We all arrived in time to do some trimming on Friday. The weather was especially good on Friday and stayed quite nice through the weekend until Sunday afternoon when the previously moderate wind picked up and led to an early end to the flying. Your editorÿÿÿ’s foray into FAC Jumbo scale left a lot to be desired but a great deal of knowledge was gained for the next time around. I was rewarded for my efforts in other events with firsts in No-Cal Scale (Mr. Smoothie from Don Steebÿÿÿ’s plan) and O.T. Gas Replica (flying the Zipper) and second in O.T. Stick. Congratulations to Ted Teach who took first place. The big kudos, however, goes to WNYFFSÿÿÿ’s very own Jim DeTar. Jim took first in Old Time Kit Scale (Megow Fairchild 24), second in Golden Age Civilian (His Interstate Cadet missed first by only 7 seconds!), Dime Scale (Arado), Greve Race (Mr. Smoothie), and Modern Military (Grumman Guardian. A BIG thanks to Jim for his great writeup on this model included in this issue.). He probably would have placed in WW-I dog fight but Chris Starleafÿÿÿ’s entry chewed the tail off of Jimÿÿÿ’s Fokker D-7 in the first round. As the awards were handed out on Sunday afternoon, it was beginning to look like Jim should take up a position nearer the CDÿÿÿ’s table. Eventually they ran out of event results to announce so it looked like Jim would be able stay seated for a few minutes before we all started packing up for the last time. But then Jimÿÿÿ’s name was called again. The look of surprise on Jimÿÿÿ’s face was priceless; the last award was to Jim who was received the Grand Champion Vic Didelot Award Trophy for the FAC Outdoor Championships! Next time you see Jim be sure and congratulate him on this well deserved award. The last picture, of course, shows Jim with his trophy. Thanks also to Harrison Knapp and Al Yunker for their photos included in this issue. All contributions much appreciated! (Reprinted from TJ)