The Grand Champion will be crowned on May 24 when aircraft awards will be presented in a variety of categories at the Pilot's Get-Together Dinner. Awards for homebuilt, plans or kit, have been expanded to top 10 judging categories, highlighted by the Best of Show Built award. If no aircraft meets the judging criteria in a particular category, no award will be presented. The display aircraft judging registration deadline is 1 p.m. Saturday. Judging Categories Grand Champion Best of Show Custom Built Plans/Kit Classic, Neoclassic, Warbirds Pioneer through 1927 Golden Age Nonoplane 1928-1934 Golden Age Biplane 1928-1934 Classic Monoplane 1935-1945 Classic Biplane 1935-1945 Neo-Classic 1935-1957 Best Aeronca Best Beechcraft Best Bellanca Best Cessna Best Ercoupe Best Swift Best Luscombe Best Navion Best Piper Best Stinson Best Taylorcraft Best Military Best Military Trainer Best Military Fighter Best Military Liaison Best Replica Best Foreign Custom HomeBuilts Best Rotor Craft, Plans or Kit Best Custom Built/Plans Best Custom Built/Kit Best RV Best Lancair Best Fabric Plans/Kit Best Composite Plans/Kit Best Mixed Construction Plans/Kit Special Awards Oldest Pilot Youngest Pilot Longest Distance Flown Grand Champion John Hodgson - Boeing Stearman 75 N450SH Best of Show Steve Fisher - Sky Dancer N627F Golden Age Through 1934 Best Monoplane - William Mette/Alan Buchner Kinner Sportster B NC14201 Best Biplane - Jerry Impellezzeri Travelair E-4000 NC390M Classic 1935 - 1945 Best Monoplane - Ron Wollmer/Ron Price Piper J3C NC21646 Best Biplane - Rick Regan Boeing PT13 N51RR Neo-Classic 1946 - 1957 Best Neo-Classic - Steve Robinson Erco Ercoupe 415 N37334H Military - All Years Best Military - James Doyle Boeing A75(PT13B) N55721 Best Military Trainer - Edwar MIller Boeing A75NI N9923H Best Military Liaison - Kerry Roberson Taylorcraft 22M N49178 Foreign - All Years Best Foreign - Eddie Andreini Yakovlev 9U-M N900EA Replica (Full Size) - All Years Best Replica - Spirit of Wenatatchee/Jack Lodato Bellanca Skyrocket NR796W Custom Built - (All Years) Best Custom Built From Plans - Steve Fisher Sky Dancer N627F Best Custom Built From Kit - Scott Alair Lancair Legacy N495SL Custom Built Best Construction Custom Built Best Fabric - Andy Bell Just Aircraft Highlander N456WB Custom Built Best Metal - Christopher Combs Vans RV-8 N1415X Custom Built Best Composite - Randy Snair Lancair 235/320 N694RS Custom Built Best Mixed Construction - John Spratt Progressive SeaRey N48CJ Awards For Outstanding Examples of Type of Aircraft Best Aeronca - Joe Lesmeister Aeronca 11 AC N86166 Best Beechcraft - Ken & Kris Dodderer Beechcraft Bonanza N5062B Best Cessna - Howard McGinnis Cessna C-120 NC72173 Best Ercoupe - Maynard Smith Erco Ercoupe NC99843 Best Lancair - Scott Alair Lancair Legacy N495SL Best Piper - Frank Russo Piper J3-C65 N42144 Best RV - Larry Baker Vans RV-10 N540LB Best Stinson - Brian Moffet Stinson 108 N8306K Best Swift - Michelle Reid Globe Swift GCI-B N80615 Best Taylorcraft - Glen Bjorkman Taylorcraft BC12-D N96165 Pilot Awards Youngest Pilot - Trevor Wilcher 1988 Oldest Pilot - Howard Hunt 1922 Farthest Flown - Jack Lodato 750 statute miles

Watsonville Fly-in & Air Show appreciates your cooperation with the following: NO ANIMALS (handicapped service dogs are allowed), NO COOLERS, NO GLASS CONTAINERS, NO BICYCLES, NO SKATEBOARDS, NO ROLLER SKATES, NO MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES, NO WEAPONS, NO SMOKING in the event area. For your safety, all persons and personal items will be subject to search upon entering the airport grounds. Please anticipate this safety measure at the entrance gates when attending the Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show. Fly-In & Air Show Tickets Are Not Refundable Should all or any portion of the Fly-In & Air Show be canceled due to inclement weather or for other reasons beyond our control on the date or dates for which an admission fee has been paid, the admission fee will be considered a tax deductible contribution to the Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show Inc., a non-profit 501(C)(3) community event.