SHMFC - 5TH Annual Nats Warm Up
Overall, there were 10 pilots flying in the SHMFC - 5TH Annual Nats Warm Up contest. In no particular order they were: Allen Delger, Brad Ahlfinger, Dan Powell, Danny Diaz, David Gruber, Greg Dial, Ken Rogers, Mark Thurman, Nick Scharping and Tim Hughes. These pilots flew a grand total of 160 judged sequences.
Ken Rogers won the Sportsman class. There were 3 pilots in Sportsman. The winning order was: (1) Ken Rogers, (2) David Gruber and (3) Brad Ahlfinger. They flew 8 known sequences (4 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 968 to a high of 1,000 (a range of 32 points).
Tim Hughes won the Intermediate class. There were 3 pilots in Intermediate. The winning order was: (1) Tim Hughes, (2) Danny Diaz and (3) Allen Delger. They flew 8 known sequences (4 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 948.4 to a high of 1,000 (a range of 51.6 points).
Dan Powell won the Advanced class. There were 2 pilots in Advanced. The winning order was: (1) Dan Powell and (2) Mark Thurman. They flew 8 known sequences (4 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 931.7 to a high of 1,000 (a range of 68.3 points).
Nick Scharping won the Unlimited class. There were 2 pilots in Unlimited. The winning order was: (1) Nick Scharping and (2) Greg Dial. They flew 8 known sequences (4 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 979.5 to a high of 1,000 (a range of 20.5 points).
Danny Diaz won the Seniors class. There were 6 pilots in Seniors. The winning order was: (1) Danny Diaz, (2) Allen Delger, (3) Ken Rogers, (4) David Gruber, (5) Brad Ahlfinger and (6) Mark Thurman. They flew 8 known sequences (4 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 832.300 to a high of 1,000.000 (a range of 167.700 points).
The tightest competition was for 1st place in the Sportsman class, with only 0.298 points difference between Ken Rogers and David Gruber.