The John McLean Trophy - 2005

CD’s Report
Work commitments made it impossible for me to attend the Friday Beginners contest, so Steve Green did the job and John Teesdale from Rufforth won. Thanks Steve, well done John.

On Saturday Breighton dawned bright and breezy, but as forecast with fluffy bits at 1400ft - consequently the launch was delayed until around 11.00, after banishing six brave judges to the far side of the industrial estate. Having been asked to keep things moving briskly along, the pilots duly formed an orderly queue for take off, hold and box, and the known sequence was completed by lunchtime. At this point of the proceedings Dave Cowden in his Pitts was in first spot, followed by Luke Goddard in STUA and John Wicks in his CAP-10, and the judges returned gratefully for some shelter.

By mid afternoon when the unknowns were in full swing, competitors were getting to grips with the off-judge wind, instead of the mornings problems of clouds encroaching into the box. At the end of round two the leaders had re-shuffled - Dave Cowden emerging victorious, with David Jenkins taking the Silver and Luke Goddard the Bronze. Thanks to all of you for competing, and for your (mainly) intelligent arrivals and departures. There were also some very promising results from newcomers Martin Hill and Ian Smith, who should add some new competition for the old campaigners this season.

I hope a lot of you were able to benefit from talking to the more experienced pilots present at this event - they are all happy to help and share their experience, not only in terms of technique but also with respect to preparation. While airborne practice is essential and costly, mental preparation is equally essential, costs nothing - and may account for up to 80% of your competition success (or otherwise!). Thoroughly visualise not only the sequence itself but also the expected effects of the wind conditions (get the 2000' wind before flight), positioning with respect to the judges, and orientation within the box. This can be done not only just prior to a competition flight but also as a routine part of your preparation for training. Practise visualising the entire flight from take off to landing - both from inside the cockpit and as observed by the judges. It costs nothing but time and discipline, and can make a big difference to your results.

Many thanks to our hosts at Breighton, and especially to Brian Brown, who was presented with the Chipmunk Trophy for his services to aerobatics over the years. Thanks also to our stalwart judges:  Steve Green, Ben Ellis, Alan Cassidy, Peter Macintosh, Toddy and Brian Gleave, ably assisted by Debbie, Rachel, Ann, Gerald and many others. Oh - and not forgetting Corinne who drove the computer.

Tom Cassells

             The John McLean Trophy : Breighton : 22-23April
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                               Beginners

 Order   Pilot            Aircraft type   Reg'n     Known #1  O/all %
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   1  John Teesdale       Skybolt         G-RODC       501.6   67.778
   2  Geoff Hill          T-67M           G-BNSO       482.2   65.158
   3  Ian Smith           Eagle           G-EGUL       465.5   62.902
   4  Costas Lambropoulo  CAP-10B         G-GTDU       414.6   56.023
   5  Paul O'Donnell      Extra-200       N-22JW       363.9   49.178
 

                          The John McLean Trophy

 Standard level
 Order   Pilot            Aircraft type   Reg'n     Known #1  Unkwn #1  O/all %  All Grps
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   1  David Cowden        Pitts S-2C      G-IICI      1034.4     832.2   78.104    1866.7
   2  David Jenkins       Laser Z200      G-LAZA       948.7     844.7   75.036    1793.4
   3  Luke Goddard        Pitts S-2A      G-STUA       978.0     798.7   74.341    1776.7
   4  Paul Tomlinson      Pitts S-1C      G-BXUA       933.0     804.2   72.685    1737.2
   5  Peter Rounce        Pitts S-2A      G-STUA       883.9     808.5   70.812    1692.4
   6  Ian Smith           Eagle           G-EGUL       838.2     831.9   69.876    1670.0
   7  Mark Stewart        Extra-200       G-MRKI       883.1     774.5   69.356    1657.6
   8  Simon Janvrin       Pitts S-2A      G-TIII       885.0     763.7   68.981    1648.6
   9  Martin Hill         Pitts S-1A      G-CCTF       934.1     691.9   68.033    1626.0
  10  John Wicks          CAP-10C         G-CPXC       951.3     666.2   67.679    1617.5
   -  Richard Loukota HC  Pitts S-2B      G-ICAS       889.8     700.1   66.523    1589.9
  11  Andrew Holman-West  Yak-50          G-YKSO       862.3     686.7   64.813    1549.0
   -  Harry Mason HC      Pitts S-2B      G-ICAS       653.2     811.1   61.272    1464.4
  12  Michael Burton      T-67M           G-BNSO       726.9     717.4   60.429    1444.3
  13  John Teesdale       Skybolt         G-RODC       707.6     645.7   56.624    1353.3
  14  Graham Huffen       Pitts S-2A      G-CCTF       672.6     630.9   54.537    1303.4
  15  Wendy Brownbill     Robin-2160      G-SACK       559.8     666.9   51.323    1226.6
  16  David Shutter       Pitts S-1D      G-LOOP       607.3     533.1   47.714    1140.4
  17  Paul O'Donnell      Extra-200       N-22JW       343.7     761.3   46.233    1105.0
 
   British Aerobatic Association
   Results after TBLP at 90% confidence with 1.20 threshold
   Sequence & Group two-pass processing at 09:54:40 on 25-04-2005
   BAeA Scoring System - software Ver 6:3 Apr-05
Stop Press: The real star of the weekend was Harry Mason, who, as well as coming a very creditable 4th in the unknown sequence, also celebrated his 85th birthday, and in great style. Harry and his wife Barbara treated us all to a marvellous afternoon champagne tea, which leant a suitably indulgent end to what had been a very successful day. We all wish Harry many more aerobatic birthday flights, and hope we will be even half as fit as he, when we reach the same celebration.
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