2013 Competition Results
Only U.S. Pilots can be declared national champion but any pilot can compete and will be scored here. Other event results are included below.
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Year FinalsThe Two Highest Scores are Additive for “National Points” |
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Rank | Pilot Name | National Points | Paratoys Jan | Endless Footdrag |
1 | Ryan Shaw | 1232 | 632 | 600 |
2 | Jeff Goin | 1224 | 642 | 582 |
3 | Paul Lundquist | 1190 | 650 | 540 |
4 | Chad Bastian | 918 | 380 | 538 |
5 | Michael Mixer | 507 | 507 | 0 |
6 | Chris Santacroce | 490 | 490 | 0 |
7 | Shane Denherder | 489 | 489 | 0 |
8 | Christoph Beuker | 447 | 447 | 0 |
9 | Steve Bailey | 434 | 0 | 434 |
10 | Mike Bennett | 342 | 0 | 342 |
11 | Dave Fore | 0 | 0 | 448 |
Endless Footdrag Results |
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Place | Pilot | Points | Towards National |
1 | Ryan Shaw | 2,471 | 600 |
2 | Jeff Goin | 2,396 | 582 |
3 | Paul Lundquist | 2,225 | 540 |
4 | Chad Bastian | 2,216 | 538 |
5 | Dave Fore | 1,845 | 448 |
6 | Steven Bailey | 1,789 | 434 |
7 | Mike Bennett | 1,410 | 342 |
Paratoys 2013 Results
Ran by Michael Mixer, Mark Mixer, and Dave Fore, added Feb 20, 2013Thanks to Mike Robinson of Paratoys for hosting the May event. Points from each pilots TWO highest scoring events go into their national standings score. There were two divisions run, Standard and Novice where Novice does not count towards national standings but is otherwise scored the same way.
Prepared by Dave Fore, these have been validated by USPPA Scorekeeper George Hawkins.
Paratoys 2013 Standard |
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Place | Pilot | Points | Towards National |
1 | Paul Lundquist | 1,968 | 650 |
2 | Jeff Goin | 1,944 | 642 |
3 | Ryan Shaw | 1,913 | 632 |
4 | Michael Mixer | 1,535 | 507 |
5 | Chris Santacroce | 1,503 | 496 |
6 | Shane Denherder | 1,480 | 489 |
7 | Christoph Beuker | 1,358 | 449 |
8 | Chad Bastian | 380 | 126 |
Paratoys 2013 Novice |
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Place | Pilot | Points | Towards National |
1 | Michael Sekler | 1,385 | 450 |
2 | Andrew Solano | 1,020 | 331 |
3 | Shawn Cordon | 963 | 313 |
4 | Eric Farewell | 862 | 280 |
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2012 Competition Results
Only U.S. Pilots can be declared national champion but any pilot can compete and will be scored here. Other event results are included below.
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Event results are below national standings.
2012 National USPPA Final Standings | |||||||||
The Two Highest Scores are Additive for “National Points” | |||||||||
Rank | Pilot Name | National Points | Paratoys Jan | Endless Footdrag | WOW | 1st Hi Value | 2nd Hi Value | ||
1 | Ryan Shaw | 1386 | 750 | 636 | 0 | 750 | 636 | ||
2 | Chad Bastian | 1333 | 683 | 650 | 0 | 683 | 650 | ||
3 | Jeff Goin | 1245 | 0 | 645 | 600 | 645 | 600 | ||
4 | Paul Lundquist | 1224 | 622 | 602 | 0 | 622 | 602 | ||
5 | Michael Mixer | 1129 | 612 | 0 | 517 | 612 | 517 | ||
6 | Mathieu Roaunet | 643 | 643 | 0 | 0 | 643 | 0 | ||
7 | Emilia Plak | 629 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 629 | 0 | ||
8 | Steve Reed | 627 | 627 | 0 | 0 | 627 | 0 | ||
9 | Mo Sheldon | 626 | 626 | 0 | 0 | 626 | 0 | ||
10 | Luis E Pabon | 563 | 563 | 0 | 0 | 563 | 0 | ||
11 | Britton Shaw | 525 | 0 | 525 | 0 | 525 | 0 | ||
12 | Joe Vaughan | 516 | 0 | 516 | 0 | 516 | 0 | ||
13 | Eric Bechold | 505 | 0 | 505 | 505 | 0 | |||
14 | Greg Bishop | 504 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 504 | 0 | ||
15 | Avi | 484 | 0 | 484 | 484 | 0 | |||
16 | Mark Gerlach | 463 | 0 | 463 | 0 | 463 | 0 | ||
17 | Bobby Benn | 447 | 0 | 447 | 447 | 0 | |||
18 | Nathan Finagen | 439 | 0 | 439 | 439 | 0 | |||
19 | Andrew Solano | 359 | 0 | 359 | 0 | 359 | 0 | ||
20 | Jeffrey Sharts | 135 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 | 0 |
Wings Over Winter 2012 Results
Ran by Paul Czarnecki, Verification Pending, Added Nov 13, 2012Thanks to Dave Fore for hosting the May event, Points from each pilots TWO highest scoring events go into their national standings score. At present, this is the last competition scheduled in 2012.
Wings Over Winter 2012 Results | |||
Place | Pilot | Points | Towards National |
1 | Jeff Goin | 2,020 | 600 |
2 | Mike Mixer | 1,739 | 517 |
3 | Eric Bechold | 1,701 | 505 |
4 | Avi | 1,630 | 484 |
5 | Bobby Benn | 1,505 | 447 |
6 | Nathin Finagen | 1,477 | 439 |
7 | Jeffery Sharts | 454 | 135 |
Endless Footdrag 2012 Results
Ran by Dave Fore, Verified by Glenn Boyd 2012 May 31Thanks to Dave Fore for hosting the May event, Points from each pilots TWO highest scoring events go into their national standings score. At present, this is the last competition scheduled in 2012.
Endless Footdrag 2012 Results | |||
Place | Pilot | Points | Towards National |
1 | Chad Bastian, Miniplane 80, Ozone Viper 18 | 2,462 | 650 |
2 | Jeff Goin, Miniplane 80, Ozone Viper 18 | 2,444 | 645 |
3 | Ryan Shaw, Nirvana 202, Dudek Hadron 20 | 2,408 | 636 |
4 | Paul Lundquist, Miniplane 80, Ozone Viper 24 | 2,282 | 602 |
5 | Britton Shaw, Fresh Breeze 202, MacPara 24 | 1,987 | 525 |
6 | Joe Vaughan, Nirvana 80, Dudek Nucleon | 1,953 | 516 |
7 | Mark Gerlach, —, — | 1,753 | 463 |
8 | Andrew Solano, Kangook 100, — | 1,361 | 359 |
Paratoys 2012 Results
Ran by Jeff Goin, Corrected by Dave Fore, Verified by Glenn Boyd 2012 Feb 21Thanks to Mike Robinson of Paratoys for hosting the Feb event, Points from each pilots TWO highest scoring events are added up for theirNational Points.
Due to a scoring error these scores had to be updated. The Micro Spot landing werare being reviewed. The spreadsheets are being analyzed by Dave Fore and Glenn Boyd. When the results have been verified they will be posted again.
In the future we will make every attempt to put the results out earlier to allow a protest period to reduce the likelihood of these types of errors. Thanks for your patience! Thanks to Glen Boyd for validating the corrected results.
