HOMEBUILT AWARDS
Military Replica - Bronze Lindy
David Thompson, Denton, Texas
2006 Thunder Mustang, N241DT
Kit Outstanding Workmanship - Plaques
Jerry Esquenazi, Senoia, Georgia
2007 Van's RV-8, N84JE
Andrew Johnson, Henderson, Nevada
2011 Van's RV-12, N564AJ
Michael Kraus, Jackson, Michigan
2011 Van's RV-10, N213RV
Leigh Smith, Knox, Indiana
1999 Kitfox, N481CF
Bruce Walters, Sacramento, California
2010 Van's RV-7, N743WW
Dan Benua, Hillsboro, Oregon
2012 Van's RV-3B, N293DB
Plans Outstanding Workmanship - Plaques
Carlo Cilliers, Frederick, Maryland
2011 Mustang II, N462MC
David Weber, Snohomish, Washington
2009 Sonex, N924WT
Chris H. May, Owensboro, Kentucky
2012 Wag-Aero Sport Trainer, NX48642
Chris H. May, Owensboro, Kentucky
1981 Yost Kenneth Baby Ace D, N686CM
Kit Champion - Bronze Lindy
John Ross, Prospect, Kentucky
2012 Van's RV-10, N100JV
Scott Roth, Port Orange, Florida
2012 F1 Rocket, N910SH
Clark Baker, Greenbend, Kansas
2011 Lancair Legacy, N992C
Lyle Hefel, Durango, Iowa
2011 Van's RV-7, N747LH
James Redmon, Frisco, Texas
2004 Berkut, N97TX
John Stahr, Eugene, Oregon
2012 Van's American Angel, N707AA
Darrell Lowrance, Plano, Texas
2012 Swearingen SX-300, N16SX
Daniel Berry, Longmont, Colorado
2012 TX-11C, N752T
Robert Kurrle, Port Orange, Florida
2012 Van's RV-7, N56RK
Plans Champion - Bronze Lindy
Scott Ginn, Colorado Springs, Colorado 2007 Henning Ray C T-18, N149RH
Steve Zimmerman, Olathe, Kansas
1978 Bowers Fly Baby, NX19GG
Tim Andres, Cottonwood, California
2012 Cozy, N175PT
Donald Burton, Bethesda, Maryland
2008 Burton Long-EZ, N506DB
Andy Chiavetta, San Clemente, California
2010 LT-1 Bobcat, N433AC
Reserve Grand Champion Kit Built - Silver Lindy
Wendell Solesbee, Yorba Linda, California
2012 Lancair Evolution, N7LH
Reserve Grand Champion Plans Built - Silver Lindy
Michael Finney, Albany, Indiana
2010 Clipwing J-3 Cub, NX88159
Paul Poberezny Founder's Award for Best Classic Homebuilt
Duayne Muhle, Columbus, Nebraska
1986 Norton Robert R. Christen Eagle II, N32RN
Grand Champion Kit Built - Gold Lindy
Andy Werback, San Jose, California
2010 Lancair Legacy, N550AW
Grand Champion Plans Built - Gold Lindy
Dennis Butler, Houston, Texas
2009 Cozy III P, N861DB
VINTAGE (ANTIQUE THROUGH AUG 1945) AWARDS
Transport Category Runner-Up
Kenneth Morris, Poplar Grove, Illinois
1941 Beech C45H, N213SP
Customized Aircraft Runner-Up
Jerrel Barto, Riverside, California
1937 Waco YKS-7, NC17472
World War II Era (1942-1945) Runner-Up
Jeffrey Wheeler, Pataskala, Ohio
1941 Meyers OTW 160, NC26476
Bronze Age (1937-1941) Outstanding Closed-Cockpit Monoplane
Kenneth Eckel, Hernando, Mississippi
1940 Piper J-3C-65, N35054
Bronze Age (1937-1941) Runner-Up
Guy Bourke, Little River, Australia
1939 Waco AGC-8, NC66206
Silver Age (1928-1936) Outstanding Open-Cockpit Biplane
David Allen, Elbert, Colorado
1930 Waco Biplane, NC662Y
Silver Age (1928-1936) Runner-Up
Lawrence D. Buhl Jr., Harbor Springs, Michigan
1928 Buhl Airsedan, N5680
Replica Aircraft Champion - Bronze Lindy
Ingrid Zimmer, Jefferson, Maryland
