On May 29th through 31^st, 2015, the Sanderson Field RC Flyers hosted our first scale contest and United States Scale Masters Association qualifier. Setup began Thursday with lawn mowing, concessions setup, and other field prep, and contestants began showing up Thursday afternoon. By Friday we had 22 pilots in attendance! Pilots came from as far away as Eastern Washington, Idaho, Canada, and Oregon. Static judging at test flying went on all day Friday, and five classes were flown over the course of Saturday and Sunday, with aircraft ranging from WWI biplanes, golden age racers, agricultural aircraft, WWII warbirds, and modern military aircraft. Saturday proved to be a bit challenging for pilots with strong sustained and gusty winds. Sunday was a much better weather day, with four rounds being flown over the weekend. Concessions were provided all weekend by the lovely wives of the Sanderson club, and a pizza dinner was held Saturday night for contestants.  All of the entrants had a great time, and are looking forward to coming back again next year! A huge thank you to all of the club members and wives that came out and helped with set up and tear down, judging, concessions, first aid, and all of the other miscellaneous jobs there were to do! A special thanks to Royce Tivel for handling the photography all weekend! These events would not be so successful without everyone’s help! Another big thank you to Valley View RC for providing all of the prizes for the end of contest raffle! Here are your winners for the weekend.

High Static Judging: Tie between Mike Brewer with his Stinson, and Bob Benjamin with his Taylorcraft

High Flight Score: Randy Smithhisler with his Cub Coupe

Pro-Am Sportsman: 3^rd Place, Rick Wood (Piper Pawnee); 2^nd Place, Bob Beatty (P-39 Aircobra); 1^st Place, Marc Winz(Piper Pawnee)

Pro-Am Pro: 3^rd Place, Paul Haynes (Sopwith Pup); 2^nd Place, Gary Ritchie (Yak-54); 1^st Place, Mike Ingram (Laird-Turner Meteor LTR-14 )

Advance: 2^nd Place, Del Herring (Ercoupe); 1^st Place, Mike Ingram (Chipmunk)

Expert: 3^rd Place, Randy Smithhisler (Cub Coupe); 2^nd Place, Bob Benjamin (Taylorcraft); 1^st Place, Mike Brewer (Stinson)

Team Scale: 1^st Place, Bob Benjamin (Pilot)/Randy Smithhisler (Builder) (Piper J3 Cub)