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Origin
The award was conceived by IAC Board member Robert "Bob" Freeman of Colorado. The award was funded by Mr. Freeman, IAC Director Tom Rhodes of Texas and U.S. Team member Tim Just of California. Mr. Freeman's purpose was to recognize not only skilled pilots but also those who supported at least three different regions, as defined by the IAC regions map. He also wanted to incentivize more participation in IAC regional contests, especially at the Unlimited level. Mr. Freeman contacted Kelly Loudenslager Goodpastor, Leo's daughter, to inform the Loudenslager family of the point series trophy, the desire to name it after her father, Leo Loudenslager, and to seek approval for the use of her father's name. She expressed gratitude, excitement and absolute approval to do so. Thus, the new trophy is called "The Leo", for the winners of the US National Point Series Championship.
Criteria
The purpose of the award is to recognize the IAC competition pilots in each of five Power categories who achieves the highest percentage of points possible during a calendar year from three different regions (in a given category) will be automatically qualified and ranked.
Presentation
The first-place winners in the point series in each category will have their names engraved on "The "Leo" trophy which will be on permanent display in the IAC pavilion on the EAA AirVenture grounds in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Winners will be recognized as the "U.S. National Point Series Champions". In addition, 1st place winners in each category will receive their own "Leo" based trophy. Second and third place winners will receive stickers that can be displayed on their aircraft. All recipients will receive their awards via regular mail and their accomplishments will be announced in Sport Aerobatics magazine, In The Loop e-newsletter and on IAC social media platforms.
Details
NPSC uses percentile ranking to normalize results, helping minimize differences in regional judging, contest size, use of boundary judges, etc. Under percentile ranking, a pilot who finishes first in a field of ten competitors is ranked higher significantly than a pilot who finishes first out of three.
The calculations take the best percentile rank from each region in which a pilot competes, and then the best three of those ranks are averaged. The pilot with the highest average percentile ranking is the NPSC winner for each category.
Exceptions and notes:
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The results for pilots who compete hors concours ("HC", aka "for a patch") in a given category and contest are excluded from the NPSC calculations.
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The results for pilots who have competed in a higher category within the past two calendar years, or the current year, are excluded from the NPSC calculations for any lower category.
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Prior to 2023, the results were excluded if there was only one competitor in a given category. Starting in 2023, pilots competing alone in a given category are awarded a percentile rank of 50 out of 100. (This is the same rank they would get if finishing second in a three-person category.)
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Primary pilots were ineligible for the NPSC prior to 2023.
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Only results from contests held in the U.S. are included in the calculations.
NPSC results are updated automatically when contest scores are uploaded from the JaSPer scoring program to the IAC Contest Database (IACCDB).
NOTE: This is a summary. The official rules for the NPSC are documented in IAC Policy and Procedure #227.
RESULTS SUMMARY
Full results and mid-season standings are available in the IAC Contest Database.
| Category | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Primary
Sportsman
Intermediate
Advanced
Unlimited
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N/A
Phillip Gragg
Britt Lincoln
Matt Dunfee N/A
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N/A
Phillip Gragg
Leigh Hubner
Kyle Collins
N/A
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N/A Mark Haven Jerry Esquenazi Stan Moye Jim Bourke |
N/A Trevor Smith John Shavinsky Stanley Moye Kate Volkova |
As always, if you have any questions regarding this program, please don’t hesitate to contact IAC Headquarters at 920-426-6574 or e-mail iac@eaa.org
