Pulling together an event as big and as nuanced as Top Gun, a lot of planning comes into play. Also, there’s a lot of paperwork involved, and one of the important sheets of paper is the Pilot Registration/Bio form.
Frank Tiano the mastermind of, and creator of the Top Gun Scale Invitational, just tabulated some interesting numbers as things start to come together. Still a few weeks away, here’s some stats you might find interesting.
Total Aircraft Entries: 119
AIRPLANES PER CLASS:
PRO-SPORT 44
PRO-PROP 17
EXPERT 16
PRO-JET 12
TEAM 11
UNLIMITED 10
MASTERS 9
Most popular Prop: P-47 16 Entries
2nd most popular Prop: Hellcat 4 Entries
Most popular Jet; Tied 4 ea. BAE Hawk, Grumman Cougar, F-16C, MiG-15
Radio Brand Usage:
Spektrum 57
Futaba 30
JR 18
Jeti 4
Airtronics & HiTec 3 Each
Aircraft
Weight: Heaviest 123 Lbs. Lightest 17 Lbs.
Number of entries over 40 Lbs: 53
Wing span or Length: Largest: 164” Shortest 58”
Number of entries over 100” 78
Pilots: Home State, or Country
U.S. Pilots
FL 44
CA 10
MA 5
IL 4
NC 4
TX 4
NY 3
OH 3
AL 2
AZ 2
KY 2
ME 2
PR 2
TN 2
UT 2
IN 2
MN 1
NE 1
CO 1
GA 1
International Pilots
BRAZIL 3
CANADA 2
ARGENTINA 1
AUSTRALIA 1
DOM. REP. 1
ENGLAND 1
JAPAN 1
VENEZUELA 1
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