Wall of Fame – Previous Top Gun Champions
Each year, there is only one Club Champion. This pilot earns that honor not only because they flew well in the club flights, but they also completed a minimum number of weekends. In order to be considered, the following criteria must be met:
- Must have flown in a minimum of 3 different monthly flights.
- Must have flown a minimum of 1/3 of the total task flown by the club each year.
Any pilot that meets the criteria above is considered for becoming the Club Champion. Once a pilot is determined to be eligible, their Ranking Average for the year is compared to the other pilots who also meet the criteria and a new list is developed. This list only comes out once a year in January following the completion of the previous calendar year.
Past Top Gun Champions
1986 Mark Sullivan
1987 Scott Appleman
1988 Wayne Bond
1989 Mark Sullivan
1990 Wayne Bond
1991 Sid Cutter
1992 Dave Melton
1993 Gleen See
1994 Wayne Bond
1995 Sid Cutter
1996 Bill Walker
1997 Bob Mass
1998 Bill Walker
1999 Gary Bennett
2000 Bob Mass
2001 Bob Mass
2002 Mark Sullivan
2003 Sid Cutter
2004 Bob Mass
2005 Chuck Ludberg
2006 Nick Meleski
2007 Jeff Gilles
2008 Ray Bair
2009 Keith Takach
2010 Jason “Hopper” Buckner
2011 Keith Takach
2012 Neil Jackson
2013 Keith Takach
2014 Mark Sullivan
2015 David Fuston
2016 Keith Takach
2017 Jason “Hopper” Buckner
2018 Keith Takach
2019 Chris Cliver
2020 Shawn Speicher (and Rookie of the Year)
2021 Kelly Price
2022 Jonathan Wright
2023 Trent Caldwell
Recent Top Gun Champions
2023 Top Gun Champion, Trent Caldwell
2022 Top Gun Champion, Jonathan Wright
