Jim Frickey, 1st Place TNT 2011, Unlimited Class
Brendon Beardsley, 1st Place, Visalia Fall Fest, Unlimited Class
Bryan Joy, 1st Place, CASL Club Contest, RES Class
 "After my father died on June 17th, my mother and I were both consoled by many people. My mother and I are continuing to keep the business going so I was told by several people it would be a good idea to start flying again. For the others of the flying community to see me out there flying and using our equipment. So I set up an old Apogee plane my father was using for a club trainer and set out to recover my flying abilities. With help from John Baird, I got the plane flying and found I could still do this relatively well. John told me there was a local club having a contest the next day and I figured on showing my face and introducing myself around. While there I was prompted to enter the contest and with a little coaxing I did so. I paid my club dues and luckily already paid for my AMA and I had my fathers numbers. After paying my way into the contest, I figured I'd just take it easy and not destroy my plane before the big Visalia contest a week away. I never intended or expected to place in the contest yet after 4 rounds I placed first in RES class( to my amazement) and as the prize I received 10% off Skip Miller models. While at Visalia I met Skip Miller personally and asked him how long the 10% was good for. Since I was short on funds, as I'm sure we all are these days, I would need time to gather the funds to purchase one of his planes. Skip told me that since I was the FIRST to receive his "Skip Miller Models Winner's Circle" prize, he would make me a good deal besides the 10%. He offered me a payment plan I could not refuse. After much deliberation I settled on the Topaz s V2 which he had several of there on hand. I picked out the plane and was happy as can be. After Visalia I got the plane home and began putting it together. It is finally ready for a full launch and I'm pleased as can be. See you all out there, watch out I'm flying a Skip Miller Topaz now." Bryan Joy, October 2010
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