2004 Fly-In Interesting Facts

  • Total Attendees: 110 (49 first timers)
  • Total Airplanes: 83
  • Longest Distance Flown: Vera Martinovich, Duvall, WA  1,751 miles.
  • Average Distance Flown to Clinton: 492 miles
  • Total Round Trip Miles Traveled: 86,714 

Cessna 150-152 Pilot newsletter for July 2004


What I did on my Summer Vacation, stories from Clinton 2004

James Bond

Jeff Davis

Ed Figuli

John Grinder



Contest Winners:
Top Gun: Rex Krauklis

2004 Short Field Contest
This was a first time event

There are only "personal bests" in this game due to the different aircraft types.

The "angle" refers to the sight angle as measured with a Pelorus located 800' from the start line.

The Pelorus was located 200' from the runway centerline.

The" law of sines" is used to turn the angle into a distance.

Significant transient air traffic limited this contest.


  Try 1 Try 2
Aircraft Type Pilot Angle Dist (FT) Angle Dist (FT)
N11381 150 Rex Krauklis 27 408 WOW!
N4139U 150D Joe Freeman 31 467
N7766E 150 Joel Kiester 35 514
N5353Q 150/150 Tail Dragger Ed Figuli 39 553 39 553
N6923G 150L Larry Killian 48 620
N6029T 150D Alan Core 49 626
N4691X 150G Greg Hopp 54 655
N22980 150H Michael Moore 55 660 64 703
N3577J 150E Jessica Braddock 58 675 64 703
N93468 152 Matthew Kelly 59 680 99 832
N761AE 152 Aerobat Geoff Lagioia 92 807
N63526 150 Chuck Pollard No Data
Rex Krauklis went on to win the Landing Contest and Top Gun for the 2nd year in a row.
2004 Style and Grace Landing Contest
This is the 2nd time this event has been held

The highest combined score wins

Any landing not within the 80' long target zone was supposed to given a zero

There was obviously some differences of opinion on what was a hit and what was a miss.

The highest and lowest scores were dropped. The remaining 8 scores were averaged.

Each pilot had 3 chances

Judges:     Rex Krauklis/N11381   Joe Freeman/N4139U   Joel Kiester/N7766E
Kirk Wennerstrom 1   6 7 9   0 0 0   8    
Bruce Hoven 2   7.5 9 8.5   0 0 0   10    
The Stiffs 3   7 8 9   0 0 0   9    
Mr. Unknown 4   9 9 8   0 0 0   10    
Harry Wiebe 5   10 8 9   0 0 0   10    
Ms. Unknown 6   4 0 9   0 0 0   9    
Bruce Lessig 7   8 8 8   0 0 0   9.5    
Kyle Hecker 8   5 7 8   0 0 0   8    
John Hecker 9   6 9 8   0 0 0   8    
Martha Ortmann 10   8 8 7   0 0 0   7    
    7.0625 8 8.4375   0 0 0   8.9375    
    23.5  -1st Place   0   8.9375 Best Single Landing
Judges:     Ed Figuli/N5353Q   Larry Killian/N6923G   Alan Core/N6029T
Kirk Wennerstrom 1   0 0 0   0 6 7   0 5 0
Bruce Hoven 2   0 0 0   0 8 8   0 8.5 0
The Stiffs 3   0 0 7   0 9 0   0 9 0
Mr. Unknown 4   0 0 0   0 8 7   0 9 0
Harry Wiebe 5   0 0 0   2 5 6   0 9 0
Ms. Unknown 6   0 0 1   9 9 7   0 9 0
Bruce Lessig 7   0 0 6   0 0 8   0 8 0
Kyle Hecker 8   1 0 3   1 6 0   0 9 0
John Hecker 9   2 0 5   0 0 6   0 0 7
Martha Ortmann 10   0 0 0   0 8 7   0 8 0
    0.125 0 1.875   0.375 6.25 6   0 8.1875 0
    2   12.625   8.1875
                         