Paratoys 2012 Results | |||
Place | Pilot | Points | Towards National |
1 | Ryan Shaw, Nirvana, Dudek Hadron 20 | 2,056 | 750 |
2 | Chad Bastian, Miniplane, Ozone Viper 18 | 1,872 | 683 |
3 | Mathieu Roaunet, Pap, Ozone Speedster 19 | 1,763 | 643 |
4 | Emilia Plak, Pap, Ozone Viper 18 | 1,725 | 629 |
5 | Steve Reed, Parajet, Paramania Plasma | 1,719 | 627 |
6 | Mo Sheldon, Fly Products, MacPara Eden | 1,715 | 626 |
7 | Paul Lundquist, Miniplane, Ozone Viper 24 | 1,705 | 622 |
8 | Michael Mixer, Paratoys Pro, Velocity Recon 22 | 1,678 | 612 |
9 | Luis E Pabon, Fly Products, Dudek Nucleon | 1,544 | 563 |
10 | Greg Bishop, Trikebuggy, MacPara Eden | 1,382 | 504 |
Results are based competitions flown where events with more competitors carry more weight up to a maximum of 1000 points per competition. A competitors top two scores are used to calculate a running total.
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2011 Competition Results
Only U.S. Pilots can be declared national champion but any pilot can compete and will be scored here. Other event results are included below.
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Here are the 2011 Final Standings
Thanks to Mike Robinson of Paratoys for hosting the Feb event, John Black of Freedom Flight Center for hosting the May 5 event and Britton Shaw of River Valley Paragliding for hosting the May 26 event.
Points from each pilots TWO highest scoring events are added up for their National Points.
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Results are based on the Paratoys competition flown in southern California at the Salton sea. As other competitions are flown, their results will be added here and rankings placed in order of score. Events with more competitors carry more weight up to a maximum of 1000 points per competition. A competitors top two scores are used to calculate a running total.
2011 May 26 Endless Foot Drag Competition
This was our first running of the new style, where pilots launch, fly one task, do a spot landing then get ready to launch again for the next task. Each launch and power-off spot landing are scored so there’s a lot less luck involved and a lot more of the fun stuff to watch. Plus it’s far more condensed into one area.
Endless Foot Drag Final Standings |
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Place | Pilot | Points | Towards National |
1 | Ryan Shaw | 1,752 | 550 |
2 | Jeff Goin | 1,737 | 545 |
3 | Steve Reed | 1,627 | 511 |
4 | Dave Fore | 1,437 | 451 |
5 | Danny DeWitt | 1,193 | 375 |
6 | Jiri Sindler | 1,145 | 359 |
2011 May 3 Beach Blast Competition
This year’s competition was held in its very own field so comp pilots flew unfettered by other traffic.
Thanks to our sponsors who helped pay for what was our most expensive competition to date. We had to cover field rental and insurance. Registration fees did not cover even half of the cost to run it. Our sponsors:
Here was some of the information used by competitors. Field Layout, Field Layout with sample flight path. Competitors “Cheat Sheet,finished Scoring Spreadsheet (with winners). Thanks to Glen Boyd for updating and managing the scoring.
Winners of the two informal kiting events were:
- Paul Czarnecki, PlanetPPG.com, MacPara Ultralight 24, 1st place kiting war
- Jeff Goin, FootFlyer.com, Axis Pluto 18, 1st place kiting slalom.
Beach Blast May 2011 Final Standings |
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Place | Pilot, Paramotor, Prop, Wing | Points | Towards National |
1 | Pavel Brezina, Nirvana Instinct Simo, Katana 14m | 1,383 | 800 |
2 | Jeff Goin, Paratoys Black Devil 172cc, 48″, Pluto 18m | 1,322 | 765 |
3 | Ryan Shaw, Nirvana Instinct, Simo 202cc, Plasma 22m | 1,285 | 743 |
4 | Steven Reed, Parajet 172cc, 38″ | 1,145 | 662 |
5 | Rod Ternovsky, SD Black Devil 172cc 51″, Axis Pluto 21m | 918 | 531 |
6 | Matthew Conrad, SkyCruiser BD 172cc | 861 | 498 |
7 | Ralph Davis, Fresh Breeze, 122cc, 48″ | 832 | 481 |
8 | Jiri Sindler, Nirvana Rodeo, Simo 200cc, 50″ | 823 | 476 |
9 | Fabian Perez, Miniplane 80cc, 48″ | 501 | 290 |
10 | Andrew Solano, Paratour SD 100cc, 48″ | 436 | 252 |
11 | Scott Baxter, Parajet Compact 180cc, 39″ | 302 | 175 |
12 | Paul Czarnecki, Fresh Breeze Simo 200cc, 48″ (did not compete) | 0 | 0 |
13 | Dave Fore, Airfer Tonado 172cc, 44″ (did not compete) | 0 | 0 |
2011 Feb 5 Paratoys
Thanks to Mike Robinson of Paratoys for hosting the event, Eric Dufour of Paratour for being competition director, Marty Hathaway for being lead judge, and Glen Boyd, for being scorekeeper and tamer of the spreadsheet. Also Michelle Robinson for handling registration, CC Moisant and Elisabeth Guerin for running task judging.
Note: Steve Reed, flying an Ozone Roadster 26, was a first time competitor! Congrats also to 1st place winner, Dave Fore, who won his first competition.
Prize money and plaques went to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd and Steve Reed won the Best New Pilot awarded by FlyMaster Avionics.
Paratoys Feb 2011 Final Standings | |||
Place |
Pilot, Motor, Wing |
Points | TowardsNational |
1 | Dave Fore, Airfer Tornado, MacPara Spice 22 | 1,178 | 1,000 |
2 | Steve Reed, Parajet, Ozone Roadster 26 | 1,168 | 992 |
3 | Jeff Goin, Miniplane, Pluto 18 | 1,114 | 946 |
4 | Pavel Brezina, Nirvana Instinct, Katana 14 | 1,113 | 945 |
5 | Ryan Shaw, Nirvana Instinct, Dudek Plasma 22 | 1,064 | 903 |
6 | Greg Hagg, Fresh Breeze, NR | 1,022 | 868 |
7 | Chad Bastian, Miniplane, Ozone Viper 20 | 1,015 | 862 |
8 | Zdenek Reznicek, Not Listed, Not Listed | 965 | 819 |
9 | Jozef Kacer, Nirvana Rodeo 125, Nirvana Komaka XS | 861 | 731 |
10 | Phil Russman, Paratoys, Not Listed | 851 | 722 |
11 | Yamil Quinones, Paratoys MZ34, Paramania Action 29 | 823 | 699 |
12 | Paul Lundquist, Miniplane, Viper 24 | 744 | 632 |
13 | Bob Peloquin, Not Listed, Not Listed | 688 | 584 |
14 | Joe Cruz, Blackhawk 172, Paratoys Speed Demon | 660 | 560 |
15 | Dean Eldridge, Parajet, Paramania Fusion 20 | 583 | 495 |
16 | Glenn Tupper, Korean Machine, Not Listed | 553 | 469 |
17 | Tomas Klaper, Miniplane, Viper 24 | 534 | 453 |
18 | John Black, Flattop, U-Turn | 337 | 286 |
19 | Greg Bishop, Not Listed, Not Listed | 300 | 255 |
Results are based on the Paratoys competition flown in southern California at the Salton sea. As other competitions are flown, their results will be added here and rankings placed in order of score. Events with more competitors carry more weight up to a maximum of 1000 points per competition. A competitors top two scores are used to calculate a running total.
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2010 Competition Results
Paratoys event held at the Salton Sea in Feb.
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Finals
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Rank | Pilot | Score | WeightedValue |
1 | Chad Bastian | 895 | 800 |
2 | Paul Lundquist | 684 | 611 |
3 | Dave Fore | 647 | 578 |
4 | Paul Anthem | 583 | 521 |
5 | Ryan Shaw | 579 | 518 |
6 | Dave Halcom | 575 | 514 |
7 | Nick Stroumtsos | 525 | 469 |
8 | Mike Robinson | 460 | 411 |
9 | Bob Ryan | 340 | 304 |
10 | Kirk Sellinger | 237 | 212 |
Guest (non USA) | Dean Eldridge | 787 | 703 |
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2009 World Air Games Results
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The U.S. Paramotor Team has a respectable result for their first-ever entry | Original Press Release
The pylons are packed, scores tabulated and pilots back in their respective countries. It was an emotionally charged contest that provided the drama one would expect when pilots put their best efforts forward. It was an incredible blast, an enormous undertaking, stressful and rewarding. The July Issue of UltraFlight magazine will have coverage and pictures.
