Contests Weather was perfect for contest flying this year, 49 pilot/copilot teams flew the landing and nerf contests and 20 teams flew the scavenger hunt. As always the landing contest was the most hotly contested, and the greatest test of piloting skill. Of the 49 pilots competing, only 7 missed all three landings. Interestingly, the point spreads for all contests were surprisingly tight, indicating that the average level of pilot skill was very high. Notice how close the top three contestants are in the landing and nerf drop contests, and that there were only 12 percentage points between 1st place and 10th in the scavenger hunt. The outcome of the nerf contests is generally regarded as sheer “luck” but the numbers tell a different story. The top 5 teams got all three drops within a reasonable difference of the target, and only 2 inches separate the 3rd and 4th place finishers. Sheer Luck? Consider that Rob Couchman won the nerf drop in 2008, and his combination score in all three contests resulted in his 2009 Top Gun win. Combine a 50th anniversary celebration, four days of near perfect weather and 125+ pilots and what do you get? Not surprising, a rip roaring good time!
Top Gun: Rob Couchman
Landing Contest: Kirk Wennerstrom
Nerf Drop: Bill Richter/ Leigh Cunneen
Scavenger Hunt: Joel Keister / Annie Lerch
| Name | Callsign | Copilot | City | Fly / Drive | Depart | Depart | Offer | Caravan |
| Tom Harvey | Wingnut | Karen "The Bartender" Harvey | Henderson, NV | Fly-In | BVU | 7/26/2009 | no | yes |
| Matthew Gray | Two Dogs | Leigh Cunneen | Glenmore Park, New South Wales | Fly-In | ASSY | 7/15/2009 | no | yes |
| Avery Wagg | POOH | Joshua Smith | Odessa, ONT | Fly-In | CYGK | 7/24/2009 | no | no |
| Edward Figuli | Woodstock | Annie Lerch | Schnecksville, PA | Fly-In | 69N | 7/19/2009 | no | yes |
| Ken Yates | Papa Smurf | Rhonda Yates "Kayak" | Ocean Springs, MS | Fly-In | 5R2 | 7/26/2009 | no | yes |
| Ronald Stewart | Rain Man | East Douglas, MA | Fly-In | SFZ | 7/27/2009 | not selected | yes | |
| Dale Moorehead | Mighty Mouse | Sanger, TX | Fly-In | gle | 7/25/2009 | no | yes | |
| John Ruffo | Bill McCann | Hampstead, NH | Fly-In | lwm | 7/25/2008 | no | no | |
| Wilbur Venske | Stoughton, WI | Fly-In | 2WI6 | not selected | no | no | ||
| David Rowland | Erie, CO | Fly-In | 7co0 | 7/26/2009 | not selected | yes | ||
| Gary Shreve | Piloto Loco | Nikki | Mansfield, TX | Fly-In | GKY | 7/24/2009 | no | no |
| David Monskey | Viking | Minnetonka, MN | Fly-In | FCM | 7/23/2009 | no | yes | |
| Hung Pham | Hostile | David Zlotky | Topeka, KS | Fly-In | TOP | 7/31/2009 | no | no |
| Robbie Culver | Putt Putt | Brenda Culver "BMax" Joshua Culver "The Bean" | Waukegan, IL | Fly-In | UGN | not selected | no | no |
| John Cramer | Kosmo | Tucson, AZ | Fly-In | AVQ | 7/19/2009 | no | yes | |
| Ed Pataky | POOBS | Houston, TX | Fly-In | ts07 | not selected | no | yes | |
| Jeff Hersom | Gremlin | Kayla Colunga | Anchorage, AK | Drive-In | N/A | 7/6/2009 | yes | N/A |
| Mark Buchner | Renegade | Clinton, MD | Fly-In | W32 | not selected | no | yes | |
| Michael Bratton | Barb | Angola, IN | Fly-In | ANQ | 7/29/2009 | no | no | |
| Larry James | Miami, FL | Drive-In | N/A | 7/25/2009 | no | N/A | ||
| Cliff Golby | Virginia Beach, VA | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | no | yes | ||
| Jim Barger | crosswind | Lorri Barger | Franklin, IN | Fly-In | 3fk | not selected | no | yes |
| Michael Moore | Speedy | Charles Moore - Call Sign "Gramps" | Brooklyn, MI | Fly-In | jxn | 7/30/2009 | no | yes |
| Catherine Cavagnaro | Aerobatic Chick | Sewanee, TN | Fly-In | UOS | not selected | not selected | no | |
| Dale Larsen | Blizzard Man | Joni | Roosevelt, UT | Fly-In | 74V | 7/28/2009 | no | no |
| Nathan Meese | Erie, CO | Fly-In | EIK | 7/23/2009 | no | no | ||
| Don McAlister Jr. | Deanna McAlister | Munith, MI | Fly-In | TEW | not selected | no | yes | |
