RE: 2008 nats/Concours de Elegance
That's the idea Keith...to reward the craftsmen AND the owners/pilots of these awesome machines. In the past 2 years they had to compete against each other, and the criteria was intentionally vague. Who is more deserving, the guy that puts in hundreds of hours of hard work and creativity, or the guy with a big imagination, good connections and a deep wallet? To me, and apparently a lot of others, it's 2 seperate things, equally deserving, but not the same.
So, in this case, the builder and the owner should be clearly listed. In fact some planes have more than two people involved. This needs to be listed so the correct person gets the credit. It isn't going to be an easy system to iron out, but we're going to try!
This is the first step....
-Mike