Congrats to all three pilots, Jeff Goin, Chad Bastian and Stan Kasica who just returned from their 10-day Italian mission to represent our country. David Rogers and his wife Carmen gave much-appreciated help as crew members.
This was a highlight of the pilots experience in paramotoring. Hopefully others will choose to represent the U.S. and let shine some of the talent we have to offer.
Thanks to those who contributed. We were able to offset their travel expenses by just over $600. It means a lot to the pilots.
Jeff Goin has a webLog at www.FootFlyer.com and Chad Bastian has one at www.TrikeBuggy.com.
Below is a summary of the final results with equipment as of June 19, 2009. Here are the Official results from FAI’s website. A complete, more readable summary of these results can be found as a PDF on www.FootFlyer.com, which includes scores from individual tasks.
Note: The June 19th revision changed 7th and 8th place.
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2008 Competition Results
Results below reflect the 2008 U.S. Rankings. They can change if other competitions are sanctioned and flown since results are added.
Current World Pilot Standings from WAG Qualifiers.
The US spreadsheet is included here. Scoring was dramatically different and the competition was incredibly close. Competitors performed exceptionally well. During 53 launches, in sometimes very difficult conditions, only one failed attempt was logged. The only equipment damage was minor tip damage to a prop. Nicely flown. Thanks to Organizer David Rogers, Steward Roy Beisswinger, and many others who made this an incredibly well-run event.
These competitors are now being considered to represent the United States in 2009 World Air Games to be held in Turin, Italy. The top 20 pilots from around the world will be invited to participate in that event, to be held June of 2009.
2008 National USPPA Rankings |
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Rank | Pilot Name | National Points | WAG/USPPA | |
1 | Jeff Goin | 297 | 297 | |
2 | Stan Kasica | 243 | 243 | |
3 | Chad Bastian | 220 | 220 | |
4 | Greg Hagg | 89 | 89 | |
5 | Jiri Sindler | 62 | 62 | |
6 | Dave Fore | 50 | 50 | |
7 | Mo Sheldon | 32 | 32 | |
8 | Lance Marczak | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Ivan Kondonrov | 0 | 0 |
WAG Qualifying 2009 | Paramotors | 9 Feb 2009 | 16:40 | ||||||||
Qualifier Location | Pilot Name | Pilot nation | Clover Leaf Slalom | Dragon Tail Chase | Basket Ball Slalom | Total Time | Time difference | Overall position | 22 Qualifiers (see notes) | Note | |
BEL | Nicolas SALINAS | FRA | 44.08 | 10.28 | 76.8 | 131.16 | + 0.00 | 1 | YES | ||
BEL | Stefaan MICHILS | BEL | 48.1 | 10.87 | 79.74 | 138.71 | + 7.55 | 2 | YES | ||
CZE | Thomas KELLER | DEU | 56.17 | 8.87 | 81.79 | 146.83 | + 15.67 | 3 | YES | ||
BE2 | Stefaan MICHILS | BEL | 51.02 | 14.9 | 84.6 | 150.52 | + 19.36 | 4 | See better result above | ||
CZE | Pavel BREZINA | CZE | 53.21 | 19.71 | 77.85 | 150.77 | + 19.61 | 5 | YES | ||
ITA | Mathieu ROUANET | FRA | 40.1 | 6.46 | 104.9 | 151.46 | + 20.30 | 6 | YES | ||
BEL | Chris SLABBINCK | BEL | 51.63 | 14.2 | 86.11 | 151.94 | + 20.78 | 7 | YES | ||
USA | Jeff GOIN | USA | 50.62 | 10.6 | 98.85 | 160.07 | + 28.91 | 8 | YES | ||
BEL | Filip PEREMANS | BEL | 46.83 | 36.64 | 81.21 | 164.68 | + 33.52 | 9 | YES | ||
USA | Stan KASICA | USA | 49.25 | 16.08 | 99.97 | 165.3 | + 34.14 | 10 | YES | ||
CZE | Frantisek SALAVA | CZE | 61.1 | 7.89 | 99.53 | 168.52 | + 37.36 | 11 | YES | ||
ITA | Grzegorz KRZYZANOWSKI | POL | 44.6 | 15.76 | 110.9 | 171.26 | + 40.10 | 12 | YES | ||
CHN | Mingji WANG | CHN | 59.53 | 18.54 | 93.69 | 171.76 | + 40.60 | 13 | YES | ||
ITA | David SIGIER | CAN | 47.1 | 13.24 | 112.4 | 172.74 | + 41.58 | 14 | YES | ||
JPN | Ryoya IGARASHI | JPN | 54.34 | 30.17 | 90.63 | 175.14 | + 43.98 | 15 | YES | ||
USA | Chad BASTIAN | USA | 58.5 | 16.05 | 101 | 175.55 | + 44.39 | 16 | YES | ||
ITA | Tomasz KUDASZEWICZ | POL | 47 | 12.17 | 120 | 179.17 | + 48.01 | 17 | YES | ||
ITA | Laurent SALINAS | CAN | 51.6 | 9.38 | 120 | 180.98 | + 49.82 | 18 | YES | ||
ITA | Thomas KELLER | DEU | 51.3 | 11.23 | 120 | 182.53 | + 51.37 | 19 | See better result above | ||
ITA | Adam CEGIELKA | POL | 48.8 | 15.64 | 120 | 184.44 | + 53.28 | 20 | YES | ||
BE2 | Cris CLASEENS | BEL | 60.24 | 27.69 | 97.6 | 185.53 | + 54.37 | 21 | BEL reserve 1 (b) | ||
ITA | Alexandre MATEOS | FRA | 49.3 | 16.5 | 120 | 185.8 | + 54.64 | 22 | YES | ||
ITA | Piotr TRZYNSKI | POL | 52.2 | 25.87 | 110 | 188.07 | + 56.91 | 23 | POL reserve 1 (b) | ||
ESP | Francisco GUERRA MOYANO | ESP | 53.2 | 15.72 | 120 | 188.92 | + 57.76 | 24 | YES | ||
ESP | Juan José GARCIA | ESP | 50.5 | 24.6 | 120 | 195.1 | + 63.94 | 25 | YES | ||
ITA | Emilia PLAK | POL | 64.4 | 16.38 | 120 | 200.78 | + 69.62 | 26 | POL reserve 2 (b) | ||
DEU | Jörg MAAß | DEU | 68.95 | 11.99 | 120 | 200.94 | + 69.78 | 27 | DEU reserve 1 (a) | ||
JPN | Mitsuru HAGIWARA | JPN | 65.28 | 18.24 | 120 | 203.52 | + 72.36 | 28 | Declared not available for WAG | ||
ESP | Javier GUERRA MOYANO | ESP | 57.6 | 27.6 | 120 | 205.2 | + 74.04 | 29 | ESP reserve 1 (a) | ||
BE2 | Philippe HAULAIT | BEL | 59.27 | 60 | 91.4 | 210.67 | + 79.51 | 30 | BEL reserve 2 (b) | ||
ITA | Peter SCHULZ | DEU | 45.7 | 60 | 111.6 | 217.3 | + 86.14 | 31 | DEU reserve 2 (a) | ||
ITA | Michel CARNET | GBR | 46.7 | 51 | 120 | 217.7 | + 86.54 | 32 | GBR reserve 1 (a) | ||
DEU | Peter SCHULZ | DEU | 46.96 | 60 | 111.4 | 218.36 | + 87.20 | 33 | See better result above | ||
DEU | Armin APPEL | DEU | 120 | 9.99 | 90.14 | 220.13 | + 88.97 | 34 | |||
CHN | Xianhu GUO | CHN | 75.15 | 27.32 | 120 | 222.47 | + 91.31 | 35 | Declared not available for WAG | ||
DEU | Adam CEGIELKA | POL | 51.96 | 60 | 111.4 | 223.36 | + 92.20 | 36 | See better result above | ||
USA | Greg HAGG | USA | 54.5 | 49.19 | 120 | 223.69 | + 92.53 | 37 | USA reserve 1 (b) | ||
ESP | César MALDONADO | ESP | 52.5 | 60 | 111.6 | 224.1 | + 92.94 | 38 | ESP reserve 2 (b) | ||
