Contest Results
Kathy Jaffe Challenge - September 6-8, 2002

Monticello, New York - IAC Chapter 52
Contest Director: Ron Chadwick

Primary | Sportsman | Intermediate | Advanced

Primary
Rank	Pilot	Aircraft	Known I	Known II	Known III	TBLP Tot.	% PP
1st	*Kendal Simpson	Toot	382.1608	405.8485	364.1311	1152.1404	78.38%
2nd	Danniel Day	Super Decathlon	304.5052	366.2000	391.9697	1062.6749	72.29%
3rd	Olga Mitchell	Bellanca Decathlon	323.1784	366.5116	287.5449	977.2349	66.48%
Chief Judge: Greg Dungan
Judges: Mike Herbert, Steve Seidel, Jim Wells, Harley Carnes, Bill Finagin, Hans Bok, Jim Ward, Tom Hanks and Darwin Jones

Sportsman
Rank	Pilot	Aircraft	Known I	Free	Known II	TBLP Tot.	%PP
1st	Bill Gordon	Pitts S-2B	1069.3929	1108.5572	1123.0875	3301.0376	81.51%
2nd	Janusz Becla	Pitts S-2C	1053.6291	1068.5988	1048.2229	3170.4508	78.28%
3rd	Dan Freeman	Pitts S-2B	1004.8895	1021.2077	1069.5141	3095.6113	76.43%
4th	Weston Liu	Pitts S-2A	1004.2878	890.6620	1046.5728	2941.5226	72.63%
5th	Robert Butts	Pitts S-1C	812.0642	936.4914	1021.7656	2770.3212	68.40%
6th	Pat Obert	Pitts S-1T	865.1265	914.7759	823.5103	2603.4127	64.28%
7th	Ron Sheradin	Acrosport II	923.0354	851.7660	699.2296	2474.0310	61.09%
8th	Stephen Till	Super Decathlon	383.6422	1043.9935	1004.4764	2432.1121	60.05%
9th	Kendal Simpson	Toot	371.0487	888.9362	1033.6808	2293.6657	56.63%
10th	Brian Beaudry	Christen Eagle II	1032.5240	1084.3035	0.0000	2116.8275	52.27%
11th	Alex Bruhn	Christen Eagle II	1106.0082	0.0000	0.0000	1106.0082	27.31%
Chief Judge: Greg Dungan
Judges: Mike Herbert, Dave Watson, Steve Seidel, Jim Wells, Harley Carnes, Hans Bok, Jim Ward and Tom Hanks

Intermediate
Rank	Pilot	Aircraft	Known	Free	Unknown	TBLP Tot.	% PP
1st	Alex Belov	Pitts S-1T	1737.5611	1716.0685	1230.7589	4684.3885	84.86%
2nd	Lloyd Suter	Pitts S-2B	1702.9072	1662.6865	1162.8739	4528.4676	82.04%
3rd	Dennis Thompson	Laser 230	1697.0762	1711.3378	1038.9605	4447.3745	80.57%
4th	Ron Saglimbene	Pitts S-2S	1583.3804	1615.2372	1225.5598	4424.1774	80.15%
5th	Ron Chadwick	Pitts S-2B	1673.2386	1524.1136	1223.3253	4420.6775	80.08%
6th	David Watson	Super Decathlon	1641.9820	1340.5214	1103.2811	4085.7845	74.02%
7th	Karen Greenfield	Pitts S-1S	1530.1708	1574.4326	786.7025	3891.3059	70.49%
8th	Bill Green	Pitts S-2B	1275.9273	1251.0373	668.6259	3195.5905	57.89%
9th	Bob Bellospirito	Su-29	1226.2876	0.0000	0.0000	1226.2876	22.22%
Chief Judge: Greg Dungan
Judges: Mike Herbert, Steve Seidel, Harley Carnes, Bill Finagin, Mark McKibben, Hans Bok and Darwin Jones

Advanced
Rank	Pilot	Aircraft	Known	Free	Unknown	TBLP Tot.	% PP
1st	Robert Holland	Pitts S-2C	2359.9854	2556.7170	2259.6722	7176.3746	79.83%
2nd	Mark Dunkerly	Pitts S-1T	2484.8388	2464.4381	2017.5904	6966.8673	77.50%
3rd	Johnny Hutchison	Giles 202	2499.1584	2404.3303	1993.5378	6897.0265	76.72%
4th	Mike Herbert	Eagle	2429.9259	2508.9283	1859.1447	6797.9989	75.62%
5th	Mark McKibben	Pitts S-2B	2202.8719	2446.7330	2064.5351	6714.1400	74.68%
6th	Darwin Jones	DR-107	2391.9086	2480.5983	1785.8308	6658.3377	74.06%
7th	Bill Finagin	Giles 202	1916.8887	2321.7313	2246.9375	6485.5575	72.14%
8th	Tom Hanks	Pitts S-1T	2252.6356	2150.5362	1907.2899	6310.4617	70.19%
9th	Charles Schumacher	Pitts S-1T	2093.7680	2442.9674	1641.3603	6178.0957	68.72%
10th	Craig Lesinski	Yak 55	2132.2337	2351.9140	0.0000	4484.1477	49.88%
Chief Judge: Greg Dungan
Judges: Steve Seidel, Jim Wells, Harley Carnes, Karen Greenfield and Ron Saglimbene

