The Free Programme at the World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Slovakia was completed yesterday in mid-afternoon and the results became final at 5:30 pm.
France took the first two places in the Free (Louis Vanel and Thomas Libaud both flying an Extra 330SC) with a South African pilot (Patrick Davidson) winning the Bronze in a Sukhoi SU-26M.
US Team pilots were placed as follows:
Mark Fullerton, 22nd; Marty Flournoy, 26th; Mark Nowosielski, 32nd; Craig Gifford, 49th; and Matt Lane, 56th. Team USA in currrently in fourth place.
Detailed results and the individual program scores can be found at https://www.civa-results.com.
The first Free Unknown begins this morning. A total of 17 Free Unknown sequences were submitted by participating countries yesterday, checked by the Jury, and then posted. PIlots then selected which of the 17 sequences they wished to fly. The American pilots selected three different Free Unknowns. The organizers then scrambled to assemble the judges' paperwork for the flights and worked well into the night.
The sequence Mark Fullerton is flying (labeled "M" here) is shown below.
