US Pilot Categories for the 2011 Contest Year

[ Last updated on Wednesday, 20 April 2011 at 19:58 GMT ]
From the SSA WWW Server: Updated December 28, 1999
"Each year the SSA compiles a Pilot Ranking List from results achieved in SSA-sanctioned competitions during the previous three years. Using this list, pilots are placed into one of four Categories, according to the following scheme:
Pilots whose Pilot Ranking score is greater than 92.0 and pilots who within the previous three years won an SSA Medallion in a sanctioned National Competition (Open, 18-Meter, 15-Meter, Standard, World and Sport classes) are designated as Category I.
Other pilots whose Pilot Ranking score is not less than 86.0 are designated as Category II.
Other pilots whose Pilot Ranking score is not less than 60.0 are designated as Category III.
Other pilots whose Pilot Ranking score is greater than zero are designated as Category IV."
These listings are based on the SSA membership number of the pilot, and their attribution is not always unambiguous. The score sheets frequently just say "Smith", or "Leonard", and there may well be errors in identifying the correct member of the clan. The McX and MacX names may be mutilated as well.
Please help straighten things out, and send along any corrections.
Last updated Wednesday, 20 April 2011 at 19:58 GMT
Category I
[ 68 pilots ]
                                                                                  Athuil, Phillip                                                                   Bargainnier, Devin T.                                                             Bearden, Chip                                                                     
Blackburn, Andy                                                                   Bush, Dale L.                                                                     Butler, Richard W.                                                                Clark, Robin                                                                      
Cochrane, John H.                                                                 Culbertson, Rick                                                                  Cundiff, Roy S.                                                                   Deane, Peter                                                                      
Elliott, William P.                                                               Fletcher, Robert W.                                                               Franke, Sean Robert                                                               Gaisford, Phillip Anthony                                                         
Garner, James K. 'Chip'                                                           Gawthrop, Bill                                                                    Geiger, Elizabeth J.                                                              Gimmey, Ray                                                                       
Greenhill, David John                                                             Huss, Marvin C.                                                                   Indrebo, Rick                                                                     Ittner, Gary N.                                                                   
Jacobs, Douglas L.                                                                Keene, Mark                                                                       Kelley, Thomas E.                                                                 Knauff, Thomas L.                                                                 
Knauff, Thomas L. & Kuhlke, Lee                                                   Koenenkamp, Rolf                                                                  Kramer, Dale                                                                      Kuhlke, Lee                                                                       
Leonard, David                                                                    McKnight, Thomas N.                                                               McMaster, Leonard R.                                                              Mockler, Richard T.                                                               
Mozer, Eric H.                                                                    Murphy, Sean P.                                                                   Murray, John McLean                                                               Nadler, David R.                                                                  
Nelson, Erik Nels                                                                 Nichols, Steve                                                                    Northcraft, Stephen A.                                                            Oliver, Michael & Dowell, Thomas                                                  
Pin, François G.                                                                  Ridenour, Ronald N.                                                               Ruehle, William R.                                                                Saunders, Christopher D.                                                          
Seaborn, Walter John, III                                                         Seymour, John C.                                                                  Smith, Michael F.                                                                 Snead, William B.                                                                 
Sorenson, Kenneth G.                                                              Springford, David                                                                 Striedieck, Karl H.                                                               Sullivan, Corey                                                                   
Sullivan, Monty Claus                                                             Szemplinski, Jerzy                                                                Tabery, Ronald S.                                                                 Taylor, Timothy A.                                                                
Tuckey, Patrick Luke                                                              Tyler, Allison H., Jr.                                                            Van Grunsven, Richard                                                             Walker, Jack A., Jr.                                                              
Walters, Richard F.                                                               Welles, Gillette 'Tim'                                                            Willat, Garret I.                                                                 Woods, Chris                                                                      

Category II
[ 112 pilots ]
Acree, Randy                                                                      Adams, Aland B.                                                                   Alexander, Peter T.                                                               Arnold, Sarah Kelly                                                               
Bell, Kenneth F.                                                                  Beltz, Tom G.                                                                     Bergh, Ralph                                                                      Berry, Wallace D., Jr.                                                            
Birecki, Henryk                                                                   Blanchi, Christophe                                                               Bonniere, D.                                                                      Bourgeois, Roy A.                                                                 
Caldwell, Robert                                                                  Cameron, Stephen F.                                                               Cannon, Walter B.                                                                 Case, Brian F.                                                                    
Clarke, Ronald William                                                            Cole, Daniel G.                                                                   Coucke, David                                                                     Cumiford, James H., Jr.                                                           
Dismukes, Robert K.                                                               Dunning, Robert                                                                   Dutka, Leslie Anthony                                                             Echeverry, Gonzalo, Jr.                                                           
Eisenbeiss, Duane                                                                 Faris, Bob                                                                        Frantz, James S.                                                                  Gagen, William T. & Wach, Lance & Lodge-Maragh, Donald C.                         
