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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – NEW Locations! MORE Events! BIGGER Reach! National STOL is Expanding; Adding New Event Locations to the 2023 Season Schedule!

The National STOL Series is excited to announce their 2023 Season Schedule and  new, exciting changes.

The 2023 season series kicks off March 18 in Jennings, Louisiana, at the 3rd Annual Swamp STOL Competition & Fly-in. Known for its southern charm, Cajun flair, and local musical talent Swamp STOL has fast become both a competitor and fan favorite.

Next, the series heads to Somerton Airport in Yuma County, Arizona, for Outlaw STOL. This one-day competition was established in 2020 by Jonathan Stains, and it is the second year that National STOL has partnered with the event.

Wayne, Nebraska, is the first new stop on the season schedule, making it the most centrally located event of the Series. The Wayne America Fly In is making STOL history as the only event to host both National STOL and STOL DRAG Competitions at a single event. 

Sodbusters STOL has found its home! This August will be the event’s second year at Hartford Municipal Airport, the weekend before AirVenture and just a 30 minute flight to Oshkosh! 

Rocky Mountain STOL, hosted in the picturesque town of Pinedale, Wyoming by Emblem Aviation, is joining the Series this season after a wildly successful showing at their inaugural event last August. The event quickly developed a reputation for spoiling pilots with breakfast, ice cream, and a bus ride up to the gorgeous Half Moon Lake Lodge for an amazing four course meal, creating a fully immersive experience into all that Pinedale has to offer.

Lonestar STOL, the Series’ founding event, will remain in Texas for its 4th year!  For the past 3 years, Lonestar STOL also doubled as the Series Season Championship. For the first time since its inception, the Series will host their Season Championships as a stand-alone event in December, with date and location to be announced.

Other new events being introduced to the season schedule are the Isle Fly-In at MIlle Lacs Lake in Isle, Minnesota (in conjunction with their Annual Breakfast Fly In for 600 guests), and Music City STOL in Nashville this September. 

A Mid-Atlantic location is currently in early planning phases. Stay tuned for dates and locations to be announced in the near future! Please note that all events are tentative and subject to change in date or location until the time registration opens.

The 2023 Season is made possible by the commitment and support of the following sponsors: Legend Aircraft; Ladd Gardner Aviation Insurance; DUC Propellers USA; Sarasota Avionics; Flying Eyes Optics; FlightHelmet.com; Flight Outfitters; McFarlane Aviation Products/MT Propeller; Lift Aviation; AirTech Coatings; USATrailersDirect.com, the official trailer provider of National STOL; and Rugged Radios,  the official communications partner of the National STOL Series. 

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NationalSTOLSeries

We’ve re-edited our March competition to give you an all-new look at the Lonestar STOL competition. This video is the heavy touring class, and each class will have their own video, from start to finish. We’ve also created graphics to help follow along in the competition! We’ve also cut down the size to 30 minutes to let you watch it all in one sitting.

(Though we watched the 5 hours 15 minute video in one sitting, so who are we kidding?)

Enjoy! Let us know if you like it and if you want more.

The results from the 2020 Lonestar STOL are in! All of the results are available at this download, or below. The Official results are:

Heavy Touring

PosPilot / Aircraft TypeBest TakeoffBest LandingBest Score
1William Gilstrap
182
149183332
2Matt Schantz
180B
135201336
3Bryan Rose
185F
177211388
4Don Mickey
180
212302514
5Cary Franks
180K
294249543

Light Touring

PosPilot/Aircraft TypeBest TakeoffBest LandingBest Score
1Jeff Pohl
170B
9499193
2Jughead Counsell
170B
172160332
3Kenneth Monger
172
204190394
4Clayton Stansell
172
222217439
5Matthew Petersen
172
293281574

Bush

PosPilot/Aircraft TypeBest TakeoffBest LandingBest Score
1Tony Terrell
L-21B
76104193
2Steve Pierce
Super Cub
98146244
3Todd Christensen
Husky A-1C
118138257
4Kurtis Thomas
Super Cub
160101261
5Eddie Abraham
Husky A-1C
121156277
6Don Lamont
Husky A-1B
152159311
7Dale Stewart
Husky A-1C
116197313
8Dan Coury
Husky A-1C
115201316
9Todd Hodnett
Husky A-1B
166153319
10Shawn Francis
Husky A-1C
152190342
11Beau Owens IV
7GCBC
193161354
12AB Cox
Husky A-1
170249419
Earl Polenz
Husky A-1C
DQ
Doug Smith
Husky A-1C
DQ

Alternate Bush / Experimental

PosPilot/Aircraft TypeBest TakeoffBest LandingBest Score
1Butch Kingston
EX-1
4160101
2John Wisdom
AL18
9593188
3Tony Armour
Superstol
13491225
4Darin Hart
AL18
101189290
5Wes Schwarz
PA-18
150191341
6Chris Hendricks
FX-3
227175402
7CC Pocock
170B
DQ
Doug Jackson
(Exhibition Only)
Badlands Traveler
78100178

Light Sport / Light Experimental

PosPilot/Aircraft TypeBest TakeoffBest LandingBest Score
1Steve Henry
Highlander
252752
2Dan Reynolds
WT 11
4020.560.5
3Hal Stockman
S7
4668114
4Jon Humberd
Super 701
9971170
5Levi Noguess
IV
68115223
6David Kerley
Highlander
98169267
7John Wisdom
AL3
112178290
8Jim Crane
SS
110192302
9Ted Bloemker
CH750
209192401