1939 Piper J-3P, N20280
World War II Military Trainer/Liaison Aircraft Champion - Bronze Lindy
Dean Maupin, Davenport, Iowa
1942 Waco UPF-7, NC39743
Transport Category Champion - Bronze Lindy
Michael Boren, Boise, Idaho
1943 Stinson V77, N743PM
Customized Aircraft Champion - Bronze Lindy
Paul Carmichael, Ellicottville, New York
1940 Waco UPF-7, N20979
World War II Era (1942-1945) Champion - Bronze Lindy
Eric Hertz, Auckland, New Zealand
1947 Beech 17, N80316
Bronze Age (1937-1941) Champion - Bronze Lindy
Sean Soare, Loves Park, Illinois
1937 Waco YKS-7, NC17716
Silver Age (1928-1936) Champion - Bronze Lindy
Stanley Sweikar, Dameron, Maryland
1929 Fleet 2, NC431K
Antique Reserve Grand Champion - Silver Lindy
Walter Bowe, Livermore, California
1929 Laird LC-RW300, N4442
Antique Grand Champion - Gold Lindy
Peter Ramm, St. Catharines, Ontario
1937 Lockheed 12A, CFLKD
CLASSIC (SEP 1945-1955) AWARDS
Virgil Johnson, Wellington, Ohio
1947 Beech 35, N2786V
Outstanding Cessna 170/180 - Small Plaque
Robert Runkle, Swanton, Ohio
1953 Cessna 170B, N3140A
Outstanding Cessna 190/195 - Small Plaque
Dave Fisher, Edina, Minnesota
1948 Cessna 195, N195PL
Outstanding Ercoupe - Small Plaque
Patrician Horn, Waterford, Wisconsin
1947 Engineering & Research 415-D, N2231H
Outstanding Luscombe - Small Plaque
Joe Champagne, Fairland, Oklahoma
1949 Silvaire Luscombe 8F, N2113B
Outstanding Piper J-3 - Small Plaque
Robert Epting, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1946 Piper J-3C-65, NC92455
Outstanding Piper Other -Small Plaque
Craig Kehrer, Morris, Pennsylvania
1947 Piper J-3C-65, NC3617N
Outstanding Stinson - Small Plaque
Gregory Farish, North Gower, Ontario
1947 Stinson 108, CFMVK
Outstanding Swift - Small Plaque
James & Carolyn Roberts, Knoxville, Tennessee
1946 Globe GC-1B, N78012
Preservation - Small Plaque
George Greiman, Garner, Iowa
1950 Beech B35, N5186C
Custom Class A (0-80 hp) - Small Plaque
Rodney Graham, Fyffe, Alabama
1946 Piper J-3C-65, NC6243H
Custom Class B (81-150 hp) - Small Plaque
Ron Jewell, Edmond, Oklahoma
1946 Piper J-3C-65, N98829
Custom Class C (151-235 hp) - Small Plaque
Barbara and Stephen Wilson, Granbury, Texas
1948 Temco GC-1B, N3876K
Custom Class D (236-plus hp) - Small Plaque
Vernon Waltman, Austin, Texas
1953 Cessna 195, N4495C
Best Custom Runner-Up - Large Plaque
Frank Sublett, Winchester, Virginia
1948 Temco GC-1B, N2380B
Class I (0-80 hp) - Bronze Lindy
Charles Webb, Fort Worth, Texas
1946 Piper J-3C-65, NC70919
Class II (81-150 hp) - Bronze Lindy
Richard Harris, West Nyack, New York
1947 Cessna 140, NC2350N
Class III (151-235 hp) - Bronze Lindy
Larry Woodfin, Lake City, Florida
1948 Navion A, N888LW
Class IV (236-plus hp) - Bronze Lindy
William Saloga, Batavia, Illinois
1952 Cessna 195, N1LA
Best Custom - Bronze Lindy
Andrew George, Groveport, Ohio
1948 Cessna 170, N4085V
Reserve Grand Champion - Silver Lindy
Dillon Barron, Perry, Missouri
1954 Cessna 170B, N1899C
Grand Champion - Gold Lindy
Roger Meggers and Darin Meggers, Baker, Montana
1950 Piper PA-18, N5410H