ESP | Ramón MORILLAS | ESP | 46.9 | 60 | 120 | 226.9 | + 95.74 | 39 | |||
CZE | Jiri KOUDELA | CZE | 79.82 | 60 | 90.66 | 230.48 | + 99.32 | 40 | CZE reserve 1 (a) | ||
ESP | David CASTILLEJO | ESP | 60 | 50.5 | 120 | 230.5 | + 99.34 | 41 | |||
ITA | Pascal CAMPBELL-JONES | GBR | 52.2 | 60 | 120 | 232.2 | + 101.04 | 42 | GBR reserve 2 (a) | ||
BEL | Jos VANDENBROUCKE | BEL | 52.8 | 60 | 120 | 232.8 | + 101.64 | 43 | |||
BE2 | Filip PEREMANS | BEL | 53.35 | 60 | 120 | 233.35 | + 102.19 | 44 | See better result above | ||
DEU | Walter HOLZMULLER | AUT | 120 | 15.98 | 100.26 | 236.24 | + 105.08 | 45 | AUT reserve 1 (a) | ||
DEU | Gunar BARTHEL | DEU | 59.95 | 60 | 116.47 | 236.42 | + 105.26 | 46 | |||
JPN | Shinya TAKAHASHI | JPN | 57.39 | 60 | 120 | 237.39 | + 106.23 | 47 | Declared not available for WAG | ||
BEL | Christopher STRUBBE | BEL | 58.58 | 60 | 120 | 238.58 | + 107.42 | 48 | |||
ESP | José María SOLA | ESP | 58.6 | 60 | 120 | 238.6 | + 107.44 | 49 | |||
ESP | Cristobal ARANDA | ESP | 59 | 60 | 120 | 239 | + 107.84 | 50 | |||
USA | Dave FORE | USA | 73.69 | 45.52 | 120 | 239.21 | + 108.05 | 51 | USA reserve 2 (b) | ||
BEL | Rob VANDENBERGHE | BEL | 61.23 | 60 | 120 | 241.23 | + 110.07 | 52 | |||
BE2 | Rob VANDENBERGHE | BEL | 63.44 | 60 | 120 | 243.44 | + 112.28 | 53 | See better result above | ||
BEL | Gaetan SMEDTS | BEL | 64.66 | 60 | 120 | 244.66 | + 113.50 | 54 | |||
DEU | Tomas BERKA | CZE | 94.92 | 47.93 | 102.29 | 245.14 | + 113.98 | 55 | CZE reserve 2 (b) | ||
USA | Jiri SINDLER | USA | 67.94 | 60 | 120 | 247.94 | + 116.78 | 56 | |||
DEU | Emilia PLAK | POL | 67.95 | 60 | 120 | 247.95 | + 116.79 | 57 | |||
ESP | Juan PERALES | ESP | 68 | 60 | 120 | 248 | + 116.84 | 58 | |||
DEU | Thomas KELLER | DEU | 69.94 | 60 | 120 | 249.94 | + 118.78 | 59 | See better result above | ||
BEL | Rene VERSCHUREN | BEL | 71.71 | 60 | 120 | 251.71 | + 120.55 | 60 | |||
BE2 | Vincent VAN POTTESBERGHE | BEL | 71.88 | 60 | 120 | 251.88 | + 120.72 | 61 | |||
DEU | Zdenek REZINEK | CZE | 71.94 | 60 | 120 | 251.94 | + 120.78 | 62 | |||
CZE | Karel SINDAR | CZE | 79.82 | 60 | 120 | 259.82 | + 128.66 | 63 | |||
USA | Mo SHELDON | USA | 82.32 | 60 | 120 | 262.32 | + 131.16 | 64 | |||
ITA | Angela CIUFFOLETTI | ITA | 93.7 | 60 | 120 | 273.7 | + 142.54 | 65 | YES | ||
DEU | Piotr TRZYNSKI | POL | 120 | 60 | 94.19 | 274.19 | + 143.03 | 66 | See better result above | ||
CZE | Zdenek REZNICEK | CZE | 120 | 60 | 100.51 | 280.51 | + 149.35 | 67 | |||
ESP | Karen SKINNER | ESP | 120 | 41.5 | 120 | 281.5 | + 150.34 | 68 | |||
ITA | Tony GIBSON | RSA | 120 | 60 | 104.9 | 284.9 | + 153.74 | 69 | Declared not available for WAG | ||
USA | Lance MARCZAK | USA | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
USA | Ivan KONDAUROV | USA | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
ESP | Alfonso REDONDO | ESP | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
ESP | Daniel MARTINEZ | ESP | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
ESP | Paco GUERRA | ESP | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
ESP | Vicente MENDOZA | ESP | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
ESP | Ramón LOPEZ | ESP | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
ITA | Tibor TOTH | HUN | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
ITA | C. MATEOS | FRA | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
DEU | Bernhard KECK | DEU | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
DEU | Bruno INNERHOFER | AUT | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
DEU | Robert OBERST | DEU | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
DEU | Ulf WENZEL | DEU | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
DEU | Wolfgang SCHMITT | DEU | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
CZE | Tibor TOTH | HUN | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | See better result above | ||
BE2 | Chris SLABBINCK | BEL | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | See better result above | ||
BE2 | Karel DESLEE | BEL | 120 | 60 | 120 | 300 | + 168.84 | 70 | |||
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2007 Competition Results
2007 National RankingsOnce the Florida convention results are veified by Scorekeeper George Hawkins, the national totals will be tabulated.
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Individual Events
National PPG Convention, FLRank / Pilot Name |
Best Session Score | Takeoff | Spot Landing | Touch and Go | Bomb Drop | Cloverleaf | Kiting War | Efficiency | Foot Drag | Slow/Fast | Total | Final Rank | |
1 | Stanley Kasica | 2037 | 300 | 257 | 249 | 150 | 388 | 60 | 85 | 400 | 148 | 2037 | 1 |
2 | Jeff Goin | 1911 | 300 | 93 | 350 | 50 | 500 | 110 | 74 | 308 | 126 | 1911 | 2 |
3 | David Fore | 1271 | 91 | 290 | 150 | 200 | 76 | 356 | 108 | 1271 | 3 | ||
4 | Michel Carnet | 1198 | 280 | 0 | 350 | 145 | 223 | 200 | 1198 | 4 | |||
5 | Rob Catto | 1003 | 300 | 330 | 50 | 35 | 97 | 180 | 11 | 1003 | 5 | ||
6 | David Caywood | 947 | 300 | 100 | 74 | 99 | 120 | 209 | 45 | 947 | 6 | ||
7 | Kirk Sellinger | 746 | 40 | 68 | 143 | 160 | 83 | 252 | 0 | 746 | 7 |
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2006 Competition Results
Blank Scoring Spreadsheet
Once the Florida convention results are veified by Scorekeeper George Hawkins, the national totals will be tabulated.
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Scoresheets are entered into the computer by the event lead judge and submitted to our Scorekeeper who checks for accuracy. The results of the actual scores and spreadsheet are included with each event for competition pilots to see how they did. |
2006 Individual EventsNational PPG Convention Florida – Excel Spreadsheet of Scores
Salton Sea: Paratoys – Excel Spreadsheet of Scores
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2005 Competition Results
Congratulations to those who competed. We’ll look forward to seeing you next year! To see prior year rankings, go up one level and select the appropriate year.