Judges:     Greg Hopp/N4691X   Michael Moore/N22980   Jessica Braddock/N3577J
Kirk Wennerstrom 1   0 0 6   0 0 0   6 8 5
Bruce Hoven 2   7 0 7   0 6 0   9 8 0
The Stiffs 3   9 0 9   0 5 0   0 8 6
Mr. Unknown 4   0 0 8   0 0 0   9 9 8
Harry Wiebe 5   0 0 7   0 0 0   9 8 2
Ms. Unknown 6   2 0 7   0 0 0   8 7 6
Bruce Lessig 7   8 0 8   0 0 0   8 8 6
Kyle Hecker 8   4 0 10   1 5 0   6 10 5
John Hecker 9   9 9 0   0 7 0   7 9 5
Martha Ortmann 10   0 2 8   0 0 0   8 8 6
    3.75 0.25 7.5   0 2 0   7.625 8.25 5.125
    11.5   2   21 - 2nd Place
                         
Judges:     Matt Kelly/N93468   Geoff Lagioia/N761AE   Chuck Pollard/N63526
Kirk Wennerstrom 1   0 0 6   5 0 0   7 0 0
Bruce Hoven 2   0 0 7   2 0 0   8 0 5
The Stiffs 3   0 0 9   0 0 0   0 0 7
Mr. Unknown 4   0 0 7   7 0 0   5 0 0
Harry Wiebe 5   0 0 3   5 0 0   7 0 4
Ms. Unknown 6   0 0 8   5 0 0   8 0 1
Bruce Lessig 7   0 0 8   0 0 0   5 0 8
Kyle Hecker 8   0 0 7   2 0 0   2 0 4
John Hecker 9   0 0 8   0 0 0   4 0 5
Martha Ortmann 10   0 0 8   7 0 0   5 0 0
    0 0 7.375   3.25 0 0   5.375 0 3.25
    7.375   3.25   8.625
2004 Bottle Drop Contest
This is the 3rd time this event has been held

The highest combined score wins

Any distance beyond 100' doesn't count

Each pilot/package delivery specialist team had 3 chances

  Drop 1 Drop 2 Drop 3 Combined  
Pilot PDS Dist (Ft) Score Dist (Ft) Score Dist (Ft) Score Score  
Hung Pham Kirk Wennerstrom 85 15.00 Miss 0.00 54 46.00 61.00 1st Place
Dave Stiff Tonya Ford Miss 0.00 105 0.00 68.58 31.42 31.42 2nd Place
Michael Moore Charles Moore Miss 0.00 Miss 0.00 86.00 14.00 14.00 3rd Place
Roger Thomas Bill Windes Miss 0.00 Miss 0.00 Miss 0.00 0.00  
Wil Venske Bruce Hoven Miss 0.00 Miss 0.00 Miss 0.00 0.00  
Jessica Braddock Mike Bratton Miss 0.00 Miss 0.00 Miss 0.00 0.00  
Chuck Pollard Jesse Millwood Miss 0.00 Miss 0.00 Miss 0.00 0.00  


2004 Egg Drop Contest
12 Teams picked from 20 categories of packing items via 6 draft picks

The goal was to package an egg inside of a 6"x6"x6" box
and have it survive a drop from a flying airplane.

The 11 survivors were put to a secret ballot. 3 teams tied with 9 votes each.

The 3 winners were then subjected to an audience "Sudden Death" applause test.

Team Number 1
Team Name Over Easy
Team Motto Gimme A Break
Team Leader Jeff Davis
Members Joel Kiester
Wayne Westerman
Ed Figuli
Bryan Oetting
Kevin Oetting
Leah Oetting
Fury
Result: Survived and voted "Most Elegant" by the masses
 
Team Number 2
Team Name Acme Egg Company
Team Motto We Try Harder
Team Leader Jessica Braddock
Members Charles Hanna
Royson Parsons
James Bond
Sue Bond
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 3
Team Name Crash
Team Motto None
Team Leader Jim Predith
Members Mike Bratton
Joel Strait
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 4
Team Name Eggs And Sausage
Team Motto Breakfast Anytime
Team Leader Martha Ortmann
Members Dave Rezin
Nick Wener
Kenn Ortmann
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 5
Team Name Pollard's Pilots
Team Motto Over Easy Does It!
Team Leader Chuck Pollard
Members Jesse Millwood
John Berker
Sue Berker
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 6
Team Name Chicken Pluckers
Team Motto Good Eggs Never Crack Under Pressure
Team Leader Dick Little
Members Bruce Lessig
Bobbi Lessig
Chuck Pollard
Bruce Voigts
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 7
Team Name Badgers
Team Motto Never Say "Never"
Team Leader Matt Cummings
Members Will Venske
Bruce Hoven
Result: Survived; moved on to the sudden death round.
 