Gager, Jim                                                                        Gertsen, Kai                                                                      Giltner, Samuel C.                                                                Goddard, Larry D.                                                                 
Good, John F.                                                                     Gough, Andy F.                                                                    Grant, Martin                                                                     Green, George D.                                                                  
Green, Michael I.                                                                 Hauchecorne, Jean-Claude                                                          Hill, William G., III                                                             Hilty, Grant C.                                                                   
Hollenberg, Randall W.                                                            Hollestelle, Ed                                                                   Hollestelle, Ed, Jr.                                                              Hutchinson, Vernon Ray                                                            
Kellerman, Richard                                                                Kelly, Peter J., Jr.                                                              Kennedy, Nicholas                                                                 Kerns, William G.                                                                 
Kilian, Herbert                                                                   Kite, Adam                                                                        Koerner, Steve                                                                    Konesky, Frank                                                                    
Krolikowski, Ryszard                                                              Krueger, Wilfried                                                                 Ladd, Daniel M.                                                                   Larimore, Stuart B.                                                               
Larsen, Tim                                                                       Leonard, Steven                                                                   Leslie, Gregg T.                                                                  Litt, Baudouin                                                                    
Lombard, Jacobus G.                                                               Lubon, John                                                                       Ludeman, Evan M.                                                                  Mann, Erik H.                                                                     
Martin, David V.                                                                  Martin, Tim                                                                       McAllister, Timothy S.                                                            McDonald, Louis                                                                   
McGowin, Tim                                                                      McLaughlin, Steve                                                                 Mecklenburg, Greg                                                                 Mertins, Enrique                                                                  
Michalik, Stephen A.                                                              Milner, Brian J.                                                                  Negro, Alberto                                                                    Newgard, Peter Mike                                                               
Nixon, Henry M., Jr.                                                              Ossorio, Alfonso H.                                                               Owen, Richard P.                                                                  Parker, Michael Noel                                                              
Parker, Richard                                                                   Pate, E. G.                                                                       Paynter, G. Frank                                                                 Price, James L.                                                                   
Reid, Jayne E.                                                                    Reid, R. Franklin                                                                 Reinholt, Craig J.                                                                Retting, Henry P.                                                                 
Richards, Kerry T.                                                                Roelke, Rick                                                                      Rogers, Walter A.                                                                 Ruf, Chris                                                                        
Russell, Jeffrey R.                                                               Schroth, Stefan                                                                   Schwartz, Ronald Roy                                                              Shakman, Michael L.                                                               
Silva, Fernando B.                                                                Sinclair, John S.                                                                 Smith, Stephen C.                                                                 Sorenson, Danny Kenneth                                                           
Spitz, Robert W.                                                                  Stant, Kirk E.                                                                    Stojkovic, Branko                                                                 Thompson, Mike                                                                    
Ungermann, Chris                                                                  Von Hellens, C. Robert                                                            Wade, Noel                                                                        Wasness, Donald S.                                                                
Weibel, Douglas E.                                                                Wills, Gavin                                                                      Zieba, Jerry                                                                      Zimmerman, Sam R., III                                                            


Category III
[ 248 pilots ]
Acee, Moses J.                                                                    Alexander, Scott                                                                  Allen, Frank P.                                                                   Alley, Lynn                                                                       
Alspaugh, Jake                                                                    Anderson, Kevin R.                                                                Andrews, Richard John                                                             Andrews, Richard John & Remde, Paul                                               