Rank | Pilot Name | National Points | Convntn April | Chicago July | Am Flyer ABQ |
1 | Eric Dufour | 1400 | 701 | 0 | 699 |
2 | Jeff Goin | 1173 | 673 | 500 | 0 |
3 | Stan Kasica | 1062 | 381 | 0 | 681 |
4 | Phil Russman | 889 | 479 | 0 | 410 |
5 | Mo Sheldon | 793 | 552 | 0 | 241 |
6 | Tim Kaiser | 756 | 246 | 296 | 460 |
7 | Dell Schanze | 641 | 0 | 0 | 641 |
8 | Max Ladouceur | 620 | 0 | 0 | 620 |
9 | Igor Potapkin | 575 | 575 | 0 | 0 |
10 | David Sigier | 492 | 0 | 0 | 492 |
11 | Stefan Obenauer | 351 | 0 | 0 | 351 |
12 | Leon Massa | 343 | 343 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Mike Cannella | 284 | 0 | 284 | 0 |
14 | Dave Rogers | 223 | 223 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Rich Morris | 221 | 0 | 221 | 0 |
16 | Steve Tustison | 69 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
Individual Events
Note: “Towards National” means that is the number of points that go into the current standings. It is based on the number of competitors.
Albuquerque Scoring Complete
Nov 29, 2005
Congratulations to the winners of the Albuquerque competition! The results have been verified by George Hawkins and the spreadsheet is included here. This was the last competition of the year and an impressive showing of very capable pilots.
A total of 9 competitors came to see how they compared (11 actually, but 2 were unable to start). Thanks to Mike Thompson and CC Moissant for running things and keeping it fair.
Anyone planning their own competition can download the USPPA scoring system using the blank Excel scoresheet. This can be useful for “gaming” various scenarios to better know where your efforts should be concentrated.
Download: Albuquerque | Blank ScoreSheet.
Note that these sheets incorporate all rule changes that were made just prior to the 2005 convention competition.
# | Pilot | Total | TkOff | Spot L | T&Go | Bomb | Clovlf | Effic | FtDrg | Sl/Fast | Nat’l |
1 | Eric Dufour | 1773 | 300 | 48 | 350 | 30 | 500 | 69 | 276 | 200 | 700 |
2 | Stan Kaisca | 1724 | 300 | 185 | 290 | 150 | 262 | 129 | 282 | 126 | 681 |
3 | Dell Shantze | 1624 | 300 | 350 | 149 | 282 | 114 | 392 | 37 | 641 | |
4 | Max Ladouceur | 1571 | 300 | 66 | 330 | 103 | 160 | 89 | 366 | 157 | 620 |
5 | David Sigier | 1247 | 300 | 350 | 32 | 484 | 81 | 492 | |||
6 | Tim Kaiser | 1164 | 300 | 88 | 330 | 34 | 160 | 92 | 160 | 0 | 460 |
7 | Phil Russman | 1039 | 300 | 330 | 146 | 160 | 103 | 410 | |||
8 | Stefan Obenauer | 890 | 300 | 112 | 43 | 360 | 75 | 351 | |||
9 | Mo Sheldon | 610 | 300 | 310 | 241 |
Harryport Competition Completes
July 10, 2005
The flight-friendly farm of Harry Rosset enjoyed its first USPPA sanctioned competition with enough pilots to make it count towards national standings. The grass and beans made for a perfect location to set up the cloverleaf and a large round grass circle worked well for all the other tasks.
New pilot Rick Morris showed enormous promise. With only 65 flights, he showed up expertly doing various maneuvers demanding skill. Since we were looking for more competitors, he was a natural. Another up and comer, Tim Kaiser, who has competed several times now but only has 110 flights, nailed two of the spot landings – a high scoring accomplishment that netted him 2nd place.
This event was worth a total of 500 points towards the national standings. Our next competition is in Albuquerque during the 2005 Balloon Fiesta Fly-In.
Congrats to the competitors who braved the heat and bumps. As always, great fun, sore muscles and much flying (in short spurts!) was accomplished. Interestingly, and as usual, there was no damage until free-flying ensued AFTER the competition.
Scores from this July Harryport event are below:
Pilot | Points | Towards National |
1. Jeff Goin | 2,170 | 500 |
2. Tim Kaiser | 1,285 | 296 |
3. Mike Cannella | 1,233 | 284 |
4. Rich Morris | 959 | 221 |
5. Steve Tustison | 300 | 69 |
Thanks to Harry Rosset who’s property we used and for being the Lead Judge, Also Jay Reynolds, Nick Cannella, Paul Paulikas, and Alex Varv for helping with judging.
2005 National Convention Competition
Scores from this April Convention are below:
Pilot | Points | Towards National |
Eric Dufour | 1,925 | 700 |
Jeff Goin | 1,850 | 673 |
Igor Potapkin | 1,581 | 575 |
Mo Sheldon | 1,518 | 552 |
Phil Russman | 1,317 | 479 |
Stan Kasica | 1,047 | 381 |
Leon Massa | 944 | 343 |
Tim Kaiser | 676 | 246 |
Dave Rogers | 612 | 223 |
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2004 Competition Results
Final National Ranking
Updated Nov 27, 2004
Rank | Pilot Name | National Points | Paratoys Salton | Parastars Fly-By | Am Flyer ABQ | Nationals Fly-By | 1st Hi Value | 2nd Hi Value | |
1 | Jeff Goin | 1554 | 894 | 553 | 500 | 660 | 894 | 660 | |
2 | Eric Dufour | 1450 | 0 | 750 | 377 | 700 | 750 | 700 | |
3 | Bob Ryan | 1239 | 864 | 0 | 375 | 0 | 864 | 375 | |
4 | Marty Hathaway | 1120 | 0 | 516 | 0 | 604 | 604 | 516 | |
5 | Richard Good | 1114 | 0 | 605 | 0 | 509 | 605 | 509 | |
6 | Arnon Lufi | 1000 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | |
7 | Mike Ralph | 919 | 0 | 327 | 0 | 592 | 592 | 327 | |
8 | Andy McAvin | 820 | 556 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 556 | 264 | |
9 | Dell Schanze | 793 | 793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 793 | 0 | |
9 | Nick Scholtes | 793 | 793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 793 | 0 | |
10 | Mike Masterson | 756 | 756 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 756 | 0 | |
11 | Eric Steele | 754 | 754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 754 | 0 | |
12 | Bill Heaner | 700 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 700 | 0 | |
13 | Phil Russman | 688 | 460 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 460 | 228 | |
14 | Francesco Desantis | 671 | 671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 671 | 0 | |
15 | Paul Bailey | 630 | 0 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 0 | |
16 | Abe Christenson | 616 | 616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 616 | 0 | |
17 | Terry Latimer | 516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 516 | 516 | 0 | |
18 | Alan Chuculate | 513 | 513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 513 | 0 | |
19 | Mo Sheldon | 471 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 0 | |
20 | Dan Kriseler | 455 | 0 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 0 | |
21 | Ron Hultin | 405 | 0 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 0 | |
22 | James Coblentz | 393 | 0 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 393 | 0 | |
23 | Mike McGuirk | 392 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 0 | 392 | 0 | |
24 | Stanley Kasica | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 372 | 0 | |
25 | Casey Cadwell | 282 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 0 | |
26 | Tim Kaiser | 195 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 195 | 0 | |
27 | Dave Rogers | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 493 | 493 | 0 |
Fall Fly-By (Ocala, FL)
Nov 19-20, 2004.