Under what the FSS called "simply gorgeous weather" straight for 4 days, the 4th Annual Kathy Jaffe Challenge concluded today in White Lake, NY. 32 competitors in 4 power categories enjoyed sunny skies and almost no wind in beautiful Catskill Mountains in a contest sponsored by IAC Chapter 52. We all have enjoyed having you in our neighborhood and hope that you come back again next year. Congratulations to all competitors and many thanks to a countless number of volunteers who helped with the contest: Ron Chadwick: Simply the best CD anyone can ask for. He was the starter, he drove the boundaries in and out, he set up the banquet, he worked with the local authorities to calm down the local noise-makers, etc. Greg Dungan: Simply the best Chief Judge anyone can have at their contest if you want it to run like a well oiled machine and keep it fun. US Navy - enough said. Ann Salcedo: Volunteer Coordinator who flew all the way from Florida to work at this contest. She is truly deserving of her Kathy Jaffe Award. I don't have enough room here to list all the things she did. Deanna Willson: Ran the Registrar like an election campaign.  I've never seen anyone deal with that much paperwork and keep it all in order. Tom Parsons who stepped in and diligently ran scoring all weekend long despite the last minute changes and re-scorings. Stephen Seidel who provided the music system that filled the air with Top Gun soundtrack all weekend long... There is nothing better than walking to your plane to the sound of "Mighty Wings". Steve also created the Kathy Jaffe plaques. Split Image Aerobatic Team for supplying the perfect picture. Danny Adams of Aviat - There are not enough words in English to describe all the support and comfort that Danny and Aviat Aircraft provide with their contest technical assistance program. Thank you all for supporting our sport and for the equipment that keeps it safe. Even though it cuts into his hunting season I hope Danny can always come back and Stu Horn keeps sending him!! Birdie Saurenman who operated like Oshkosh fly-in or Newark Int'l ATC on weekends constantly and swiftly launching aircraft into the pattern. Thanks also to a ton of other volunteers who freely gave their time to make sure we all have a fun and safe contest. We thank you all. And now on to the awards! Aviat Pitts Trophy – Alex Belov Grass Roots Award – Daniel Day First Time Sportsman – Kendal Simpson Best Scoring Chapter Award – Chapter 35 See you again next year. Nationals...here comes New York!! By - Alex Belov Fearless Leader IAC Chapter 52 Alex covered just about everything. The whole Northeast was “severe clear” and still is. We flew 32 pilots, three flights each and finished up at 1205 on Sunday. Everyone who participated did an outstanding job, right down to the guys cooking the “burgers.” (We might have to rethink those roast beef and ketchup sandwiches) To all those pilots who competed, my hats of to all of you. A great job, very professional! There has been a lot of fuel being burned in the NE and the results are very obvious. SPORTSMAN Bill Gordon did a beautiful job-winning Sportsman. The transition from F-4 to Pitts Special doesn’t seem to have been much of a problem. Who said you can’t teach an OLD fighter pilot NEW tricks. Brian Beaudry competed in a beautiful 300 + HP Eagle and placed 2nd in Free. He mentioned the plane is for sale. INTERMEDIATE Our own Alex Belov took everything “on the table” in Intermediate and then some. The only thing he didn’t take home was that good looking blonde at the Bar on Thursday night. It was good to see Ron Saglimbene back competing again. You’ve been away too long my friend, and you have been missed. ADVANCED We had quite a “battle” - our perennial winners, Mike Herbert, Mark Dunkerely and Bill Finagin were all in the running but in the end it was Robert Holland that placed first. Rob did an outstanding job and I am sure you will be hearing more from him. He brought two of his students with him. Janusz Becla who placed third in Sportsman and Daniel Day who won Primary. This three man “wrecking crew” from Chapter 35, blew Chapter 52 out of the water for the chapter trophy on the last flight of the contest. Nice job guys. I hope you can get the Trophy back from Hans. For the one or two people in the sport of aerobatics who are not familiar with Bill Finagin I have to say a few words. Here is a man who has been flying before most of us knew what an airplane looked like. He comes to the contest in his “tans”, polo shirt and loafers (shinned, I might add). He will finish judging, walk out to “Panzer One” and be airborne in five minutes, fly the sequence, and when he exits the plane he looks like he just got out of church. It really pisses you off! I don’t know of a better aerobatic instructor, and I’m sure he is the best spin instructor on the planet, FACT. It is always a pleasure to see Bill at any contest and what really makes it great is you know he still loves it! Kendal Simpson was the “hit” of the weekend, with his Meyer, “Little Toot” (I hope I got that right) It’s one of those “double-wingers” with a 160 HP. It was his first contest and he competed in Primary for a patch and in Sportsman. He did a great job and I hope you get to meet him and his plane in the future. He’s exactly what this Sport needs. Robert Butts came all the way from just south of Ann Arbor, Michigan, in an S-1C to compete in Sportsman. Four hops! Thanks for the effort Robert, we really appreciated it. Harley Carnes flew in and judged every category, as did Stephen Seidel, Jim Wells and many others. Alex mentioned many others that made this contest possible but I am sure we missed a few. This is a “group effort” as you all know. The IAC is a very small group and it will take the involvement of every member, pilot and non-pilot alike, if it is to continue. I thank you all again for participating in the Kathy Jaffe Challenge and will do my best to make next years event even better. Until then, I’ll see you at the next contest. From the “Fearless Leader and myself, “THAT IS ALL” “Sierra hotel”

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