| John Vargo | John Boy | Panama City Beach, FL | Fly-In | 54J | 7/24/2009 | no | no | |
| Mike Laing | Indianapolis, IN | Fly-In | HFY | 7/30/2009 | no | yes | ||
| Robert Cressman | Pennsylvania Duchess | Boyertown, PA | Fly-In | N47 | 7/30/2009 | no | yes | |
| Jessica Tidd | Crash | Fremont, IN | Fly-In | ANQ | 7/29/2009 | no | yes | |
| Wayne Westerman | Warthog | Midland, TX | Fly-In | MDD | 7/28/2009 | no | no | |
| Bill Johnston Jr. | Hillbilly | Yvonne | Martinsburg, WV | Fly-In | MRB | 7/30/2009 | no | yes |
| Thomas Kozel | Slow Flier | Linda | Pottstown, PA | Fly-In | PTW | not selected | no | yes |
| Dan Newfang | Fang | Wayland, NY | Fly-In | KDSV | 8/23/2009 | no | yes | |
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| Steve Miller | Turtle | Stevie Miller | Titusville, FL | Fly-In | x21 | 7/25/2009 | no | yes |
| Kirk Wennerstrom | Norwalk, CT | Fly-In | BDR | not selected | no | yes | ||
| Lee Kramer | , | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | no | yes | ||
| Jon Lindgren | Fargo, ND | Fly-In | W54 | 7/28/2009 | no | no | ||
| Robert Krone | Ft. Worth, TX | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | not selected | no | ||
| Mark van Wyk | Dale-Suzanne (wife) | Gilroy, CA | Drive-In | N/A | 7/29/2009 | no | N/A | |
| Sandra Krier | Sandy | Jessica Krier | Clearwater, FL | Fly-In | CLW | 7/28/2009 | no | yes |
| Dennis Raddant | Radar | Phyllis | Broken Arrow, OK | Fly-In | 2K9 | 7/25/2009 | no | yes |
| Joel Kiester | Old Timer | Lexia Armitage | Boulder, CO | Fly-In | BDU | 7/28/2009 | no | no |
| Michael Morgan | Wichita, KS | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | not selected | no | ||
| David LaValle | Oldefarte | Centerburg, OH | Fly-In | 4i3 | 7/29/2009 | not selected | no | |
| Wayne Reynolds | The Legend | Tracey New | Eustis, FL | Fly-In | X55 | 7/25/2009 | no | yes |
| Matthew Willett | Willymopit | Manassas, VA | Fly-In | HWY | not selected | no | yes | |
| Dan Meler | Jo Ann Meler | Medford, OR | Drive-In | N/A | not selected | not selected | N/A | |
| Mike Marra | Spectre | Carlisle, PA | Fly-In | N94 | 7/30/2009 | no | yes | |
| John McAuliffe | Livonia, MI | Drive-In | N/A | not selected | not selected | N/A | ||
| Don Wither | Slowbird | John Hall | Steinbach, Manitoba | Fly-In | KK7 | 7/30/2009 | no | no |
| David Meissner | Brookfield, WI | Drive-In | N/A | not selected | not selected | N/A | ||
| Andrew Pomeroy | North Berwick, ME | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | not selected | no | ||
| Luanne Diddle | Lady Lulu | Tampa, FL | Drive-In | N/A | 7/30/2009 | no | N/A | |
| Ronald Nelson | none | Bricelyn, MN | Fly-In | AEL | 7/31/2009 | no | no | |
| Benjamin Phillips II | Columbus, GA | Fly-In | CSG | not selected | no | yes | ||
| Ray Anderson | Mustang | Auburn, CA | Fly-In | AUN | 7/20/2009 | no | yes | |
| Bob Waymire | Alexander, AR | Fly-In | SUZ | 7/21/2009 | no | yes | ||
| John Hopper | Kermit | none | Hughson, CA | Fly-In | O15 | 7/18/2009 | no | yes |
| Dan Titus | Cheryl Titus | Batavia, OH | Fly-In | I69 | not selected | no | no | |
| Gregory Hopp | Columbus, OH | Fly-In | UYF | 7/30/2009 | yes | yes | ||
| Patrick Norris | Stillwater, MN | Fly-In | 21D | not selected | no | no | ||
| David Hastings | Jill | Henry, IL | Fly-In | C75 | 7/29/2009 | no | no | |
| Rod Benstead | Burlington, WI | not selected | not selected | not selected | not selected | not selected | ||
| C. David Stiff | Stiffee | Tonya Stiff | Mt. Vernon, IL | Fly-In | MVN | 7/29/2009 | no | no |
| Jim Hillabrand | None | Rogers, AR | Fly-In | ROG | 7/31/2009 | no | no | |
| Norval Gruver | Birvak | Independence, KS | Fly-In | CFV | 7/30/2009 | no | no | |
| Rex Krauklis | Romeo Kilo | Louisville, KY | Fly-In | LOU | 7/31/2009 | yes | no | |
| David Linton | Sylvia Linton | Elkhorn, WI | Fly-In | 88c | 7/31/2009 | no | no | |