Round 1
Pilot Name | Takeoff | Spot Landing | Touch and Go | Bomb Drop | Cloverleaf | Kiting War | Foot Drag | Slow /Fast |
Session 1 Total |
Eric Dufour | 300 | 450 | 350 | 65 | 350 | 400 | 190 | 2105 | |
Jeff Goin | 300 | 258 | 350 | 74 | 344 | 110* | 381 | 200 | 2017 |
Marty Hathaway | 300 | 97 | 350 | 130 | 284 | 357 | 162 | 1680 | |
Mike Ralph | 300 | 350 | 275 | 35 | 396 | 143 | 1499 | ||
Terry Latimer | 300 | 204 | 195 | 94 | 326 | 363 | 138 | 1620 | |
Richard Good | 300 | 145 | 275 | 200 | 328 | 280 | 68 | 1596 | |
Stanley Kasica | 300 | 31 | 0 | 30 | 259 | 313 | 117 | 1050 | |
Dave Rogers | 300 | 0 | 143 | 50 | 0 | 493 | |||
Andy McAvin | 300 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
Round 2
Pilot Name | Takeoff | Spot Landing | Touch and Go | Bomb Drop | Cloverleaf | Kiting War | Foot Drag | Slow /Fast |
Session 1 Total |
Eric Dufour | 300 | 449 | 275 | 134 | 350 | 110* | 378 | 200 | 2196 |
Jeff Goin | 300 | 350 | 350 | 150 | 335 | 60* | 358 | 167 | 2070 |
Marty Hathaway | 300 | 370 | 350 | 104 | 300 | 331 | 139 | 1894 | |
Mike Ralph | 300 | 214 | 350 | 114 | 335 | 400 | 144 | 1857 | |
Richard Good | 200 | 320 | 275 | 30 | 323 | 325 | 56 | 1529 | |
Terry Latimer | 300 | 19 | 350 | 50 | 326 | 392 | 47 | 1484 | |
Stanley Kasica | 300 | 102 | 70 | 61 | 250 | 347 | 37 | 1167 | |
Andy McAvin | 203 | 0 | 128 | 298 | 200 | 0 | 829 | ||
Dave Rogers Did Not Compete This Round |
*Kiting war requires a pilot to keep his wing up for 2 minutes in order to earn any points.
Fly By Final Standings |
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Place | Pilot | Motor | Wing | Points |
1 | Eric Dufour | Paratour SD 100, | Fresh Breeze Silex, Small | 2,196 |
2 | Jeff Goin | Paralite Sky Cruiser Snap 100 | Fresh Breeze Silex, Small | 2,070 |
3 | Marty Hathaway | Paratour SD 100 | Turbo | 1,894 |
4 | Mike Ralph | Paratour SD 100 | Turbo | 1,857 |
5 | Terry Latimer | Adventure R3 | Adventure Speedoo | 1,620 |
6 | Richard Good | Paratour SD 100 | Gin Gangsta | 1,596 |
7 | Stanley Kasica | Paratour SD 100 | ? | 1,167 |
8 | Andy McAvin | Paralite Sky Cruiser 100, Muse | MacPara Muse | 829 |
9 | Dave Rogers | Fly Products Powerjet Top 80 | Apco Thrust | 493 |
American Flyer (Albuquerque, NM)
Oct 3, 2004.
Rank | Pilot Name/ Equipement |
Wing/Motor | Takeoff | Spot Landing | Touch and Go | Bomb Drop | Cloverleaf | Foot Drag | Slow/ Fast |
Score |
1 | Jeff Goin | Silex SC Snap 100 |
200 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 500 | 220 | 225 | 1495 |
2 | Mike McGuirk | MacPara Eden SD Simonini |
300 | DQ | 175 | 127 | 400 | 0 | 171 | 1173 |
3 | Eric Dufour | EZ Glider SD RDM |
300 | 236 | 290 | 0 | DQ | 0 | 300 | 1126 |
4 | Bob Ryan | Sigma 5 SC Black Devil |
300 | 375 | 250 | 92 | DNC | 105 | 0 | 1122 |
5 | Tim Kaiser | FB Silex SC Top 80 |
300 | DQ | 120 | 0 | DNC | DNC | 164 | 584 |
Parastars (Fly-By Ranch)
Apr 7,8 2004; revised Apr 15, 2004.
Pilots | Kiting | Foot drag | Efficiency | Slow/ Fast |
Takeoff | Pwr Off Land | Bomb Drop | Touch & Go | Thur Culum | Wed Cumul | Highest Cumul | % of highest score | Natl Points | Plc |
Eric Dufour | 110 | 169 | 159 | 215 | 300 | 231 | 100 | 330 | 1615 | 1828 | 1828 | 100.00% | 750 | 1 |
Paul Bailey | 10 | 90 | 120 | 300 | 300 | 350 | 15 | 350 | 1535 | 1327 | 1535 | 83.98% | 630 | 2 |
Richard Good | 0 | 0 | 367 | 216 | 300 | 290 | 26 | 275 | 1474 | 1453 | 1474 | 80.66% | 605 | 3 |
Jeff Goin | 35 | 0 | 93 | 246 | 300 | 367 | 59 | 250 | 1349 | 1182 | 1349 | 73.82% | 554 | 4 |
Marty Hathaway | 0 | 150 | 0 | 203 | 300 | 156 | 100 | 350 | 1258 | 1206 | 1258 | 68.86% | 516 | 5 |
Dan Kriseler | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1108 | 1108 | 60.64% | 455 | 6 |
Ron Hultin | 0 | 70 | 32 | 0 | 300 | 162 | 93 | 330 | 987 | 858 | 987 | 53.99% | 405 | 7 |
James Coblentz | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 957 | 957 | 52.38% | 393 | 8 |
Mike Ralph | 10 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 66 | 255 | 798 | 790 | 798 | 43.64% | 327 | 9 |
Phil Russman | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 556 | 556 | 30.42% | 228 | 10 |
MinPilots: 5, MaxPilots: 15, competitors: 10, Competition Worth: 750 |
Highest Score: | 1828 | 1828 |
Paratoys 2004
Feb 7, 2004
Pilots | # | Foot drag | Takeoff | Pwr Off Landing | Bomb Drop | Kicking Sticks (Slalom) | Touch & Go | Cumul | % of highest score | National Points | place |
Arnon Lufi | 2 | 355 | 300 | 370 | 134 | 550 | 350 | 2058 | 100.00% | 1000 | 1 |
Jeff Goin | 1 | 272 | 300 | 375 | 78 | 540 | 275 | 1840 | 89.40% | 894 | 2 |
Bob Ryan | 9 | 350 | 280 | 156 | 106 | 535 | 350 | 1777 | 86.36% | 864 | 3 |
Nick Scholtes | 7 | 345 | 300 | 151 | DQ | 486 | 350 | 1633 | 79.32% | 793 | 4 |
Dell Schanze | 4 | 345 | 300 | DQ | 149 | 488 | 350 | 1631 | 79.27% | 793 | 5 |
Mike Masterson | 8 | 150 | 300 | 368 | DQ | 464 | 275 | 1557 | 75.63% | 756 | 6 |
Eric Steele | 11 | 297 | 300 | 0 | 146 | 460 | 350 | 1552 | 75.41% | 754 | 7 |
Bill Heaner | 15 | 353 | 300 | DQ | DQ | 438 | 350 | 1441 | 70.00% | 700 | 8 |
Francesco Desantis | 12 | 0 | 300 | 234 | 111 | 481 | 255 | 1382 | 67.12% | 671 | 9 |
Abe Christenson | 10 | 218 | 180 | 97 | 74 | 522 | 175 | 1267 | 61.55% | 616 | 10 |
Andy McAvin | 5 | 0 | 300 | 169 | DQ | 400 | 275 | 1144 | 55.60% | 556 | 11 |
Alan Chuculate | 3 | 0 | 0 | 236 | DQ | 509 | 310 | 1055 | 51.27% | 513 | 12 |
Mo Sheldon | 6 | 250 | 180 | 0 | DQ | 410 | 130 | 970 | 47.12% | 471 | 13 |
Phil Russman | 13 | 380 | 60 | DQ | DQ | 467 | 40 | 947 | 46.02% | 460 | 14 |
Casey Cadwell | 14 | 400 | 180 | DNC | DNC | DNC | 0 | 580 | 28.18% | 282 | 15 |
Highest Score: | 2058 | ||||||||||
MinPilots: | 5 | # of Competitors: | 15 | ||||||||
MaxPilots: | 15 | Competition Worth: | 1000 |
2004 Standings Finalized
Nov 27, 2004
After five events spanning the entire country, the cumulative scores have been totalled. And the verdict is… (click here for National Standings.)