Arndt, Steve                                                                      Baird, Jeff G.                                                                    Baldwin, J. Rand                                                                  Banarhall, John                                                                   
Banks, Howard A.                                                                  Bargainnier, David R.                                                             Barkow, Thomas A.                                                                 Barry, Colin                                                                      
Bauder, F. S.                                                                     Baughman, Gary                                                                    Bell, Don J.                                                                      Benetti-Longhini, Leo                                                             
Blair, Charles L.                                                                 Boerner, Raul D.                                                                  Bogdanovich, Pedja                                                                Bojack, John G., Jr.                                                              
Borycki, Marek                                                                    Bowshot, Robert Scott                                                             Brain, John Valentin                                                              Brayer, Andrew                                                                    
Brooks, Michael                                                                   Buchanan, Roger N.                                                                Burgess, David                                                                    Burton, A. W.                                                                     
Bush, Lane                                                                        Byrne, Ronald                                                                     Campbell, Jay D.                                                                  Carl, Robert                                                                      
Carter, Gary E.                                                                   Cawby, Walter N.                                                                  Charchian, Loris (Lorry) J.                                                       Chouinard, Hal                                                                    
Cluxton, Robert J., III                                                           Coggins, Steven                                                                   Cole, David M.                                                                    Conrad, Bruce A.                                                                  
Cordell, Paul                                                                     Cornay, Ray J., III                                                               Cotter, John J., III                                                              Crawford, Elliot                                                                  
Cripps, Nigel                                                                     Crosina, Mario                                                                    Daye, Jeff                                                                        de Baghy, Andre                                                                   
DeLeon, Robert                                                                    Dennis, Martin                                                                    Deutsch, Mitchell                                                                 Dezzutti, John                                                                    
Dixon, Thomas F.                                                                  Drew, Errol                                                                       Dukerich, Tom                                                                     Dunteman, David                                                                   
Durbin, Andrew                                                                    Dvorchak, Stephen                                                                 Earlywine, John K.                                                                Ecklund, Philip C.                                                                
Edling, Leon K.                                                                   Edrei, Michael                                                                    Ekman, Kenneth P.                                                                 Elber, Dirk                                                                       
Ennulat, Harold W.                                                                Epp, Robert William                                                               Falbaum, Hartley L.                                                               Falk, Theodore J.                                                                 
Farnsworth, Virginia                                                              Fidler, Robert G.                                                                 Fineman, Darrell                                                                  Finger, Jim                                                                       
Fleming, Robin G.                                                                 Fletcher, Scott C.                                                                Flores, Joe David                                                                 Ford, Kevin                                                                       
Fowler, Roger                                                                     Franke, Manfred W.                                                                Fuller, Richard G.                                                                Gadowski, Boguslaw R.                                                             
Gagen, William T.                                                                 Garavaglia, Gary                                                                  Garrison, James C.                                                                Gatkiewicz, Ryszard                                                               
Geiger, William                                                                   Gianforte, Jay                                                                    Gleason, Ronald                                                                   Godfrey, John D.                                                                  
Gore, Charles                                                                     Gorowsky, Craig                                                                   Goshorn, Kenneth                                                                  Gossfeld, Tim                                                                     
Gough, Chris                                                                      Gradinski, Nikola                                                                 Gray, Douglas G.                                                                  Grove, Robert L.                                                                  
