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BEST ILLUMINATED COCKPIT
Best Illuminated Cockpit
Dewey Larson
“A-7 Corsair”
A-7 Corsair
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SPIRIT OF COCKPIT-FEST
Matt Bailey
Spirit of Cockpit-Fest
“For the person who best supports the cockpit community”
The new Spirit of Cockpit-Fest award
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BEST RESTORATION
Best Restoration
Chris Link
“F-16 Simulator”
F-16 Simulator
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BEST HOME-BUILT COCKPIT
Matt Bailey
Best Home-Built Cockpit
“General Aviation Simulator”
General Aviation Simulator
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BEST EXHIBITION
Dewey Larson
Best Exhibition
“A-7 Corsair”
A-7 Corsair
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BEST NON-FUNCTIONAL SIM
Cody Messenger
Best Non-Functional Simulator
“AH-1 Cobra Simulator”
AH-1 Cobra Simulator
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BEST FUNCTIONAL SIM
Chris Link
Best Functional Simulator
“F-16 Fighting Falcon”
F-16 Simulator
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BEST AIRCRAFT COCKPIT
Dewey Larson
Best Aircraft Cockpit
“A-7 Corsair”
A-7 Corsair
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BEST ARTIFACT EXHIBIT
Gabe Messenger
Best Artifact Exhibit
“AH-1 Cobra Table Exhibit”
AH-1 Cobra Table Artifact Exhibit
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BEST TECHNOLOGY EXHIBIT
Cris Harrison
Best Technology Exhibit
“NexGen Simulator Interface”
NexGen Simulator Technology Exhibit
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BEST RACE CAR SIMULATOR
Earl Tubbs
Best Race Car Simulator
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COCKPIT-FEST GROUPIE AWARD
Cockpit-Fest USA Groupie Award
For the first cockpit to attend four consecutive years.
General Aviation Simulator
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Chris Link and his F-16 simulator
A-4 Skyhawk restoration by Bill Mosely from the US Military Air Power Museum and All Coast Recovery.
AH-1 Cobra Simulator project by Cody Messenger
Altimeter driven by an Arduino on X-Plane
Sabreliner 60 Cockpit Interface
Loading an F-16 sim after the event.
CJ-6 awards flight
Sim Club interview with Cody Messenger for his AH-1 Cobra project
The 2015 awards video
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EVENT GALLERY
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THE 2015 STAFF
Justin Messenger: Event & Exhibitor Coordinator
Ruth Bailey: Awards Dinner Coordinator
Jon Bode: Awards Pilot
Beau Williamson: Cockpit Workshop Coordinator
Jim Bloomberg: Judge
Nicole Hales: Staff and Judge
Steve Cannaby: Video Media Coordinator
Jim Brown: Judge
David Austerman: Judge
2015 SPONSORED BY:
American Lawnmaster
C&A Messenger Foundation
We had a blast meeting everyone!