Finals Completed
Nov 21, 2004
The final USPPA competition for 2004 is behind us. Cooperative Florida weather gave contestants warm blues skies for two days of practicing and competing. On Sunday the pilots relaxed to a cross country about the surrounding area.
Congratulations to Eric Dufour who took the victory after two rounds, Jeff Goin garnered 2nd place and Marty Hathaway stepped up to 3rd.
It was a very enjoyable time for the 9 pilots who competed and built friendships even in the face of a strong desire to do well. The results are included under “National Rankings“.
Pictured Left is Terry Latimer, new to competition, who is stretching for a spot landing. Above right is the gold “Paramotor Man” Necklace, given to each of the top 3 winners.
Saturday afternoon included two rounds of the kiting war and, in spite of light conditions for much of it, both rounds had the necessary minimum kiting time (2 minutes) to count.
The National Standings will be updated shortly to reflect these scores. Schedules for the 2005 competitions have not been set but there will be one in April and another in November, again at Fly-By Ranch.
Here are just a few bits of the many memories captured in the brief time together.
- The Judges are recovering a a humorous moment.
2. Marty Hathaway enjoys a Sunday cruise. Elisabeth is flying the trike beyond him.
3. Eight of Nine competitors meet the camera, it was the shots that FOLLOWED these that were memorable. We’ll have those eventually!
4. There is a free ride.
High Attitude, High Altitude
Oct 8, 2004
by Jeff Goin
Just launching from 5200′ above sea level is a challenge. Results are under National Rankings.
We had the requisite five competitors including a new pilot who had never flown one. Second place was earned by another new-to-competition pilot Mike McGuirk.
As with all these events it was fun just to get together with like-minded fellow flyers. And it’s always a learning curve. There will be two rule changes to make judging more objective. They are:
- The bomb drop minimum altitude will be dropped. You can come in as low as you want as long as nothing touches except the bomb. Where it stops determines your distance. So if it touches the cone and bounces off, that is still where it is measured from.
- The touch and go now has a maximum distance. Stepping outside of that distance zero’s the step score (but not the target portion of the score).
Petroleum To Airspeed:
The Ultralight Nationals Completes
Sept 24, 2004
by Jeff Goin
The scores are posted. Congratulations to David Sigier of Canada who earned the most total points and the victory.
Details are forthcoming but the order is David Sigier, Jeff Goin and Dave Rogers, a new pilot who came to Scottsburg with only 20 flights and a desire to learn. We’ve not heard the last of this up and coming pilot!
The last swoop of David Sigier’s “Japanese Slalom” ended two days of the most perfect weather served up to light fliers. Conditions were such that it was possible to fly all day on both days allowing completion of every planned task.
The last Task was quite the crowd pleaser – a low level course involving 4 sticks where contestants rounded corners and kicked sticks in precise fashion within feet of the ground.
We certainly both wanted to win but didn’t let that interfere with tank fulls of fun along the way. Returning from the “Outlanding” field we flew together and David hammed it up a bit with “Big Ears” as seen on the top picture. |
A most unique task consumed the entire morning airborne. It involved getting maps, directions, a sealed envelope and orders to “fetch” certain turnpoints. Once identified, straight lines were drawn on the map (while in flight) connecting the points. If done correctly, their intersection gives the new destination – where you should go land. An awaiting marshal recorded the landing time and took your map for scoring. It was like a road rally in the air. Afterward, pilots were free to fly back to the comp field or ride back in a vehicle. Of course we flew back.
A buffet style banquet and awards ceremony with live music completed the evening. Several awards were given by USUA’s Dale Hooper and Tom Gunnarson including one that went to PPG pilot David Rogers for flying accomplishment in his pre-ppg craft, a Quicksilver MX.
The amount of planning and time that went into this became apparent – it was enormous. And it was designed to make it fun for the pilots.
The people who made this happen gave unprecedented levels of participation including publicity and participation by the city of Scottsburg. It was very, very clear they wanted us there and made us (the PPG pilots) feel welcome in what has been primarily a fixed-wing event.
Any pilot that has enough skill to consistently launch and land can compete in these events. Most of the event does not include the low-level work that some fear and even what’s there can be flown up high just for practice. Next time we can hopefully have more participate – it is a LOT of work to organize and my hat is off to Tom Gunnarson of USUA and all the other folks who have made this possible.
Contestants were David Sigier (Top 80 Miniplane & Nervures Wing), Dave Rogers (Fly Products Top 80 Powerjet & Apco Thrust wing) and Jeff Goin (Top 80 Paralite Sky Cruiser with Silex wing).
Flying navigation tasks are fun – it’s like a rally, you’re given these incredibly accurate maps and instructed to “go fetch”. Flying within 500′ of the point scores a hit which will be read later by the scoring people through your GPS (sealed so you can’t read it).
National Geographic videotaped a feature on two ultralight pilots and was present for much of the proceedings. We plaud the USUA for going to the effort of putting this on.
Friday Day 2
- Dave Rogers and David Sigier get their gear ready on the launch “Deck”. Getting airborne proved challenging in the hot, humid conditions.
- After flying around and “S” shaped course and marking points for a line, I wound up missing one and had to revert to the “Secret Envelope” – it showed the destination to be this beautiful airport snuggled up to the Ohio River.
- Reading maps is a completely different skill than the low level maneuvering required for “flight precision”; but it is just another skill to master where getting there is indeed much of the fun.
- Epic Helmut Head.
- David Sigier shows up a few minutes after I did. He found all the points but drew the lines wrong and landed out. I was following my one line (in hopes to find the landing site) when I saw him land and circled down to see if that was the site (or if he had problems). He was fine and I figured this wasn’t the site so I climbed back up, opened my “secret letter” and followed its directions to the outlanding site. He corrected his error and relaunched to head there himself.
- The Marshall, Rick, had driven to the airport to collect our maps and GPS’s.
- Larry Beckley, the nicest guy you’d ever want to meet. You’d like him even if he didn’t open up his beautiful airport for this insanity. He is also a commercial airplane pilot and ultralight instructor seen here by his trainer.
- We ate, the band played and –
- A few took the opportunity for fancy footwork.
The banquet beckons. Many Chickens gave themselves up to the growth of human girth.- Dale Hooper, USUA president played MC for most of the festivities and gave away a number of USUA awards.
- Tom Gunnarson, competition director, pulled himself away from scoring long enough to present a few awards himself.
Thursday Day 1
A color guard marched to attention in the opening ceremony with a performance of the National Anthem and prayer. This was a very nice touch given what goes on around us and helps put the freedom we enjoy in perspective. It was moving.- The three PPG contestants L to R: David Sigier with his brother Chris, Jeff Goin and David Rogers
David Rogers returning from a navigation task.- Jeff Goin reading the map.
- One of the waypoints turns out to be a “VOR” which is used by overflying jets. I hope this didn’t disturb their signal!
- Sunshine pours over a dewey blanket of ultralights parked on the flight line.
Wednesday 09/22/2004
Pilots measure out each other’s fuel with Marshal’s supervision. The first task: take a limited amount of fuel on a triangle, do a touch and go on the “deck” then go hunt for other check points.- The City of Scottsburg is providing a web cam atop this pole and Larry, the airport owner is providing wireless internet for pilots.
