Contest 2026
Sunday, October 25th
2026 MCRSC Bomb/Parachute Drop Contest
After a 2-week delay due to rain, the 20th Annual MCRCS
Bomb/Parachute Drop Contest took place on October 25th.
It turned out to be a spectacular flying day with sunny weather, blue
cloud-free skies and highs reaching the mid 60’s. It was cold at the start with some frost on
the ground which quickly burned off. There
were no noticeable winds which made a dream flying day. We had a good turnout with 9 entrants in the
bomb drop and 4 entrants in the Parachute Drop. Carl Tindall with his
Timber took first place in the bomb drop (10 Points) and Carl Gubkin took first
in the Parachute Drop (5 Points). This
makes two years in a row that Carl Tindall won the Bomb Drop Contest. We had a good number of non-participating
members watching on as well as non-contest flying. This year’s contest had two pilots show us
again what happens when you watch your bombs fall instead of your plane. The event also included delays for horses,
hunting dogs and riders with whips on the field. It should be noted that Muhammad was a big
help in retrieving bombs and parachutes.
Later we held our breath when Brian B. retrieved a plane in a nearby
tree. Those watching made sure that we
had the local emergency access contacts.
We need to thank Irwin for getting the food, and Brian B. for setting up the
lunch. Muhammad was our chef and
prepared two kinds of tasty soup, mouthwatering bbq chicken along with the
usual hamburgers and hotdogs. It just made
for an incredible flying day!
Carl Gubkin
Contest Coordinator
2026 MCRSC Bomb/Parachute Drop Contest Standings
The following are the standings of the bomb and parachute drop contests:
Bomb Drop
1st Place Carl Tindall (Timber) – 10 Pts.
2nd
Place Johannes (Calypso Sail Plane) – 7 Pts. Irwin Keshner (Gental Sail Lady) - 7 Pts. (Tie)
3rd
Place Brian Hoffman (Gental Sale Lady) – 6 Pts.
Other Pilots: Steve Barr (Extra) - 4 Pts. Bob Levandowski (Ultra Stick) - 3 Pts. Stephan Baker (Extra) - 3 Pts.
Nobu
Iwasawa (Avistar Trainer) - 3 Pts. Carl
Gubkin
(Tundra) - 3 Pts.
Parachute Drop
2nd
Place Carl Tindall (Timber)- 4 Pts.
Other Pilots: Nobu Iwasawa (Avistar Trainer) - 3 Pts. Johannes (Calypso Sail Plane) - 3 Pts.
