2013 U.S. Scale Masters Championship

Written by MA Staff. Photos by Jon Barnes. Read the entire feature in the February 2014 issue of Model Aviation.Throughout the United States and Canada, Scale pilots competed to earn a spot to fly at 34th U.S. Scale Masters Championship. After countless hours of building and flying, pilots who earned the right to participate at the U.S. Scale Masters Championship descended upon Davis CA during October 10-13, 2013. The 40-year-old Woodland-Davis Aeromodelers club proudly hosted the event on the club's new flying site: the Burgdorf-Henderson Field. The airfield is one of the newest sites on the West Coast with acres of unrestricted airspace and asphalt and grass runways.

2013 U.S. Scale Masters Champion

Congratulations to Tom Wolf who walked away with the title of 2013 U.S. Scale Masters Grand Champion with his D.H. Mosquito FB.VI. Tom joins the ranks of the top pilots of the past 34 years.

2013 Championship Final Scores

Place Name From Aircraft TotalStatic Avg Of Total Flight Score Total 1 Tom Wolf Goleta, CA DeHavilland Mosquito FB VI 98.75 96.33 195.08 2 Gus Stutsman Cloverdale, CA Eindecker E111 98.25 94.92 193.17 3 John Cole Peoria, AZ de Havilland DH-1a 99.75 92.58 192.33 4 Chris Wolfe San Diego, CA Dassault Mirage IIIRS 98.75 92.92 191.67 5 Jeff Lovitt Davis, CA Lockheed T-33A 98.50 92.58 191.08 6 Mike Brewer Astoria, OR Ercoupe 98.75 90.17 188.92 7 Brad Osborne San Pedro, CA Boeing PT-17 97.50 91.00 188.50 8 Tim Cardin Redwood Valley, CA UC-43 Staggerwing BeechCraft 97.25 90.75 188.00 9 Edward Becker livermore, CA Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XIVc 93.25 93.42 186.67 10 C. David Pippen Albany, CA Hanriot HD-1 98.50 87.92 186.42 11 Randy Smithhisler Edgewood, WA Piper J4 Cub Coupe 93.50 90.83 184.33 12 Gene LaFond Wenatchee, WA DGA "Pete" 94.00 89.33 183.33 13 John Geyer Phoenix, AZ Church Midwing 98.75 70.33 169.08 14 Dave Lovitt Willits, CA Bellanca SuperViking 98.75 67.75 166.50 15 Ward Emigh Bothell, WA Fairchild PT-23 99.00 44.00 143.00 16 Larry Sutherland Prather, CA Beechcraft t-34B 97.00 3.33 100.33 17 Jack Diaz Sr Miami, FL Fouga Magister 99.75 0.00 99.75 18 Paul Haynes Redmond, OR Nieuport 28 98.00 0.00 98.00 Team 6 entries Place Name From Aircraft Total Static Avg Of Total Flight Score Total 1 Will Holderness Tim Albright , Nieuport 28 97.00 95.92 192.92 2 Bill Adams Wayne Frederick Mesa, AZ Fokker D VIII 98.50 92.58 191.08 3 Curtis Kitteringham Ron Peterka Escondido, CA Stinson SR-5 Reliant 98.25 92.42 190.67 4 Rick Stucky Roly Worsfold East Wenatchee, WA J-3 Cub 93.25 97.25 190.50 5 Ken Sciacca Gus Stutsman Ukiah, CA Nieuport 28 97.50 91.33 188.83 6 Mike Ingram Mike Brewer Caldwell, ID Stinson V-77 97.00 90.33 187.33 Advanced Class 11 entries Place Name From Aircraft TotalStatic Avg Of Total Flight Score Total 1 Rod Snyder Piney Flats, TN F-100D Super Sabre 98.25 92.50 190.75 2 Jack G Diaz Berkley, CA F100-F 91.50 94.67 186.17 3 Curtis Kitteringham Escondido, CA Waco 10 95.50 89.17 184.67 4 Austin