We had an amazing time covering all the scale action at this year’s Top Gun Scale Invitational competition. Even though the weather did not cooperate, the competitors did their best and their drive to win was not dampened!
STATIC AWARD Sponsor Winner Aircraft
Masters High Static (98.25) ZAP GLUE David Ribbe MiG-15
Expert High Static (97.75) FLYRC Magazine Rod Snyder F-100 Super Sabre
Team High Static (98.58) FLYING MODELS Magazine Graeme Mears T-33 T-Bird
Unlimited High Static (96.67) MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS Team Bihrle Thrush Crop duster
Best Civilian Runner- Up KEMPENSKI HOTELS Steve Thomas Ralle Morane
Best Civilian (Pilots Choice) FALCON PROPS John Boyko Cessna 335
Best Military Runner- Up SPEKTRUM RADIO Todd Bixby Airco DH-1A
Best Military (Pilots Choice) HORIZON HOBBY Takashi Imai Mitsubishi Zero Type-52
Best WW2 BOLD PROPS Pedro Sanchez P-47 Thunderbolt
Best Biplane SOS INTERNATIONAL Tom Kosewski Fokker D.VI
Best WW 1 MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS Dave Perrone Fokker D.VIII
Best Pre WW2 KING TECH TURBINES Mitch Epstein WACO
Best Jet NICK ZIROLI PLANS Peter Goldsmith F-104 Starfighter
Best Pro-Am Entry RED BULL Dino DiGiorgio Corsair
Best Pro-Am Sport BOB VIOLETT MODELS Lou Centrangelo Spitfire Mk. 9
Engineering Excellence DURALITE Dave Wigley Bristol Beaufighter
Best Cockpit Interior DOWN and LOCKED Rod Snyder F-100 Super Sabre
Outstanding Craftsmanship ZAP GLUE Richard Crapp Ryan PT-22
Best Unlimited Showing WARBIRDS OVER ROCKIES Jason Bauer Scale Blazers
Just Plane Awesome JR AMERICAS Masakazu Oiwa Mitsubishi Zero Type-21
Best Gas Performance EVOLUTION ENGINES Takashi Imai Mitsubishi Zero Type-52
Best Electric Performance E-FLITE Bob Violett A-10 Warthog
Best WW2 Performance MIBO JETS Pedro Sanchez P-47 Thunderbolt
Best Multi Performance EZ BALANCER Curtis Switzer Douglas LC-47H Skytrain
Best Jet Performance RAY & ROBIN’S HOBBY Dustin Buescher F-104 Starfighter
Critics Choice Runner-up FRANK TIANO ENT. Phil Noel/Rei Gonzalez F-84F Thunderstreak
Critics Choice Award ZAP GLUE & MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS Dave Wigley Bristol Beaufighter
Top Buns Award FLY GIRLS Pedro Sanchez