Team Number 8
Team Name The Unbreakables
Team Motto We Don't Crack Under Pressure
Team Leader Phyllis Raddant
Members Hung Pham
Roger Thomas
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 9
Team Name Humpty Dumptys
Team Motto We don't need all the King's horses and all the King's men!
Team Leader Kirk Wennerstrom
Members Dennis Raddant
Bill Windes
Result: Survived
 
Team Number 10
Team Name The Luckys
Team Motto None
Team Leader Lucky McLuckie
Members Michael Moore
Dave Stiff
Tonya Ford
Result: Survived; moved on to the sudden death round.
 
Team Number 11
Team Name Old Softy
Team Motto More With Less
Team Leader Joe Freeman
Members Ken Yates
Charlie Moore
Result: Cracked, but resealed before the viewing. Eliminated from the final round.
 
Team Number 12
Team Name Fed-Up
Team Motto Terminal Velocity Works
Team Leader Alan Core
Members Larry Killian
Jim Threlkeld
John Grinder
Harry Wiebi
Rex Krauklis
Result: Survived
Scavenger Hunt
This was a first time event

The fewest wrong was the winner

The Main Hunt contained 33 questions

The Bonus Round contained 19 questions

  Main Hunt Bonus Round Combined  
Pilot Observer # Wrong # Wrong # Wrong  
Wayne Westerman Kirk Wennerstrom 0 6 6 1st Place
Ed Figuli Nate Phelan 0.5 7 7.5 2nd Place
Charles Moore Michael Moore 3 7 10 3rd Place
Joel Straight Charles Hanna 2 8 10 3rd Place
Bill Windes Roger Thomas 7 6 13  
Jessica Braddock Michael Bratton 6 8 14  
Joel Kiester J Bruce Hoven 3 11 14  
Colleen Kovach Lou Kovach 11 8 19  


