Ed Paasch's Sport Pilot update May 3, 2010.

The following pilots have paid their $5 "landing fee" for the series:

-Brad Perkons (TBA, but it won't be pink)
-Roland Lyons (WM LA Racer with TT Pro .46)
-Casey Vohnout (54" Wingspan SPAD)
-E.J. Murphy (Global Freestyle with OS .46 FXi)
-Ralph Brown (Sig Kadet with O.S. .46 AX probably on Ch21)
-Skip Brown (Avistar 40 ARF with O.S. .46 AX)
-Ed Paasch (Kaos 40 ARF with K&B Screamin' .48)
-Matt Myers (WM LA Racer with O.S. .46 AX)
-Mikey Furrow (TBA, but likely a Big Stik .40 w/ .46 FX on Ch 59)
-Gary Vohnout (Tiger Stick 40 ARF with O.S. .46 FX)
-Fred Wilke (TBA)
-Fred Tuckerman (Phoenix Sonic Low Wing with TT GP-42)
-Tom Floyd (Frankenstein Sport Plane with O.S. .46 AX on 72Mhz Ch45)
-Darren Will (Tiger 2 with Aviastar .46)
-Chris Stuckey (Hangar 9 Mustang PTS with Aviastar .46)
-Larry McChesney (Midwest Aerobat)
-Scott Johnson (Tiger 2 with O.S. .46 AX)
-Bob English (Sky Raider Mach II with Super Tigre .45 ABC)
-Nick Kmezich (Ultra Stik 40 with Saito .56)
-Colby Johnson (Return of the Super Sportster?)
-Tom Egbert (Phoenix Strega with Thunder Tiger Pro .46)
-Doug Smith (WM LA Racer with OS .46 AX)
-Rich Tiller (WM LA Racer with OS .46 AX)

       That's 23 pilots paid up so far. We will once again cap the entries at 24 pilots to make sure we can get through all of the rounds within our four hour windows at each event. If your name isn't on this list, I haven't collected your $5 landing fee yet.

       I thought we were sold out when Rich Tiller confirmed for the contest yesterday. John Schenck sent me an e-mail after Rich called and said he had some scheduling conflicts, so we still have one official spot left open. John may come out and fill in for any absent pilots if his schedule permits.

       I also got to watch last year's SPC Pylon champion, Bob English, break in and tune the shiny new Super Tigre GS-45 on his WM Sky Raider Mach II. Bob looks like he's getting everything set up nicely, so we'll all have to make fun of the pink covering on the underside of his plane to shake his confidence and mess with his head.

       We're less than three weeks away from the SPC Pylon event on Saturday May 22nd, so don't wait too long to get your plane finished up and test flown!

       Call or e-mail with questions.

       Ed Paasch
       (402) 391-2855

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