2013 U.S. Scale Masters Championship

Written by MA Staff. Photos by Jon Barnes. Read the entire feature in the February 2014 issue ofModel 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

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