CONTEMPORARY (1956-1970) AWARDS
Outstanding Beech Single Engine - Outstanding in Type
John Nazarenko, Leduc, Alberta
1957 Beech Bonanza H35, CFTAA
Outstanding Cessna 170/172/175 - Outstanding in Type
Chris Demopoulos, Dyer, Indiana
1966 Cessna 172H, N3832R
Outstanding Cessna 180/182/210 - Outstanding in Type
Robert Johnson, Rochester Hills, Michigan
1966 Cessna 182J, N498EK
Outstanding Cessna 310 - Outstanding in Type
Edward Ferguson, Billings, Montana
1967 Cessna 310L, N3321X
Outstanding Mooney - Outstanding in Type
Ross Ernest, Cincinnati, Ohio
1969 Mooney M10, N9508V
Outstanding Piper PA-18 Super Cub - Outstanding in Type
Joseph Norris, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
1960 Piper PA-18, N3678Z
Outstanding Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer - Outstanding in Type
David Sterling, Trempealeau, Wisconsin
1957 Piper PA-22-150, N6929D
Outstanding Piper PA-28 Cherokee - Outstanding in Type
Dale Phillips, Westfield, North Carolina
1969 Piper PA-28-180, N6428J
Preservation Award - Outstanding in Type
Stephanie Allen, Mukilteo, Washington
1969 Cessna 172K, N78797
Class I Single Engine (0-160 hp) - Bronze Lindy
Royce Johnson, Clinton, Arkansas
1964 Piper PA-18-150, N4106Z
Class III Single Engine (231-plus hp) - Bronze Lindy
Jim Gerblick, McCall, Idaho
1959 de Havilland DH2, N1959B
Custom Multiengine - Bronze Lindy
Jake Minesinger, Troy, Ohio
1964 Piper PA-23-250, N5622Y
Outstanding Customized - Bronze Lindy
Benjamin Van Kampen, Wichita, Kansas
1957 Piper PA-22-160, N1238V
Reserve Grand Champion - Silver Lindy
George Campbell, Aubrey, Texas
1964 Cessna 310, N8013M
Grand Champion - Gold Lindy
Douglas Nealey, South Barrington, Illinois
1966 de Havilland DHC-2 MK III, N94DN
WARBIRDS AWARDS
Preservation Award
Randy Maiville, Onondaga, Michigan
Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, N16886
Preservation Award
Carey Hardin, Starkville, Mississippi
Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, N95DA
Preservation Award
Joseph Miller, York, Pennsylvania
Aeronca L-3B Grasshopper, N39563
Preservation Award
Pat Devine, Jim Johnson & Bob Vasquez, St. Charles, Missouri
Aeronca L-16A Grasshopper, N1143V
Preservation Award
Billy R. Copeland, Arthur City, Texas
Cessna L-19 Bird Dog, N9019V
Preservation Award
Ron Staley, Brighton, Michigan
Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros, N139VS
Preservation Award
Rich Wallin, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Aeronca L-16A Grasshopper, N9325H
Judges' Choice: Stearman
Mike & Andy Porter, East Liverpool, Ohio
Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, N59293
Judges' Choice: Target Drone
Harry E. Pick, Chenoa, Illinois
Culver PQ-14B Cadet, NL75380
Judges' Choice: L-Bird
Curt DeBaun III, Terre Haute, Indiana
Aeronca L-16A Grasshopper, N6702C
Judges' Choice: T-28
Chuck Morgan, Carmel, Indiana
North American T-28B Trojan, NX91AW
Judges' Choice: L-2B
Mike & Susan LeTrello, St. Charles, Missouri
Taylorcraft L-2B Grasshopper, N47727
Judges' Choice: L-4B
Gale Perkins, Richwood, Ohio
