10C radio from CD Jon Hay.
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"BEST" AWARDS
BEST MILITARY - Brian O'Meara Sea Fury, BEST MISSION TEAM - Tom Smith and Dave Barry Neiuport 28C-1, BEST MISSION EXPERT - Tom Smith Skyraider and MOST REALISTIC FLIGHT ADVANCED Brian O'Meara Sea Fury.
MOST REALISTIC FLIGHT TEAM - Tom Smith and Dave Barry Neiuport 28C-1, BEST BIPLANE - Mike Barbee WACO YMF 5and HIGH FLIGHT ADVANCED - Jim Hess Jr. Extra 260.
HIGH FLIGHT EXPERT - Tom Smith A1H Skyraider and HIGH FLIGHT TEAM - Tom Smith Neiuport 28C-1
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EXPERT CLASS
1st, and Grand Champion, Dennis Crooks P-38.
2nd Tom Smith A1H Skyraider and 3rd David Hayes Thrush.
4th Mike Barbee WACO YMF-5, 5th David Johnson Albatross DIII and 6th David Pinegar Piper Arrow.
TEAM CLASS
1st Curtis Kitteringham and Ron Peterka Stinson SR-9.
2nd Ed Simpson and Creige Jones Spacewalker, 3rd Tom Smith and David Barry Neiuport 28C-1, 4th Bob Frey and David Gianakos P-47 and 5th Tom Czenthe and Curtis Switzer B-2 Bomber.
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ADVANCED CLASS
1st Brian O'Meara Sea Fury
2nd John Boyko Pitts Special, 3rd Chip Greene F8F-2 Bearcat and 4th Jim Hess Jr. Extra 260 (5th Kirby Cole Skyraider - not pictured).
6th Curtis Switzer WACO YMF-5, 7th Danny Carozza Laser 200 and 8th Ed Buchholz P-39.
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Grand Champion 2008 Dennis Crooks
1st aircraft with crew and wives, planes with awards and prizes and, I believe, 1/8 Air Force members?
The last order of business before dropping the curtain on the 2008 U.S. Scale Masters Championship.
Winner of the engine was SRQ member Ron Nash and Paul Cormier of Venice R/C won the aircraft.