Goodwin Mesa, AZ Fairchild PT-19A 93.50 89.92 183.42 5 Randy Warkentin San Carlos, Ca F6F-3 Hellcat 89.00 92.75 181.75 6 Duane Kaasa Leavenworth, WA Nieuport 28 97.50 84.00 181.50 7 Mike Ingram Caldwell, ID Chipmunk 91.75 87.92 179.67 8 Bob Frey Phoenix, AZ P-47 88.25 91.00 179.25 9 Mel Santmyers Beaumont, CA Piper Cub 92.75 85.83 178.58 10 Michael Peck Phoenix, AZ CA-18 Mustang 89.25 88.33 177.58 11 Bruce Landsman San Benito, Tx P-47D Thunderbolt 89.75 82.75 172.50 ProAm/Pro 18 entries Place Name From Aircraft TotalStatic Avg Of Total Flight Score Total 1 Jack G Diaz Berkley, CA MIG 16 30.00 97.17 127.17 2 Bill Adams Mesa, AZ Fokker D VII 30.00 95.75 125.75 3 Anthony Ogle Richmond, NSW RV-4 30.00 95.58 125.58 4 Cole Thornton Clarkdale, AZ P-47 Thunderbolt 30.00 95.17 125.17 5 Jack Diaz Sr Miami, FL BVM Fury 30.00 94.67 124.67 6 Edward Becker livermore, CA Messerschmitt bf109g 30.00 94.58 124.58 7 Lynsel Miller Milpitas, CA Bristol F2B 30.00 90.92 120.92 8 T. Doug Stewart Cashmere, WA C-3 Aeronca 30.00 89.58 119.58 9 Dave Lloyd Oak Hills, CA Ryan STA 30.00 89.25 119.25 10 Roly Worsfold Kamloops, BC DHC-1 DeHaviland Chipmunk 30.00 89.08 119.08 11 Michael Peck Phoenix, AZ J-3 Piper Cub 30.00 87.92 117.92 12 Ken Thornton Clarkdale, AZ P-47 Thunderbolt 30.00 86.67 116.67 13 Earl Aune Jr Vancouver, WA P-47D Thunderbolt 30.00 86.17 116.17 14 Dan Sciacca redwood valley, CA SE5A 30.00 82.08 112.08 15 Larry Shepard Paradise, CA Fokker D VII 30.00 53.17 83.17 16 Mike Ingram Caldwell, ID Hawker Seafury 30.00 26.58 56.58 17 Jeff Whitney Castro Valley, CA Kawasaki KI-61 Hein 30.00 24.17 54.17 18 Rick Stucky East Wenatchee, WA PT22 Ryan 30.00 7.50 37.50 ProAm/Sportsman 8 entries Place Name From Aircraft TotalStatic Avg Of Total Flight Score Total 1 Derek Micko Phoenix, AZ ME-262 25.00 90.17 115.17 2 David Lloyd Oak Hills, CA SpaceWalker 25.00 88.00 113.00 3 Dylan Baltazar Petaluma, CA Republic P-47D-1 25.00 86.17 111.17 4 Carl E. Lindou Perris, CA P-47 Thunderbolt 25.00 84.33 109.33 5 Del Herring Wenatchee, WA Cub 25.00 84.25 109.25 6 Chester Moore Winetchee, WA J-3 Cub 25.00 83.25 108.25 7 Virgil Johnson E. Wenatchee, WA Taylorcraft 25.00 82.58 107.58 8 Sam Wright Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Van's RV-8a 25.00 73.67 98.67

U.S. Scale Masters Champions

1980-Grand Champion-Kent Walters 1980-1st Place Precision-Earl Thompson 1981-Grand Champion-Tom Cook 1980-1st Place Precision-Bob Underwood 1982-Kent Walters 1983-Tom Cook 1984-Tom Cook 1985-Kent Walters 1986-Ramon Torres 1987-Ramon Torres 1988-Bob Fiorenzi 1989-Bob Violett 1990-Charlie Chambers 1991-Diego Lopez 1992-Terry Nitsch 1993-Dennis Crooks 1994-Terry Nitsch 1995-Terry Nitsch 1996-Garland Hamilton 1997-Eugene Job 1998-Terry Nitsch 1999-Greg Hahn 2000-Terry Nitsch 2001-Jeremy Fursman 2002-Kent Walters 2003-David Hayes 2004-Terry Nitsch 2005-David Hayes 2006-Dennis Crooks 2007-Dennis Crooks 2008-Dennis Crooks 2009-Jeremy Fursman 2010-David Johnson 2011-Jay Steward 2012-Scott Harris 2013-Tom Wolf

Event Photos