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AIRVENTURE TODAY
2018 Lindy Award Winners Announced Best aircraft at AirVenture recognized EVERY YEAR a t E A A A i r Ve n t u re Oshkosh, hundreds of aircraft arrive to be entered into competition for the highly sought-after Lindy Awards. Named after legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh, the Lindy
Awards are given out to only the best of the best. Aircraft can be entered into one of six categories: Homebuilts, Warbirds, Vintage, Ultralights, Seaplanes, and Rotorcraft. Aircraft can only be entered
in one category per year, and are not eligible for the same or lower tier awards if it has won in the past. Lindy Award judging takes into account how an aircraft looks, of course, but the degree of craftsmanship involved plays an
HOMEBUILT
Andrew Manilla Park City, Utah 2017 Van’s RV-8, N869AM
SPECIAL AWARD Outstanding accomplishment for designing and building a 1/3-scale B-17G Jack Bally Dixon, Illinois 2017 1/3-scale B-17G, N413ME
PLANS CHAMPION - BRONZE LINDY Steve Johansen Salem, Oregon 2007 Van’s RV-3, N159SJ Robert Unger Tinley Park, Illinois 2005 Breezy, N83X
BEST AEROBATIC - PLAQUE Cary Cumberland Sykesville, Maryland 2018 Christen Eagle II, N46TZ KIT OUTSTANDING WORKMANSHIP - PLAQUE Peter Meyer Severna Park, Maryland 2015 Carbon Cub, N9PW Keith Ellis Locust Grove, Georgia 2018 Van’s RV-7A, N859DF Edward Karnes Siletz, Oregon 2015 FLS Microjet, N358BV Larry Eversmeyer Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2018 Van’s RV-14, N71LE
important role as well. Award-winning aircraft don’t just look pretty, they are carefully built, restored, and/or maintained by owners who take great pride in them. Congratulations to all of this year’s Lindy Award winners!
PHOTO BY CONNOR MADISON
PLANS OUTSTANDING WORKMANSHIP - PLAQUE Jeff Point Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2017 Breezy, NX1879B
Mark Phillips Smyrna, Tennessee 2018 Zenith 701.1, N701RX
Brett Curenton Elmore, Alabama 2003 F8-L Falco, N811LW
Travis Almuti Campbell, California 2017 Lancair Legacy, N550RX
KIT CHAMPION - BRONZE LINDY John Janovetz Colleyville, Texas 2017 Team Rocket F1 EVO, N265AJ
Tom Savrda Vero Beach, Florida 2012 Van’s RV-7, N732TS
Bob Greenall Lansford, Pennsylvania 2017 Van’s RV-7, N516RG
Thomas Sullivan Quinnesec, Michigan 2016 Lancair IV-P, N994PT
Gordon Gilchrist Cedar Springs, Michigan 2018 Carbon Cub, N74PG
Donald Wade Helena, Alabama 2018 Rat Cub, N38RT
Jason Seavolt Powell, Ohio 2017 Van’s RV-8, N143MS Melinda Harrill Columbia, South Carolina 2016 Van’s RV-7, N324MH
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION KITBUILT SILVER LINDY Richard Hansen Winchester, California 2017 Van’s RV-10, N52RK RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PLANSBUILT SILVER LINDY Lionel Adroit Pujaudran, France 2011 Cri-Cri MC15, FPLIO PAUL POBEREZNY FOUNDER’S AWARD FOR BEST CLASSIC HOMEBUILT Kevin Severs Cincinnati, Ohio 1998 Hatz CB-1, N560V GRAND CHAMPION KITBUILT - GOLD LINDY Steve Schreiber Windermere, Florida 2016 Lancair Legacy, N6154S GRAND CHAMPION PLANSBUILT - GOLD LINDY Curtis Cumberland Woodbine, Maryland 2017 Pitts Special S-1S, N834T