Wow. The Lone Star State of Texas held a huge contest at Sherman last weekend. Eleven Primary competitors, nine Sportsman, eight Intermediate, five Advanced, and two Unlimited-- thirty five total competitors flew a full set of three flights each category.


Patric Coggin found first out of a relatively huge field of Primary competitors flying a Vans RV-4 monoplane. Patric won first on the second flight, second on the first and third flights. Mitchell Reeves won first on the first and third flights, but a fourth place showing on the second flight knocked him down to second place overall. Mitchell also flies a monoplane-- an Extra 300L.


Four competitors shared a Great Lakes in Primary at the Lonestar. Now that is Great! Would like to have seen the Great Lakes flying.


Moving up to Sportsman, the Lonestar saw Erik McDaniel prevail in that same Great Lakes. Erik won the Free and Unknown flights. The Known was won by Doug Jenkins in his Pitts S1S. Doug earned second place overall.


Home town host Mike Plyler in his Staudacher S300 beat-out Tom Rhodes in Intermediate. Tom flew a DR-107. Curt Richmond and James Doyle were one and two after the Known, and dropped places after the Free flight. Mike won both the Free and Unknown flights.


Craig Dobesh made the trifecta in Advanced flying a Pitts S1T. Mike Gallaway did the same in Unlimited, flying an Extra 300SX against Andy Macha.


Darren Behm, Curt Richmond, James Doyle, and Pete Setian judged Advanced and Unlimited. Tom Adams, Craig Dobesh, Mike Gallaway, Bill Denton, and Andy Macha judged Primary through Intermediate.


IAC Chapter 24 hosted with Kathleen Kyer directing. See detailed results of the Lonestar Aerobatic Championships at https://iaccdb.iac.org/contests/431


Coming up this weekend, two contests: get ready for the Apple Cup in Ephrata, Washington and the Michigan Aerobatic Open in Jackson, Michigan. Summer is in swing and some of those more Northern venues are getting their wings rolling.

Doug Lovell