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Peter Nissan, Norway, was Chairman of the Jury with Charles Wotherspoon, South Africa, and Hans Peter Hirzel, Switzerland as members. Peter Costello, Ireland, served as Chief Judge.The Local Chief Judge was Bill Ottley, Maryland, National Aeronautics Assn, representative to the FAI.

Scores were computed by program designed and run by Art Hoadly with assistance from his wife Carol and their daughter Christy.

The Navigation contest consisted of a route approximately 100 NM long with 11 legs, 10 turning points, 4 secret check points and 6 photographs to be identified and located on the chart with a pin prick. Pilots were expected to execute 4 different landings, one each type - normal, with choice of power and flaps; forced, without power, flaps as desired; forced, without power and no flaps; and approach and landing over a barrier 2 metres high placed 50 metres before the touch down (0) line, flaps and power as a normal landing.

Most of the countries rented airplanes, preferably Cessna 150's and 152's. They worked form a list provided by Connie Gann. Pages could be written on how to coordinate Fixed Base Operators, barely English speaking pilots, Insurance Companies & shared airplanes, but somehow they all had an airplane to fly in the competition.

Ray Heyde and Carolyn Pilaar flew their own airplanes with doors especially modified by Ray by adding a clear panel inset to better see the ground. Ray also provided the plans to the Swiss team who arrived with their airplane doors as part of their baggage. I think there was a story connected with that pickup at the airport!

The 1983 World Champion Polish team disassembled two of their Wilga's and sent them to Florida by ship to be reassembled and flown by pilots that again became World Champions. Waclaw Nycz was declared Champion. He is a professional Flight Instructor. Januz Darocha placed third, and the 1983 top pilot, Krzystof Lenartowizz placed fourth. "Luck of the draw" placed Krzystof last to fly in the Navigation contest when weather was less favorable and in reverse order he was first in the landings which would not be the position a contestant would choose.

Jan-Olaf Friskman, World Champion in the 1975 and on other Championship Swedish teams placed second, leading his team also to second place. Jan-Olaf was also the winner of the Masonhall Sportsmanship Trophy, given this year for the first time, for his part in an early AM mid-air collision of 2 C-152's. Both aircraft landed safely and neither pilot was hurt. He is a DC-9 pilot for SAS and an officer in the Royal Swedish Airforce.

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