Pitts Aerobatic Trophies

Pitts Aerobatic Trophies - Retired Trophies

 

Origin
These awards were conceived by Carl F. Bury and donated by Aviat Aircaft of Afton, Wyoming. Four trophies exist.

Criteria 
Awarded to the first place winners of the Sportsman, Intermediate, Advanced, and Unlimited categories at the IAC Championships.

Procedures
First place winners of the categories are awarded normal contest trophies. The names of the winners are later engraved on the master trophies which are kept at the IAC Pavilion in Oshkosh.

Presentation
Normal contest trophies are presented to the winners. No plaque is given the recipients. The master trophies remain on display at the IAC Pavilion in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

 

PITTS AEROBATICS TROPHIES - CHRONOLOGY OF RECIPIENT

KEY: (S) Sportsman    (I) Intermediate     (A) Advanced    (U) Unlimited

1977
Donn Crotchett (S)
Ken Larson (I)
Peter McManus (A)
Henry Haigh (U)

1985 
Ole Olsen (S)
Phil Sisson (I)
Perry Rhoads (A)
Henry Haigh (U)

1993
Robert Krauter (S)
Gerry Molidor (I)
Dick Blatter (A)
Patty Wagstaff (U)

1978
Cab Utley (S)
John Helton (I)
Jerry Spear (A)
Lew Shattuck (U)

1986
Giles Henderson (S)
Randy Henderson (I)
Robert Armstrong (A)
Mike Stauter (U)

1994 
Sportsman not flown
Fred DeLacerda (I)
Matt Morrissey (A)
Matt Chapman (U)

1979 
Wayne Reicher (S)
Norman Way (I)
Gene Beggs (A)
Kermit Weeks (U)

1987
Giles Henderson (S)
Gerry Zimmerman (I)
Robert Armstrong (A)
Harold Chappell (U)

1995
Russell Sheets (S)
Chris Panzl (I)
Gerry Molidor (A)
Phillip Knight (U)

1980
Mike Sharp (S)
Adrienne Applegarth (I)
John Morrissey (A)
Keith Allan (U)

1988
Charles Seiferd (S)
Glen Fleischer (I)
Jerry Spear (A)
Earle Andrews (U)

1996
Rick Martinez (S)
Dave Lammers (I)
Chris Panzl (A)
Eric Haagenson (U)

1981
Skip Prest (S)
Charlie Larkey (I)
Dennis Sawyer (A)
Henry Haigh (U)

1989
Bob Schlamer (S)
Bill Finagin (I)
Tom Adams (A)
Mike Anderson (U)

1997 
Mike Vaughan (S)
Miles Merritt (I)
Matt Morrissey (A)
Kirby Chambliss (U)

1982 
Russ Mayberry (S)
Mike Sharp (I)
Jack Steinfeldt (A)
Jim Rossi (U)

1990
Larry Warren (S)
Bill Finagin (I)
Tom Adams (A)
Rick Massegee (U)

1998
Mike Vaughan (S)
Rick Martinez (I)
Bradford Lang (A)
Robert Armstrong (U)

1983
Giles Henderson (S)
Robert Armstrong (I)
Peter Anderson (A)
Henry Haigh (U)

1991
Gerry Molidor (S)
Clyde Cable (I)
Tom Adams (A)
Pete Anderson (U)

1999 
Darrel Massman (S)
Clyde Cable (I)
Bubba Vidrine (A)
David Martin (U)

1984
Phil Sisson (S)
Buck Carroll (I)
John Morrissey (A)
Clint McHenry (U)

1992
Jan Jones (S)
Larry Warren (I)
John Morrissey (A)
Linda Meyers (U)

2000
Bob Sweginnis (S)
Vicki Cruse (I)
Norm DeWitt (A)
Tom Wade (U)