| Matt Wash | Mudskipper | Austin, TX | Fly-In | HYI | 7/24/2009 | no | yes | |
| John Lapham | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Fly-In | F45 | 7/25/2009 | no | yes | ||
| Tim Davie | Broken Arrow, OK | Fly-In | osh | 7/30/2009 | no | no | ||
| Ken Johnson | Skyraider | Son | South Kent, CT | Fly-In | 11N | 7/27/2009 | yes | yes |
| William Richter | Sherwood, AR | Fly-In | 4M3 | 7/23/2009 | no | yes | ||
| Roger Thomas | YankeeRebel | Olathe, KS | Fly-In | K34 | 7/30/2009 | no | no | |
| Steve Salvo | Johnston, IA | Drive-In | N/A | not selected | not selected | N/A | ||
| John Ludemann | Flyboy | none | Enfield, CT | Fly-In | 7B6 | 7/27/2009 | no | yes |
| Jesse Haney | Diana Jongewaard | Bentonville, AR | Fly-In | GMJ | 7/27/2009 | no | yes | |
| William Dobson | Lothian, MD | Fly-In | ANP | 7/29/2009 | no | yes | ||
| Virgil Riggs | Holts Summit, MO | Fly-In | not selected | 8/1/2009 | not selected | no | ||
| Tammy Koyn | Garry Koyn | Saint Louis, MO | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | not selected | yes | |
| Alan Fish | OldAviator | Gilbert, AZ | Fly-In | CHD | 7/23/2009 | no | no | |
| Lawrence Holland | Barrel Roll | Houston, TX | Fly-In | DWH | 7/29/2009 | no | yes | |
| Danny Offill | Van Alstyne, TX | Fly-In | SWI | 7/29/2009 | no | yes | ||
| Jacob Cecil | Richmond, KY | Fly-In | I39 | 7/30/2009 | yes | yes | ||
| Ron Sherwood | Kathleen, GA | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | not selected | no | ||
| Baron Smith | Clemmons, NC | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | not selected | no | ||
| Zachary Forsberg | Weatherman | Amarillo, TX | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | not selected | no | |
| Mike Harrison | Bennett, IA | Drive-In | N/A | not selected | not selected | N/A | ||
| Fred Schrom | Tree climber | Carlisle, PA | Fly-In | N94 | 7/30/2009 | no | yes | |
| John Lach | Warren, OH | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | not selected | no | ||
| Sonja Monskey | Gena Hutchens | Minnetonka, MN | Drive-In | N/A | not selected | not selected | N/A | |
| Tom Winter | Lincoln, NE | Fly-In | LNK | not selected | no | no | ||
| Chris Cunningham | Nashville, TN | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | not selected | no | ||
| Royson Parsons | Kojak | Erin Parsons | Atascadero, CA | Fly-In | PRB | 7/18/2009 | no | yes |
| Eric Grigg | North Bay, ONT | Drive-In | N/A | not selected | not selected | N/A | ||
| Allen Womack | 150Heavy | Jason Ford | Pasadena, TX | Fly-In | T41 | 7/29/2009 | no | yes |
| Kevin English | Becky English | Deerfield, WI | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | not selected | no | |
| Dan Winnie | WT Pooh | 0 | Mary Esther, FL | Fly-In | 43G | 7/27/2009 | not selected | no |
| Mitch Silverman | Izzy | Kevin Norby | Cumberland, RI | Fly-In | SFZ | 7/29/2009 | no | no |
| Joe DeStefano | Jeff Slater | Holiday, FL | Fly-In | x05 | 8/1/2009 | no | yes | |
| Michael DeMita | ONE SIX MIKE | Massapequa, NY | Fly-In | frg | 7/22/2009 | yes | yes | |
| Jim Wall | Carbondale, IL | Fly-In | MDH | 7/30/2009 | no | no | ||
| Raymond Key | Riverside, CA | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | not selected | no | ||
| Alan Core | Indianola, IA | Fly-In | IA66 | 7/30/2009 | no | no | ||
| Jim Campisi | Swamprat | Peachtree City, GA | Fly-In | FFC | 7/29/2009 | no | yes | |
| Tidd Robert | Preacher Tidd | Scott | Angola, IN | Fly-In | KANQ | not selected | no | yes |
| Neal Gorman | Elkhorn, WI | Fly-In | not selected | not selected | not selected | no | ||
| John Power | Dublin, | Drive-In | N/A | not selected | not selected | N/A | ||
| thomas ludwig | kotina ludwig | Michigan City, IN | Fly-In | ppo | 8/1/2009 | no | yes | |
| Jay Hand | Cincinnati, OH | Fly-In | LUK | 8/2/2009 | no | no |
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