2019 marked the seventh annual Healthy Bastards Bush Pilot Champs. The competition is a Precision Landing and STOL Takeoff and Landing competition held annually at Omaka Airfield, Blenheim in New Zealand. The competition is run by the Marlborough Aero Club in conjunction with major sponsor Dave Baldwin of Bulls Flying Doctor Service.
Congratulations to the Zenith STOL “Sky Jeep” pilots for their excellent flying at the 2019 New Zealand Bush Pilot Championships!
- 1st place STOL Competition (1325 lbs): Chris Anderson (Zenith STOL)
- 2nd place STOL Competition (1325 lbs): Hamish Crowe (Zenith STOL)
- Shortest Takeoff: Deane Phillip (Zenith STOL)
- Shortest Landing: Chris Anderson (Zenith STOL)
Many thanks to Nick Hobart for the video footage.
I wasn’t there but I sure would like a tee shirt.
The tricycle landing gear on the Zeniths provide an additional opportunity to shorten the landing distance by adding brakes to all three wheels and increasing the pressures to provide major brake force upon touch down.
Full results for the competition can be found on the Marlborough Aeroclub website: http://www.marlboroughaeroclub.co.nz
on this PDF http://www.marlboroughaeroclub.co.nz/uploads/pdf/HB/Results%202019.pdf
And plenty of more videos: http://www.marlboroughaeroclub.co.nz/healthy-bastards/HB-Movies/
They all did great!