- David Rodgers, PPGer from the Tallahassee area, refuels his fly. All competition pilots are flying top 80 motors.
- We’re being nice to this group: the Marshals.
Big Win For Four
July 14, 2004
by Kevin Tayler
Four strokes that is. The relatively new Bailey 4-Stroke motor made a big competitive splash this year in Europe when Michel Carnet (four times British Paramotor Champion) and Paul Bailey, its creator took consecutive winning titles. Michel garnered the highest score in the French Nationals and then two weeks later was beaten into second place in the British Nationals by Paul Bailey. They were flying Bailey Aviation 4-Stroke motors and Paramania Action wings.
Pictured right is Paul Bailey, the 2004 British Champion.
Photo by Pascall Campbell Jones.
The British Championships, held in rural Norfolk, were concentrated into two days’ flying with 20 finishers (including two Belgium entrants). Bailey and Carnet were in a league of their own throughout and one or other was always going to take the title. Their strengths and weaknesses balance each other out and it was impossible to say who would gain the upper hand until the final scores were calculated. Paul Bailey is cool and determined, giving little away and always performing consistently, especially on those notorious forward launches in nil-wind or shifting-wind which he nailed every time. Michel, with more to lose, made some uncharacteristic launch and landing errors but was true to his free-flying background with a great thermalling task, airborne on two litres for an hour longer than most other pilots.
A complex low moved across the area, making it difficult to judge the weather. Conditions allowed two days of competitive flying, but not without drama. At a crucial moment in the middle of a fuel-economy task a huge cunim produced a rush of cold air and dragged the wind dramatically from SW to N, meaning that pilots who’d flown their into-wind legs at the beginning were also battling the wind on the way back, with the result that many landed out. On another occasion the whole field was laid out ready to launch into seemingly flat conditions to fly a 62km circuit when a deafening rumble of thunder and flashes of lightning ripped through the sky, directly upwind. Task aborted. Ten minutes later it deluged.
Competition Director Mike Campbell-Jones responded with some multi-tasking, an innovation in paramotoring which involves cramming as many challenges as possible into the same flight. We launched in pairs, raced flat-out for 10km, descended to ground level for measured fast/slow runs, moved over to the kicking-stick slalom, then powered up to 500 feet for a timed accuracy landing. In the evening we did the same thing all over again.
The best task was the ‘cat’s cradle’, a complex piece of navigation and route-planning on limited fuel. Numerous turnpoints were specified in different sectors and the trick was to fly the largest possible distance between points while optionally collecting bonus scores by returning to the field to kick a stick after every three strikes: all on 6 litres within a time window. This required detailed preparation as well as masterful flying and a thorough knowledge of one’s equipment, and it was notable that the two competition leaders planned and flew exactly the same route as each other (clearly the optimal one), without any cross-referring.
We are grateful to those who supported this year’s Nationals, including Sky Systems, the BMAA, FFPLUM, Bailey Aviation and Paramania.
Pos. | Name |
Wing |
Engine |
1. | BAILEY Paul | Paramania Action | Bailey 4-stroke 150 |
2. | CARNET Michel | Paramania Action | Bailey 4-stroke 150 |
3. | PARKINSON Julian | Paramania Action | PAP Top 80 1400 |
4. | CAMPBELL-JONES Pascal | Paramania Action | Vortex |
5. | GLASSE Henry | Paramania Action | Fly 115 |
6. | HINZER Karl | Hathor Symphony | Bailey JPX 320 |
7. | CREHAN Simon | Paramania Action | PAP Top 80 1300 |
8. | KELLY Robbie | Paramania Action | Bailey JPX 320 |
9. | CASTON John | Paramania Action | Bailey JPX 320 |
10. | PUSHMAN Brian | Hathor Legato | DK Whisper GT |
11. | KEMP John | Hathor Legato | Bailey Solo 210 |
12. | TAYLOR Kevin | Paramania Action | Fresh Breeze Airboss 122 |
13. | KELLY Jansy | Paramania Action | PAP Top 80 1100 |
14. | BEVERIDGE Brian | Sky Lift | DK Whisper GT |
15. | DENT Piers | Silex | Fresh Breeze Airboss 122 |
16. | HALLATT Paul | Paramania Action | Fresh Breeze Airboss 122 |
17. | KEENE Tom | Paramania Action | H&E Zyclone |
18. | HAIRS Dave | Paramania Action | Adventure F4 |
Guest | Johan Bossuyt (BEL) | Paramania Action | PAP Top 80 1400 TD |
Guest | Stefaan Michils (BEL) | Paramania Action | PAP 1400 AS |
First Dedicated Competition Completes
Fly-By Ranch, NW of Orlando, Florida
Photo at right by Bud Johnson – Competitors L to R Ron Hultin, Dan Kriseler, Paul Bailey, Mike Ralph, Jeff Goin, Marty Hathaway, Richard Good and Eric Dufour holding “Tiny”. Phil Russman, an excellent pilot, competed but slipped away from the photo (“I’m not gonna be in that thing after my performance!”)
This is the way to run a competition! Starting April 8th we flew two days of very challenging conditions without as much as a broken propeller.
A new task has been added that mirrors the FAI’s “Slow/Fast”. This has you fly between to gates as slow as possible the first time and then as fast as possible the second time. Scoring favors the greatest DIFFERENCE between the two.
The event, held at Fly-By Ranch near Ocala, FL was a complete success. Ten pilots put their skills to the test, braving gusty Florida winds and thermals, and did an outstanding job. Unfortunately, high winds precluded running the “cloverleaf”, a high point task where the pilot kicks a center stick and flies around the four corners of the course.
Judging was excellent. With the practice day on Wednesday we were able to work out most bugs by both pilots and judges. Art Runzo was the Competition Director, David Friedrich the Lead judge and George Hawkins did the scoring. Four teams of judges watched over the tasks and kept impeccable records.
No mercy was shown to anyone as task DQ’s were handed out to all when the judges felt they were necessary. Preliminary scoring is complete thanks to George Hawkins. There were 10 excellent pilots flying in the very challenging conditions. Facilities at Fly-By make it easy to coordinate with a large briefing room at the edge of the field (far right Phil & Elisabeth let me interrupt).
The pictured judges formed their favored expression, “DQ”. George Hawkins, Christianne Moisan (CC), Art Runzo, David Friedrich, John Broda and Ed Chikitani made this the best judged event ever. CC earned her reputation as “Miss DQ” when Jeff Goin landed after a 4-second flight in the endurance competition due to a fuel line problem. She DQ’d his next effort since the rules have no allowance for a “second attempt”. Appropriate but still painful!
First Event
Our first competition is “in the bag”. Running of the tasks went very well at the Paratoys fly-in as each pilot got to fly his routine without significant waiting. There were no injuries and the most serious occurrence was related to a non-participant.
Due to the challenge of running these events during big fly-ins, they will be held primarily as as dedicated events with only very limited other flying allowed. This makes it safer for the competitors and non-competitors and improves the ability of judges and pilots to better acclimate to the rules.
Recent Changes
A new Pilot Reference has been added under “Rules”.
As the competition evolves the primary means to that evolution is through rules changes. The most recent revision attempts make it both safer and more fair.
One attempt to improve fairness changes the efficiency competition to reflect the innate ability of smaller motors to fly longer on less fuel. They will still confer some advantage but it will be greatly reduced. This scoring was applied to the Toledo competition and, as a result, a pilot flying a 184 cc motor tied with a pilot flying a 80 cc motor.
Kicking Sticks has been modified so that pilots have only one try but can kick either of the first two sticks to make their run count. Before this the pilot could have up to three tries but that caused pilots to be doing low altitude circles while other competitors had to overfly the task. This also makes it far easier to judge
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