Warbirds and Classics 2016 had “maxed-out” pilot entries numbering 72!
With that we saw over 150 beautiful scale aircraft from 5 states! So, picking winners was no easy feat. However, in the eyes of our panel of secret judges these pilots and aircraft stood out both in terms of their scale beauty and in terms of these participants dedication to the promotion of scale flying model aircraft!
Here are pictures and a detailed list of the awards and winners.
Michael | Middleton | Best of Show – BIG P47 |
Phil | Bland | Winner – 1st Place Classic – Ercoupe |
Brad | Osborne | 2nd Place – Classic – Taylorcraft |
Dave | Lloyd | 3rd Place Classic – Rearwin Speedster |
Norm | Redenshek | Winner 1st Place Warbird |
Keith | Hedge | 2nd Place Warbird – Percival Provost |
Jamie | Fiffles | 3rd Place Warbird – Corsair |
Brian | Werner | A4 Best EDF Jet |
Ken | Rhoads | Best Detailed Arf – PC6 – US Army |
Larry | Staples | Best WWI – 50% SE-5a |
Panno | Coromelas | Commanders Award for supplying a spectacular PA system! (RC Hobbies, Orange, CA) |
Tyler | Pandas | Rookie of the Year – Yes, that’s right, we had several younger pilots all making the old guys look bad! |