Something new happened at Paradise Field in Lakeland, FL this year that captured the attention of a lot of the RC jet modelers. It was a nearly week long gathering, at an excellent facility, of guys who just loved to build, fly and talk about, model jets of all shapes and sizes. It also clearly demonstrated just how far world RCers have reached into the technology with some of their projects, equipment and creations. The get-together was broken into two parts, the new Red Flag competition event, followed by the now well established “Florida Jets” flyfest. Stay tuned for the full event coverage in MAN, and here is the complete list of winners and sponsors from the Florida Jet Week.
Special Awards
Award Pilot Aircraft Sponsor
Best Military Jet Greg Wright F-86 (Canadian) Model Airplane News
Best Military Jet Runner-up Pete Goldsmith F-104 (Luftwaffe) ZAP Glue
Best Sport Jet Joey Tamaz Ultra Bandit Horizon Hobby
Best Sport Jet Runner-up Bob Violett Ultra Bandit Global Jet Club
Best Sport Color Scheme Aza Stephens Rebel Pro JetCat USA
Best Civilian Jet Ali Machinchy Viper-jet Ray & Robin’s Hobby Center
Best Sport Jet Performance Pablo Fernandez Rebel Pro DreamWorks R/C
Best Scale Jet Performance Ali Machinchy F-86 (Luftwaffe) Elite Aerosport
Best Electric Jet Performance RJ Gonzalez MiG 15 Hobbico
Best Multi Jet Performance Jim Martin F-14 FLYRC
Best Craftsmanship Jack Diaz F-86 Bob Violett Models
Most Outstanding Jet Flight Sebastiano Silvestri Avanti King Tech Turbines
Most Outstanding Flight (Runner-up) Azza Stephens Rebel Pro Jet Central
Just Plane Crazy Ali Machinchy Turbo Spitfire Best of the West Jets
Critics Choice Mark Petrak L-39 (Breitling) ZAP Glue & Model Airplane News
Critics Choice Runner-up Greg Wright F-86 Frank Tiano Enterprises
Special Recognition
Mike Adams Viper-jet Sport Flyer Magazine
Ken McSpadden Viper-jet Frank Tiano Enterprises
Rei Gonzalez T-2 Buckeye Spektrum Radio
Dustin Buescher 5-Hour BVM F-16 EZ Balancer
Scott Harris T-2 Buckeye Fly Girls
Kris Gunter F-16 Powerbox Systems
Jose Melendez Avanti “Frozen” JR Americas
Red Flag Winners
Sport Jet class Jason Schulman
Electric Class Carlos Silva
Scale Class Peter Goldsmith
Intro Class Jose Melendes
