Pulling together an event as big and as nuanced as Top Gun, a lot of planning comes into play. Also, there’s a lot of paperwork involved, and one of the important sheets of paper is the Pilot Registration/Bio form.
Frank Tiano the mastermind of, and creator of the Top Gun Scale Invitational, just tabulated some interesting numbers as things start to come together. Still a few weeks away, here’s some stats you might find interesting.
Total Aircraft Entries: 119
AIRPLANES PER CLASS:
PRO-SPORT 44
PRO-PROP 17
EXPERT 16
PRO-JET 12
TEAM 11
UNLIMITED 10
MASTERS 9
Most popular Prop: P-47 16 Entries
2nd most popular Prop: Hellcat 4 Entries
Most popular Jet; Tied 4 ea. BAE Hawk, Grumman Cougar, F-16C, MiG-15
Radio Brand Usage:
Spektrum 57
Futaba 30
JR 18
Jeti 4
Airtronics & HiTec 3 Each
Aircraft
Weight: Heaviest 123 Lbs. Lightest 17 Lbs.
Number of entries over 40 Lbs: 53
Wing span or Length: Largest: 164” Shortest 58”
Number of entries over 100” 78
Pilots: Home State, or Country
U.S. Pilots
FL 44
CA 10
MA 5
IL 4
NC 4
TX 4
NY 3
OH 3
AL 2
AZ 2
KY 2
ME 2
PR 2
TN 2
UT 2
IN 2
MN 1
NE 1
CO 1
GA 1
International Pilots
BRAZIL 3
CANADA 2
ARGENTINA 1
AUSTRALIA 1
DOM. REP. 1
ENGLAND 1
JAPAN 1
VENEZUELA 1
IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THE 2 CANADIANS MODELS AND THEIR NAMES AS WELL FROM A CANADIAN RC MODELER
Agreed, but unfortunately the Canadian contestants didn’t send their information or photos to us. Our Road to Top Gun relies solely on contestants (or their friends) supplying the photos and model rundown. Maybe next year! 🙂