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!
- CK Aero Practices for Semis (L-R) Dave Lockhart, Brett Wickizer, Bryan Hebert, Joseph Szczur
- Bryan and Junior World Team Member/CK Aero Pilot Joseph Szczur
- Masters Pilots (L-R) Greyson Pritchett (3rd), Derek Emmett (2nd), Chris Odom (1st)
- CK Aero with Tuny of Tuny Pro, the manufacturer of our new Verrari
- 2017 F3A Team USA
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