2009 NSW Champs Pics (thanks Kaos et al)

NSW Champs Trophy Presentation

No, it wasn't a black tie dinner event televised live with red carpet and paparazzi etc. To give you some idea, my 11y.o. son was the official photographer, thus some fuzziness, and the venue was the Temora Aero Club after the flying, sweat and all!

Graduate pilots Ben Brazier (1st) and Matt Robert (2nd). Just like it should be at kindy, everyone went home with a ribbon!




I don't have a group Sportsman shot, as we presented them Sunday night after they had finished all programmes in case some needed to leave to work Monday (Graduate presentation was held over due to a computer glitch Sunday - fat farmer fingers....). Rob Noonan (1st, pictured with Bryscen Teape-Davis Best and Fairest trophy) also scooped the highest % award (82.84%). Dan O'Donnell was 2nd and David Foord 3rd.







Intermediate top placings were filled by excuse-finding should-be Advanced pilots! Next year you milk-drinkers will be made fly in tutus if you stay in Intermediate. Jeremy Miller 1st, Guy Hanby 2nd and John Lee 3rd.

Advanced was a full field with some newcomers to the category who did very well, as well as established players. Tony Blair 1st, Russell Bell 2nd and David Clemence 3rd.









It was good to have an Unlimited field this year at the NSW Champs. They had a fair crack at some tough world-class sequences. Richard Wiltshire 1st, Glenn Graham 2nd and Paul Bennet 3rd.

NSW Champs Results

Hi all, just a quick one with more detail to follow when time permits.

34 competing pilots,
110 flights launched in 2.5 days,
no wx delays,
no technical or safety incidents.

Rob Noonan, Vic. - Highest % overall 82.84% Sportsman
BTP Memorial Best and Fairest - Rob Noonan, Vic.
Teams Trophy - NSW 14 points, Vic 7 Points, Qld 3 points, WA 3 points.
Unlimited - Richard Wiltshire, NSW.
Advanced - Tony Blair, NSW.
Intermediate - Jeremy Miller, WA.
Sportsman - Rob Noonan, Vic.
Graduate - Ben Brazier, QLD.

Full results are at www.gspotaerobatics.com/results/2009/indexpage.htm
and more pics and info at www. theaussieaviator.net - thanks Glenn.

Thanks to all who participated. planned, prepared andworked to make it happen. Thanks also to X-COM and GME for their support with equipment.

More photos from Temora

Michael Greig, new owner of this Giles 202, has only a few hours in this aeroplane and is already competing in Sportsman with a very decent first-time result!
Morning brief!
Guy Hanby competed in KGZ (Laser):
Starter, Cam McDonald did a great job of getting competitors on the starting line:

Pics from Day 1 of 2009 NSW Aerobatic Championship, Temora NSW

Joel Haski and XRB (Extra 200) - flown in Advanced by both Joel Haski and Laurent Lamy:Glenn Graham and Paul Bennet competed in Unlimited in IPB (Pitts S-1S):
Richard Wiltshire competed in Unlimited in his DR-107 :
Mark McNichol from NSW competed in his Edge 540S in Sportsman (leading at last count!):
Paul Monoghan's YMP (Pitts S-1S) competing in Sportsman:

Results to date

Lack of available manpower has meant we can't seem to get time to blog! The Aussie Aviator has been updating the results in live from Temora today - check it out here!