[Nobody]

I have been wanting, for some time, to hold a high caliber event for the upcoming hot pilots to show their skills and their ability to compete in a "no holds barred" event. This would not be in competion with the Youth Masters, but more an extension of it. This would be an event where all the pilots would fly their own planes and compete against some of the toughest young pilots from anywhere in the world.

If I can get enough pilots interested as well as enough sponsers to donate cash and prizes, I would like to try to hold such an event sometime in 07'. This would be held in southern Ohio which might be easier for some to travel to. I would want to be able to put up some serious cash for prizes, it may not be $25,000 dollars but I don't think 2 to 3 thousand or maybe a turnkey plane for first place would be out of the question if I can get the sponsers.

This will be on the level of an XFC or a Don Lowe Master's but it would be youth (sponsered or not) ages 18 and under or maybe 16 and under. (Still kicking that around).

I see so many young guys, and I mean young, that can fly circles around even some of the most experienced pilots and I would like to give them a competition where they can show their skills and even give the "big boys" and sponsers a peek at who's coming down the pike.

This would be flown, just like an IMAC event with patterns as well as freestyle. I would like to limit this to one level of pattern such as intermediate or advanced.

I would have to charge some sort of admission and/or entry fee to help cover expenses but I am not doing this to make money, just enough to pay the bill and for prizes. (I just want to come away with alot of happy pilots, spectators, and staff without having to take out a second mortgage on my house.

This event would be judged by professional judges with no slack cut.

I would like to have input from pilots, judges, and sponsers to let me know if this is worthwhile pursuing and if I could count on help with judging and prizes.

This would probably be a 2 day event (depending on the number of pilots) with a day or two before the event open for practice.

This is very much in the infant stage but we will need alot of expert pilots to show interest and participate in order to make this happen.

Please give me any thoughts, suggestions, ideas or criticizm. I just want to do this for the young pilots out there that deserve to be seen and promoted! This is for you guys!

Give me your thoughts on this!


Regards,


Tom Arnold