Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue
The 7th Annual Timmerman Airport Flour Drop Competition took place on Saturday, June 8, 2024. A mandatory safety briefing was conducted for all teams at 10:00 A.M. on the morning of the contest. Each contestant was given two attempts to drop a bag of flour onto a target painted on the airfield. Despite some light precipitation and cooler temperatures on the day of the contest, over 20 pilot and passenger teams participated and tested their precision skills. Families, aviation enthusiasts and others also joined as spectators to observe the contest.
This year’s target featured a bullseye marking and three rings set at 20 feet, 40 feet, and 60 feet out from the center.
Flour bags were marked with the aircraft N number so they could be identified by the judges as most bags break apart upon impact. While many attempts landed well outside of the target, a few pilot and passenger teams managed to make it inside of the rings. The grand prize was a $200 Spring City Aviation gift certificate provided by the Milwaukee airport. Lunch was free for all attendees.
Here are the contest winners:
1st place: Josh Woodard and Jeff Madunich with a drop at 20 feet.
2nd place: Todd Niles and Chris Hickman with a drop at 24 feet.
3rd place: Andy Kanehl and Michelle Blask with a drop at 38 feet.
