SEPTEMSEPTEMBERBER 2019201927271st//Will Berninger//T-34C
Th is 1/3.7-scale Mentor is built from Bob Patton plans, and has
a wingspan of 117 inches. Powered by a 3W 110cc inline twin gas
engine, it is equipped with a sliding canopy, brakes, and lights. Will
used a Futaba 18MZ radio and earned a fi nal score of 121.575 points.2nd//Curtis Switzer//Stearman
Built from a 1/3-scale Balsa USA kit, the Stearman has a
116-inch wingspan and weighs 50 pounds. Powered by a Desert
Aircraft DA-150 turning a Falcon 29x13 prop, the biplane is
equipped with a smoke system and
Jeti radio gear. Curtis earned a fi nal
score of 121.500 points.PRO-AM PROP CLASS
Pilots in this class must have already placed (twice!) in the
top three spots of an AMA competition or in the top 30
percent of a Top Gun field. Each pilot is awarded 25 static
points for showing scale documentation; this is added to
the average of the best three (out of four) flight rounds for
the total score. This year, there were 14 pilots entered in
the class.
3rd//Dino DiGiorgio//Zero
Based on a Top Flite giant-scale ARF, this Japanese World
War II fi ghter is 1/5 scale and has an 86-inch span. Powered
by a DLE 61cc gas engine spinning a Xoar 21x10 prop, the
Zero weighs 26 pounds. Using a Futaba radio, Dino earned a
fi nal score of 121.375 points.4th//Chad Cotsamire//Lavochkin La-7
Th is 1/3.5-scale ScaleWings WW II fi ghter has a 110-inch
wingspan and is 98 inches long. Powered by a 7-cylinder Evo
260cc gas engine turning a 34x16 3-blade prop, the La-7
weighs 50 pounds. Using a Futaba 18SZ radio, Chad earned a
fi nal score of 120.300 points.