Gunther, Christian K.                                                             Gurnett, Donald A.                                                                Haller, Theodore R.                                                               Hanke, George                                                                     
Hansman, John                                                                     Harris, Roger D.                                                                  Harvey, Bob (Robert)                                                              Heneghan, Tim                                                                     
Herrmann, James J.                                                                Herron, Matt                                                                      Herron, Matt Allison                                                              Higgins, Michael                                                                  
Hills, Robert                                                                     Holden, Glenn                                                                     Hollenberg, Richard A.                                                            Holliday, Robert                                                                  
Huenl, Fred                                                                       Hurni, Robert L.                                                                  Jackson, Joe M.                                                                   Jackson, Robert D.                                                                
Jones, Scott                                                                      Jurado, Alfonso                                                                   Kaleta, Richard R.                                                                Kelley, Glen A.                                                                   
Kilbourne, Kenneth Paul                                                           Klenda, Daryl S.                                                                  Klenda, Daryl S. & Bowshot, Robert Scott & Lodge-Maragh, Donald C. & Wach, Lance  Klenda, Daryl S. & Gagen, William T. & Mersino, Jacob & Grosso, Maurice           
Klenda, Daryl S. & Pierson, Brett E. & Mersino, Jacob & Grosso, Maurice           Klix, Christian H.                                                                Kobus, Andrzej                                                                    Kochanski, Kenneth J.                                                             
Kroesch, Donald F.                                                                Krolikowski, Tomasz                                                               Lamb, Jim L.                                                                      Lambert, Eric J.                                                                  
Langelaan, Willem                                                                 Leonard, Ronald A.                                                                Lewis, Curtis L., Jr.                                                             Lewis, Trace                                                                      
Lindeman, Robert J.                                                               Lineberry, Wesley L.                                                              Linnekin, Dennis                                                                  Lodge-Maragh, Donald C.                                                           
Lovinggood, Ray D.                                                                Maag, Andrew                                                                      MacKenzie, David A.                                                               Mackie, Derek                                                                     
Macys, Robert                                                                     Madsen, Shannon R.                                                                Maleady, Richard M.                                                               Mampe, Charles D., III                                                            
Mandelbaum, Juan                                                                  Mason, Steve                                                                      Mayes, Brett Rexford                                                              McArthur, Heinz M.                                                                
McCarron, Michael E.                                                              McKrell, Matthew                                                                  McMillan, Craig                                                                   McQuigg, Andrew R.                                                                
Miller, William G.                                                                Molidor, Gerry, Jr.                                                               Moore, Thomas V.                                                                  Morehardt, Robert, Jr.                                                            
Morozov, Sergei                                                                   Morss, Dave                                                                       Nasadowski, Martin W.                                                             Neumann, Ulrich                                                                   
Newgard, Peter M.                                                                 O'Leary, George                                                                   Odehnal, Gary A.                                                                  Oldershaw, Paul                                                                   
Olson, Ronald A.                                                                  Packard, Michael                                                                  Pala, Angel E.                                                                    Peters, Andrew A.                                                                 
Petersen, Charles                                                                 Peterson, L. Rolf                                                                 Pfiffner, Richard H.                                                              Pfortner, Peter                                                                   
Pixton, David H.                                                                  Poe, Michael T.                                                                   Pollard, Donald H.                                                                Profota, Don L.                                                                   
Purves, Keith                                                                     Ramm, Darryl                                                                      Redweik, Eric P.                                                                  Reid, Michael R.                                                                  
Richardson, Bill                                                                  Rinke, Gene                                                                       Robison, Michael R.                                                               Rohde, Howard                                                                     