2004 Clinton Fly

Clinton International Fly-In • 2004 Roster

2004 Fly-In ]
Name Hometown Aircraft Reg# GPS Distance  
Allan Allridge Manassas, VA N6802G 706
Steve Ball Columbus, OH N61139 400
Charles Baranski New Windsor, NY N4832X 838
James Beckwith Beaufort, NC N5959G 885
Sue & John Berker Lincoln, IL N312SJ 125
Chris Binns Hackettstown, NJ N6702G 803
James & Sue Bond Snohomish, WA N796BG 1607
Jessica Braddock (4th yr) Hudson, IN N3577J 267
Michael Bratton (4th yr) Angola, IN N3577J 271
Tom & Daniel Budzinski South Bend, IN N49843 205
Michael Cahill Baldwinsville, NY N6684G 715
Alan Core Indianola, IA N6029T 176
Matthew, Judy & Elizabeth
Cummings (3rd yr)
Moberly, MO N10667 203
Jeff Davis (2nd yr) Hermiston, OR N34908 1,469
Tipper Davis Beaufort, NC N1151Y 885
Gordon Ellis (4th yr) Cheyenne, WY N271D 756
Ed Figuli (2nd yr) Schnecksville, PA N5353Q 302
Joe Freeman East Alton, IL N4139U 204
Ray & Marjorie Gaulden Indianapolis, IN N1642Q 257
Ray Granzow Huntley, IL N80146 96
John Grinder Butler, PA N18579 541
Charles Hanna (3rd yr) Luthersville, GA N5648E 667
John Hecker Des Plaines, IL   121
Wesley Higginson Russellville, AR N150AS 480
Alan Hollandsworth Columbia, MO N22178 228
Greg Hopp Columbus, OH N4691X 400
Bruce & Virginia Hoven Jackson, AL N7891U 723
Jerry Howard (4th yr) Muscatine, IA N8322M 52
Dennis Jackovich (3rd yr) Bettendorf, IA N8038F 23
Ralph Johnson (2nd yr) Roanoke Rapids, NC N17257 770
Matt Kelly (3rd yr) New Florence, MO N2712S 212
Joel & Fury Kiester (4th yr) Boulder, CO N7766E 795
Larry Killian Warren, AR N6923G 577
Ron Kinney Madison Twp, PA   762
Colleen & Lou Kovach Belleville, MI N5965J 348
Rex Krauklis (4th yr) Louisville, KY N11381 345
Ray & Colleen Kudwa Benton Harbor, MI N22780 196
Robert Laconto (2nd yr) Sycamore, IL N45058 80
Geoff & Lauren LaGioia (3rd yr) Morton Grove, IL N761AE 127
Bruce & Bobbi Lessig Casper, WY N5315Q 826
Jon & Elain Lindgren (2nd yr) Fargo, ND N50728 476
David Linton (2nd yr)  Mukwonago, WI N8318J 120
Carl Little (2nd yr) Laramie, WY N78832 795
Vera Martinovich Duvall, WA N6438F 1,751
Stephen & Tom Mayotte (4th yr) N. Chelmsford, MA N29HL 966
John McCoy Hannibal, MO N5546E 159
Lucky McLuckie (3rd yr) Coal City, IL N6237R 108
Karl Mogdans (2nd yr) Woodstock, IL N8723S 98
Charles Moore Jackson, MI N22980 301
Michael Moore Jackson, MI N22980 301
Dale Moorehead (2nd yr) Sanger, TX N2802V 698
Bryan, Leah & Kevin Oetting (2nd yr) Decatur, IN N44364 285
Pete Orlebeke Bull Shoals, AR N51287 398
Kenn & Martha Ortmann Rochester, NH N7848F 985
Rick Owens (2nd yr) Iuka, MS N3038J 498
Royson Parsons & Lori Colunga (4th yr) Atascadero, CA N9YX 1,695
Ron Patterson Castro Valley, CA   1,708
Hung Pham (3rd yr) Topeka, KS N4938H 347
Nate Phelan Eureka, IL N22128 92
Charles Pollard & Charles Jr. (4th yr) Tomah, WI N63526 149
James Predith Fitchburg, WI N11634 89
Dennis & Phyllis Raddant (4th yr) Broken Arrow, OK   500
Clinton Ray Brighton, MI N8589G 334
Jim Ray (2nd yr) Moline, IL N533JR 28
Kent & Adam Raymond Cottage Grove, MN   246
Rich Reinhart Cincinnati, OH N66379 355
Dave Rezin (2nd yr) Tomah, WI N205C 149
Paul Rudrud Rochester, MN N50793 188
Biago Scarpignato Towson, MD N1700Q 734
Dirk Scholten Ames, IA N50025 175
Tim & Carol Smith Frankfort, KY N24763 380
Tom Smith (2nd yr) Audubon, IA N10596 243
Robert Spratlin Mount Holly, NJ n66993 817
Bruce Starrenburg Gilberts, IL N7392L 98
David Stiff & Tonya Ford (3rd yr) Mt. Vernon, IL N24856 253
Joel Strait Port Saint Joe, FL N6240S 874
Roger Thomas (2nd yr) Olathe, KS N22900 316
Jim Threlkeld (2nd yr) Warren, AR N6254S 577
Wil Venske (4th yr) Stoughton, WI N501PA 91
Bruce Voigts Clarion, IA N18582 190
Howard Wehrman Montgomery City, MO N93468 209
Nick Wener (3rd yr) Kansas City, MO N46212 295
Kirk Wennerstrom (3rd yr) Norwalk, CT N4425U 873
Wayne Westerman (3rd yr) Ruidodo, NM N150WW 1025
Harry Wiebe Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada C-GPSU 648
Gerry & LaVonne Wierenga Niles, MI N8460J 206
Timothy Witt San Antonio, TX N63244 971
Ken Yates (2nd yr) Meridian, MS N6932S 658

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