CK Aero 2016 USA Nats Wrapup

It was a hard year of preparation for Bryan and me for the Nats this time around. Bryan and I have both had a lot of commitments that have taken us away from that critical preparation that anyone needs to compete successfully. No purpose to go into detail but needless to say we worked our tails off, especially in the week leading up to the event. Long days turned into long nights, frustration turned to anger turned to relief and then joy — we experienced it all this year. We know that all of our great team pilots who attended the Nats (Joseph Szczur, Monte Richard, and Dave Lockhart) worked just as hard and we’re very proud of their placing as well as the great way that they continue to represent our brand. Our customers were also out in force with Shindens and Allures a common sight on the flight line competing for one of those prestigious Nats placards. Here are some of the great results we saw:

Intermediate

Peter Vogel – 3rd Place Allure

Monte Richard (Team CK Aero) – 5th Place Shinden

Advanced

Barney Miller – 6th Place Shinden

Ron Shirley – 12th Place Allure

Masters

Derek Emmett – 2nd Place Allure

Steve Miller – 12th Place Allure

FAI

Brett Wickizer – 3rd Place Verrari – USA F3A World Team Member

Joseph Szczur (Team CK Aero) – 7th Place Allure – USA F3A Junior World Team Member

Dave Lockhart (Team CK Aero) – 10th Place Allure

Don Szczur – 14th Place Allure

Anthony Romano – 22nd Place Allure

Stephen Lelito – 27th Place Allure

What a great showing! It was gratifying for Bryan and I to see so many people enjoying our products and competing successfully with them on the national level. Top 3 placings in all classes except for advanced and with Joseph and me on the 2016 USA F3A World Championship Team CK Aero is 50% of our United States representation overseas!