Hey Tommy, we missed you in Nederland.

I was judging Chuck in advanced - he had just completed his spin and was exiting for landing - Bret was flying FAI on the other line and I don't know where he was in his pattern. Bret was heading north and Chuck was heading south when the outer third of Chucks wing hit Bret's left horzontal stab and removed it. Both planes were still flying! Bret was able to land his plane hot, downwind and the main gear collapsed as he landed. Chuck somehow managed to fly around for a minute or so and then land-he clipped the top of a tree as he turned on final but still managed to get it down near the runway-even though it turns out he had only one aileron and no elevator...I don't know how he did it. Both landings were incredible piloting achievements, IMO.

Bret's Beryll is being repaired as I write and is expected to make a recovery within the week. Chuck called his plane a total loss and flew his new electric Pentathlon very well for a narrow win over Jon Lowe.

George