Ruegger, Werner                                                                   Rumpf, Udo                                                                        Ryan, Charles                                                                     Salkeld, Edwin M., Jr.                                                            
Salvo, Robert A.                                                                  Savage, John E.G.                                                                 Scarpelli, Peter                                                                  Seifried, Paul                                                                    
Shepherd, Joseph M.                                                               Shugg, Greg                                                                       Shugg, Mark D.                                                                    Simmers, Joe                                                                      
Smith, Alan                                                                       Smith, Leigh                                                                      Smith, Pendleton W.                                                               Smith, William T.                                                                 
Smolder, Clement A., II                                                           Snyder, Doug                                                                      Sparks, Victor P.                                                                 Stanley, David                                                                    
Stickle, Rollin J.                                                                Stupka, Ferdinand                                                                 Sutton, Ronald T.                                                                 Szafarczyk, Sylvia                                                                
Szczepaniak, Luke                                                                 Takallu, M.A                                                                      Tax, Cal W.                                                                       Teel, Randall                                                                     
Thar, William E.                                                                  Thomas, Clayton J.                                                                Travers, Lawrence W.                                                              Udd, Thomas E.                                                                    
Urbahn, John                                                                      Vakkur, George J.                                                                 Van Gastel, Paul                                                                  Vassel, Bruno, IV                                                                 
Vickland, Clayton W.                                                              Vihlen, Steven C.                                                                 Vredenburg, Peter                                                                 Vreeken, Dennis                                                                   
Wach, Lance                                                                       Wagner, Ted C.                                                                    Wajda, Marian                                                                     Wallach, Robert                                                                   
Ware, Rob                                                                         Weaver, David                                                                     Weber, John H.                                                                    Weissenbuehler, Heinz, Jr.                                                        
Westbrook, Michael S.                                                             Wichman, Todd                                                                     Willat, Boyd Jason                                                                Willis, David D.                                                                  
Willits, Steven Mich                                                              Wilson, Tim X.                                                                    Wirz, Nicholas                                                                    Wrobel, Dan                                                                       


Category IV
[ 160 pilots ]
Akerley, Mark                                                                     Angelou, James R.                                                                 Angelou, James R. & Schwartz, Ronald Roy & Seifried, Paul                         Baldwin, Harry L.                                                                 
Barnard, Bruce D.                                                                 Barr, John                                                                        Batesole, Bill                                                                    Bauer, Mitchel                                                                    
Belka, Jacob                                                                      Benson, Oliver Anthony                                                            Betzoldt, Glenn                                                                   Bewley, William D.                                                                
Blomquist, Delbert N.                                                             Bourgeois, Daniel                                                                 Boyce, John R.                                                                    Boyles, Corbin                                                                    
Brack, Joseph J.                                                                  Breau, Edward F.                                                                  Briggs, Paul                                                                      Bryan, Dan J.                                                                     
Cahoon, David                                                                     Cant, Ian                                                                         Carlyle, John M.                                                                  Ciesielski, Tomasz                                                                
Clarke, William P., MD                                                            Conrad, Craig M.                                                                  Cook, Charles T.                                                                  Cumm, Lucas                                                                       
Cumm, Lucas & Duron, Sergio                                                       Dawson, Paul                                                                      Domeier, Joachim                                                                  Dowell, Thomas                                                                    
Duron, Sergio                                                                     English, Peter                                                                    Erzen, William P.                                                                 Erzen, William P. & Moffitt, Jeffry D. & Wach, Lance & Lodge-Maragh, Donald C.    
