The High Planes HypoXia Fest went off without a hitch thanks to able volunteeres, great weather, and enthusiastic pilots!
[ Highlights • Results • Volunteers • Other Acknowledgments • October Contest ]
Highlights
We were pleased to host two first-time competitors, Kevin Cloak (Pitts S-2C) and Dwight Swift (Pitts S-2B.) They both flew quite well, and were a pleasure to watch. Kevin and Dwight base at Centennial Airport, and we had at least five competitors from there. Better yet, a few of their friends and family came to watch, and one or two might just compete in the October contest.
Greg Baker flew in Intermediate for the first time, and Matt Tanner flew his first Advanced competition. Both did well, although Matt missed a roll and so fell victim to some wrong-direction zeroes.
After battling tire and brake issues, the father-son team of Doug and Nick Merrill campaigned their Edge 540T quite successfully in Sportsman, taking 2nd and 1st place, respectively. Move up, Nick!
Sergei Boriak, former World Champion and renowned coach, discovered a wonderful steak house in the tiny town of Granada, CO which we patronized several times. Sergei also agreed to fly Unlimited in Dagmar Kress' Extra 330SR -- I know, a big sacrifice, right?? It was a treat having him at our event. Speaking of Dagmar, she's dialing in the Extra and starting to look pretty comfortable with Unlimited flying once again.
Scott Poehlmann few in from El Paso, TX and New Mexico was well represented by Gary Dawson, Keith Clark, and Jack Keiser.
Results
Sportsman
| Pilot | IAC Number | Chapter | Make | Model | NNumber | Known | Freestyle | Unknown1 | Unknown2 | Total | %pp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Merrill | 435106 | 12 | Zivko | Edge 540T | N425M | 1072.17 | 1131.00 | 1128.50 | 0.00 | 3331.67 | 83.50% |
| 2 | Douglas Merrill | 19741 | 12 | Zivko | Edge 540T | 425NM | 1075.42 | 1083.83 | 1072.67 | 0.00 | 3231.92 | 81.00% |
| 3 | Clyde Cable | 7737 | 12 | Van's | RV8 | 813CC | 1094.75 | 976.50 | 1114.00 | 0.00 | 3185.25 | 79.83% |
| 4 | Kevin Cloak | 1071571 | 12 | Aviat | Pitts S2C | 114RM | 1091.33 | 1057.17 | 995.67 | 0.00 | 3144.17 | 78.80% |
| 5 | Keith Clark | 432037 | Christen | Eagle 2 | 80BH | 1033.50 | 1005.83 | 930.17 | 0.00 | 2969.50 | 74.42% | |
| 6 | Dwight Swift | 434755 | 12 | Aviat | Pitts S2B | 5351N | 207.83 | 1078.33 | 1050.17 | 0.00 | 2336.33 | 58.55% |
Intermediate
| Pilot | IAC Number | Chapter | Make | Model | NNumber | Known | Freestyle | Unknown1 | Unknown2 | Total | %pp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Keiser | 20554 | 47 | Sukhoi | 26MX | 92SU | 1630.17 | 1673.33 | 1446.00 | 0.00 | 4749.50 | 82.03% |
| 2 | Gregory Baker | 24131 | 5 | Aviat | Pitts S2C | 19FC | 1456.50 | 1684.92 | 1266.67 | 0.00 | 4408.08 | 76.13% |
Advanced
| Pilot | IAC Number | Chapter | Make | Model | NNumber | Known | Freestyle | Unknown1 | Unknown2 | Total | %pp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Dawson | 22495 | Rebel | 13ZE | 2231.00 | 2544.83 | 1754.33 | 0.00 | 6530.17 | 75.41% | ||
| 2 | DJ Molny | 25097 | 12 | Giles | G200 | 220DJ | 2051.50 | 2584.00 | 1663.83 | 0.00 | 6299.33 | 72.74% |
| 3 | Scott Poehlmann | 25179 | 122 | Yakovlev | Yak 55M | 155YK | 1976.33 | 2522.83 | 1308.33 | 0.00 | 5807.50 | 67.06% |
| 4 | Matthew Tanner | 434461 | 5 & 12 | Laser | Z300 | 1GZ | 2040.67 | 110.00 | 1938.33 | 0.00 | 4089.00 | 47.22% |
Unlimited
| Pilot | IAC Number | Chapter | Make | Model | NNumber | Known | Freestyle | Unknown1 | Unknown2 | Total | %pp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergei Boriak | 21903 | 12 | Extra | 300SR | 60DK | 2713.75 | 3726.00 | 3395.67 | 0.00 | 9835.42 | 83.28% |
| 2 | Dagmar Bassett | 17721 | 12 | Extra | 300SR | 60DK | 2465.42 | 3406.17 | 2990.17 | 0.00 | 8861.75 | 75.04% |
Volunteers
| Contest Director | DJ Molny |
| Assistant CD | Jamie Treat |
| Volunteer Coordinator | Clyde Cable |
| Registration & Clipboards | Pam Freeman |
| Scoring & Treasurer | Brian Cabebe |
| Food & Beverages |
Mike Forney Tom Larkin |
| Chief Judges |
"Bwana" Bob Buckley Mike Forney |
| Line Judges |
Jamie Treat Betty Stewart Bob Freeman Mike Forney Bob Buckley DJ Molny |
| Assistants |
Brian Cabebe Jack Keiser Tom Larkin |
| Starters |
Clyde Cable Bob Freeman |
| CJ Asst. & Runner | Sam Freeman |
| Trophies | Thomas Shpakow |
Other Acknowledgments
A great big THANK YOU to David Payne and Chris from Lamar Flying Service for their hospitality, hangars, quick repairs, tool loans, and many many small refuelings!
Dagmar provided all of the competitors and volunteers with custom T-shirts, featuring a certain zippy little monoplane on the back. Thank you so much!
We had a ton of non-flying volunteers -- listed above -- and it would not have been possible to operate the contest without them. It takes a special love for the sport to spend one's own time and money just to help other people fly. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
October Contest
IAC Chapter 5 (Colorado Springs) is hosting their annual contest just a few weeks from now in Lamar, Oct. 7-9; click here for details.