Jamie Mercado launches the Xplorer to test the air before we got underway.
The beautiful Grand Champion trophy for the winner of the Sunday Fly-off
My wonderful better half - Sheralyn did a super job of the scoring duties.
The famous Tangerine souvenir T shirts
CD Rick Eckel gets the pilots meeting under way
The group photo shows a wide variety of craft
Jerry O\'Keefe did a stirling job all weekend minding the winches
Jamie holds my Sharon as we watch a busy flightline.
Rick calls the clock as Jim Maclean searches for lift.
A Pike Perfect contacts terra firma
A Topaz scores a perfect 100
Nice bunch of birds waiting to fly
Kris Van Nostran gets his Perfect ready to fly.
Kris hooks up for an Unlimited sorty
Brian Smith and Co with his beautiful AvA
Jody Miller with Edge and Sailaire
I think a storm tis brewing
A Topaz and an AvA
Mike Naylor and his gorgeous Shadow
Jamie Mercado and Xplorer
Rick Horlander and a beautiful Supra
Rich Kiburis prepares to launch
Jamie Buckland stretches back to launch the Icon in style
Jody Miller twiddling the sticks with brother Nathan
Lance Ropke is concentrating hard
Art Scheurer guides while his wife gives the time.
A Vista comes up short
A nice gaggle of sailplanes
Jamie shows the stretch again with his Icon
Great BBQ lunch
The Tangerine scoring tent
Rick calls up the honors flyers
Jody Miller and wife having a quiet moment
Brian Smith senjds the AvA on her way.
The AvA leaves Brians hand cleanly
Rick Eckel gets time off CD duties to fly while Lewis Gray times.
Rusty Carver prepares to send his Onyx JW skyward
Jim Blacketer spears a landing cone with his Chrysalis
Sailplanes always look pretty with landing flap out.
An old school bagged wing ship slides into the landing zone
The trees on each side of our approach added an extra dimension to the landing task.
Ingo Donasch was all smiles as he campaigned Unl with his Shadow.
Full flap on approach for this V Tail
Nathan Miller casually guides his AvA to another max.
Full spoilers deployed for a high approach
Nathans Ava slides in for another 100 pointer
It\'s Xplorer time with crow on approach
The Xplorer didn\'t quite get the desired result
Another sailplane on approach with full crow.
Lewis Gray steers his bird home under Tom Galloways watchful eye.
Jody Millers AvA on approach
Jody Miller scores a perfect 100
My Sharon -(Gordon Buckland) earns max landing points.
Jody and Nathan Miller pose for a family shot
A Shadow turns final for landing
Jamie Buckland shows his stretch on launch from behind.
Rick calls a second pilots meeting to restrict flying over the horse barn
Leife Francisco our youngest competitor gets 3rd place in Sportsman RES
Costa Francisco gets wood for 2nd place Sportsman RES
Rufus Holton wins 1st place Sportsman RES
Jody Miller wins the award for 3rd placed Expert RES
Nathan Miller takes out 2nd Expert RES
Brian Smith takes top honors for Expert RES
Randall Everley earns 3rd placed Sportsman UNL
Rick Horlander in only his 2nd contest takes 2nd Sportsman UNL
Jamie Buckland continues to impress with a 1st place in Sportsman UNL.
Rich Kiburis comes in 3rd in Expert UNL
Yours truly Gordon Buckland takes 2nd in Expert UNL
Nathan Miller is once again top dog in Expert UNL.
1st, 2nd and 3rd places show off our trophies.
My darling wife Sheralyn the event scorer and our new \"boy\" Ricky.
Home ground advantage provides plenty of wood for Buzzards.
With a sky like this it makes you just want to fly.
Don Grisham has a great contest setup.
Flying high beneath the cirrus
An Onyx JWS
Beautiful Yellow Sharon waiting for a ride
Ray Munro flew a very pretty Starlight
Wonderful autumn skies for Saturday contest