Farra, Ralph                                                                      Fidler, Sean                                                                      Filiaci, Mattia E.                                                                Fitzpatrick, Louis, III                                                           
Fosha, Kathryn M.                                                                 Gaines, David D.                                                                  Gill, John E. 'Corky'                                                             Goranson, Edwin                                                                   
Gradwell, Scott                                                                   Graves, Michael T.                                                                Greenblatt, Robert                                                                Gros, Rick                                                                        
Grosso, Maurice                                                                   Haney, Ken                                                                        Hann, Daniel                                                                      Hardy, Dana                                                                       
Hegele, Rolf D.                                                                   Helm, Skylor S.                                                                   Hendrix, Jim E., Jr.                                                              Higginson, Bob                                                                    
Horigan, Richard D., Jr.                                                          Howard, William Guerry                                                            Iuliano, Robert E.                                                                Jaeger, Barry E.                                                                  
Johnson, Gustav                                                                   Jones, Philip D.                                                                  Jones, Reggie                                                                     Kalinsky, Omri                                                                    
Kanes, Panos J.                                                                   Konle, Hans P.                                                                    Kreyche, Thomas                                                                   Kunrath, Erich                                                                    
Kunrath, Erich & Riddlebarger, Jeffery W.                                         Lauck, Anthony G.                                                                 Leal, Jonathan                                                                    Liscomb, William P.                                                               
Lohre, Charles R.                                                                 Loken, Halvar Y.                                                                  Loomiller, Craig                                                                  Lynch, Mallory B.                                                                 
Mackenzie, Franklin F.                                                            Marin, Jose                                                                       Matticola, Mark F.                                                                Matticola, Mark F. & Woodbury, Douglas & Grosso, Maurice & Boyles, Corbin         
Mawhinney, R. Steven                                                              Mazzeo, Frank                                                                     McGinnis, Richard                                                                 McKinnon, Hal H., Jr.                                                             
McLaughlin, Patrick                                                               Mead, Colin                                                                       Mersino, Jacob                                                                    Miller, Keith R.                                                                  
Miller, Norm                                                                      Moffitt, Jeffry D.                                                                Moos, Milton H.                                                                   Moran, Wallace J.                                                                 
Morelli, Joseph A.                                                                Morrison, Malcolm                                                                 Mozer, Norman                                                                     Mueller, Frederick K.                                                             
Murphy, John                                                                      Murphy, John P.                                                                   Nau, Thomas W.                                                                    Neumann, Philip                                                                   
Newfield, Stephen                                                                 Nockles, William A.                                                               Norton, Frank C., Jr.                                                             Oliver, Michael                                                                   
Orr, Kenneth J.                                                                   Orr, Kenneth J. & Roller, Richard                                                 Paavola, Stephen H.                                                               Palatinus, Wendy                                                                  
Paris, James J.                                                                   Peterson, Thomas J., Jr.                                                          Pierson, Brett E.                                                                 Pinney Sr, Chuck                                                                  
Pokorski, James A.                                                                Price, Kenny                                                                      Quas, Robert M., Jr.                                                              Ramsey, Lindon J.                                                                 
Remde, Paul                                                                       Rettig, Fred                                                                      Rettig, William L.                                                                Richard, Robert H.                                                                
Riddlebarger, Jeffery W.                                                          Rider, James G.                                                                   Rizzo, James J.                                                                   Roberts, Larry L.                                                                 
Roehler, Horst                                                                    Roller, Richard                                                                   Sammeter, Bryce                                                                   Sare, Samuel                                                                      
Saunders, George                                                                  Schaubs, Lothar                                                                   Semones, John                                                                     Sitver, Edward S.                                                                 
Smith, Jeffrey                                                                    Smith, Mike                                                                       Sohm, Peter A.                                                                    Sovis, Stephen                                                                    
Stevenson, Linwood P.                                                             Stoddard, Mike                                                                    Stoddard, Mike & Ramsey, Lindon J.                                                Stone, Robert D., Jr.                                                             
Stringfellow, Michael                                                             Sullivan, Brent                                                                   Taylor, Clyde E.                                                                  Taylor, Stephen                                                                   
Templin, Robert                                                                   Thirkill, Dan                                                                     Tuohino, Larry A.                                                                 Van Timmeren, Andrew                                                              
Warren, Mark                                                                      Weck, Geoffrey Ebel                                                               Welles, David S.                                                                  Welsh, Christopher                                                                
Whitney, Stuart D.                                                                Williams, Catherine A.                                                            Willis, John M.                                                                   Woodbury, Douglas                                                                 
Wrona, John                                                                       Zanze, David                                                                      Zentner, York                                                                     Ziwica, Karl-Heinz
¹ One year extension for having served as a contest official: Gertsen, Kai
"3.2 Extension of Entry Priority A non-entrant who acts as a contest official named in Rule 3.1 and who is listed in the SSA Pilot Ranking List is eligible for a one-year extension on that list. Such an extension must be requested of the SSA in writing and may not occur more often than once in three years."
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