I, too, was at the XFC. I thought Chip was head-and-shoulders above everyone else there. He had more control over that airplane than ANYONE else at the event. There was a lot of "stick banging" going on from most--Chip was a pleasure to watch.

Be careful about claiming a "winner" to an event that you didn't judge. Without knowing the criteria, you can't know the outcome. And even then, you might not see the same things the judges did.

Either way, this years TOC seems to be a great contest with lots of potential winners. I would MUCH rather be in Las Vegas than in dreary, cold, rainy Cincinnati. I sure hope they have another one.

Ken