Six Year Club
( perfect attendance )
Jessica Braddock,
of Freemont, Indiana, flies to Clinton each year
with Michael Bratton in Bratton's 1965 C150. Jessica has competed in nearly
every flying contest, ranking near the top most of the time. In 2006 Jessica
was the contest communications coordinator for FAC Ed Figuli. Braddock has
accumulated 3,234 round trip C150 Clinton air miles.
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Michael Bratton,
of Angola, Indiana has not only attended all of
the Clinton fly-ins, he has encouraged and supported Jessica Braddock's
participation, allowing her to use his airplane without limitation. Bratton
has flown in many of the contests himself over the years, and continues to
be a strong supporter and evangelist for the Clinton Fly-In. Naturally,
Bratton has also accumulated 3,234 round trip C150 Clinton air miles.
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Gordon Ellis,
of Cheyenne, Wyoming, (AKA Tinman) has flown his polished 1959 C150
to Clinton every year. Gordon always arrives early, volunteers to help run
the fly-in and stays afterwards to help clean up. Gordon has always been a
generous contributor to the fly-in, providing many of the banquet door
prizes, and even took out an ad promoting the fly-in in Trade A Plane at his
own expense! Gordon is a cherished friend to many Clinton regulars, and was
voted Club Member of the Year in 2003. Tinman has accumulated 9,072 round
trip C150 Clinton air miles.
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Joel Kiester &
Fury, of Boulder, Colorado. (aka Oldtimer) Like Tinman, Joel
has flown his 1959 150 to Clinton each and every year, with his faithful
canine companion Fury. Joel is always a good sport, and often flies in the
contests both left and right seat with numerous other Clinton pilots. Joel
and Fury have accumulated 9,540 round trip C150 Clinton air miles.
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Rex Krauklis,
of Louisville, Kentucky is a
pilot's pilot, often impressing the rest of us with his quiet competence.
Rex is not the sort to trumpet his own accomplishments, but we'll say it
here for the record, he's one of the most skilled pilots in the club. Rex
has won the "Top Gun" award at Clinton twice, and placed in the top three
nearly every year. Krauklis has accumulated 4,140 round trip C150 Clinton
air miles.
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Royson Parsons & Lori Colunga,
of
Atascadero, California. These two aren't on this list by choice, as official
hosts, they have to be there. In the process of hosting the fly-in Royson
has flown to Clinton not just 6 times, but 8 ( twice to prep ), accumulating a whopping total of 23,730 C150 Clinton air miles, and
3,390 C177 Clinton air miles. In addition to all that cross country flying, as club
staff, Parsons and Colunga have spent a total of nearly 5 months living out
of hotels in Clinton, ( and 300+ meals out! )
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Dennis & Phyllis Raddant,
formerly of Denton, Texas and now living in Broken
Arrow, Oklahoma. The Raddants have either flown or driven to Clinton each
and every year, and been crucial to the success of the fly-in by working
tirelessly as volunteers every year. When you arrive at Clinton, the
Raddants are among the first people you meet, as they welcome and greet
arrivals at fly-in registration. Their warm southern hospitality sets the
tone for the entire fly-in. The Raddants have accumulated 7,560 round trip
Clinton miles.
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Wil Venske,
of Stoughton, Wisconsin. Wil has never missed a
Clinton fly-in, always drawing admiration to his beautiful 1976 150M, and
spreading good cheer to friends both old and new. Venske has accumulated
1,092 round trip C150 Clinton air miles.
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Five Year Club,
(darn near perfect attendance,
most just missed the first year. )
Charles
Hanna, of Luthersville, Georgia - Charles is our Intrepid Tech Consultant, and
drives to Clinton every year to host much appreciated and valued tech
seminars. Charles has accumulated 6,672 round trip Clinton road miles.
Geoff & Lauren LaGioia,
of Morton Grove, Illinois - The LaGioia's are among
the best known and active club members at Clinton, always participating in
club flying events, and only missed the first year. Lauren has become
somewhat infamous for having won the grand prize at the banquet several
times, and has the distinction of being the youngest Cessna 150-152 club
lifetime member. The LaGioia's have accumulated 1,270 C152 round trip
Clinton air miles. Geoff tells us that Lauren does most of the cross country
flying. Norbert "Lucky" McLuckie,
of
Coal City, Illinois, Lucky is as faithful as the postman, amazing all to
come through sleet, hail, or rain to Clinton. In 2006 Lucky brought
his new bride Shirley along for the adventure. Lucky has accumulated 1,080
C150 Clinton air miles.
Hung Pham,
of Topeka, KS - Hung has only missed one Clinton
fly-in, in spite of a demanding work & family schedule that usually only
allows him to attend during the weekend. Hung has taken hundreds of
memorable Clinton photographs, 3,470.
Charles Pollard,
of Tomah, Wisconsin. Chuck is a faithful participant, usually
accompanied by his son Charles Jr. & Friend Dave Rezin. Pollard & Rezin always volunteer as Contest
judges. Pollard's long background in aviation has served him and the club
well at Clinton, and his sense of humor is treasured by his many Clinton
friends. Pollard has accumulated 1,788 round trip C150 Clinton air miles.
David & Tonya Stiff,
of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, David and the former Ms. Ford only missed the first
year. They've accumulated 2,530 C152 Clinton air miles.
Kirk Wennerstrom,
of Norwalk, It's a long way from Connecticut,
Kirk has been there every year since 2002, and usually manages to skydive
out of a C150 for good measure. Wennerstrom has accumulated 8,730
straight tail C150 Clinton air miles.
Wayne Westerman,
of Midland, TX. Wayne is one of the Clinton
Fly-in's most ardent supporters, and holds a fly-in in Texas every spring
just to drum up enthusiasm for going to Clinton. It seems to work out
pretty well, more pilots come to Clinton from Texas than any other state
except Illinois, and of course, Texas is a lot further away. Wayne has
accumulate 9,578 C150 Clinton air miles.
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