Piper L-4B Grasshopper, N26168
Judges' Choice: Yak-52/CJ-6
B. Kurt Muhle, Columbus, Nebraska
Nanchang CJ6A, N2183X
Best Utility
Tom Bullion, Memphis, Tennessee
Stinson Reliant Mk.1 Gullwing, N60058
Silver Wrench
Dr. Jim Tait, Lake Tahoe, California
Best B-25
Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton, Ohio
North American B-25 Mitchell, N345BG
Silver Wrench
Aero Trader, Chino, California
Best Primary Trainer
Leslie Day, La Mesa, California
Fairchild PT-19A, N11CM
Silver Wrench
MD Aero Inc., Smoketown, Pennsylvania
Best L-Bird
Charles F. Wright, Inverness, Illinois
Stinson L-5G/OY-2 Sentinel, N2584B
Silver Wrench
Fred Wright, Inverness, Illinois
TABAIR, East Troy, Wisconsin
Best Stearman
Frank Iacovelli, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, N725FR
Silver Wrench
Howard's Aircraft Service, Clara City, Minnesota
Returning Best of Class
Karl Pfister, Thorndale, Ontario
Dornier Do 27 H2, C-GLPK
Returning Grand Champion
Chuck Wahl, Cameron Park, California
North American SNJ-5C Texan, N5615C
Phoenix Award
Rod Lewis, San Antonio, Texas
Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk, N295RL
Phoenix Award
Harry E. Pick, Chenoa, Illinois
Culver PQ-14B Cadet, NL75380
Reserve Grand Champion - World War II
Rod Lewis, San Antonio, Texas
Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk, N295RL
Gold Wrench
Avspecs Limited
Auckland, New Zealand
Grand Champion - Post World War II
Ed Noel, Houston, Texas
Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros, N139EN
Gold Wrench
Minh Jet, Hollister, California
Grand Champion - World War II
Collings Foundation, Stow, Massachusetts
North American A-36A Apache, N4607V
Gold Wrench
American Aero Services, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
ROTORCRAFT AWARDS
Workmanship Award
Larry Linrud, Velva, North Dakota
Safari, N347LL
Bronze Lindy
Mark Klair, Hernando, Mississippi
Mosquito, N998MK
Silver Lindy
Brent Lavallee, Kitchener, Ontario
RotorWay, C-FOME
Gold Lindy
Nathan Solesbee, Anaheim, California
RotorWay, N62NT
ULTRALIGHT & LSA AWARDS
Light Sport Plane - Honorable Mention Plaque
Joseph Maynard, Powell, Ohio
Sorrell Hiperlight, N43594
Light Sport Plane - Reserve Grand Champion
Tony & Janet Schuler, Franklin, Wisconsin
Just Aircraft Highlander, N716TJ
Ultralight - Honorable Mention Plaque
Sean Sweeney, Reunion, Florida
Demoiselle
Ultralight - Reserve Grand Champion
John Steere, Martinsville, Indiana
Bodacious
Flex Wing - Honorable Mention Plaque
Keith Sharon, Sturgeon, Missouri
Wasp Wing
SEAPLANE AWARDS
Outstanding Metal
Bob Schjerven, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
1957 de Havilland Beaver DHC-2, N1018P
Judges' Choice
Bob & Kimberly Redner, West Bloomfield, Michigan
Turbine Goose, N70AL
Fabric
Dennis Schwandt, Ballwin, Missouri
1945 Piper J-3, N42584
Amphibian
John Lundblad, Wilmington, Ohio
2007 Glasair Sportsman, N767JL
Bronze
Jim Kirvida, Osceola, Wisconsin
1979 Cessna A-185F, N400K
Silver
Ron Daniels, Dalton Michigan
1959 Cessna 180, N5273E
Gold
Troy MacVey, Milan, Indiana
1949 Cessna 195, NC7422X