The highest achievement in the League of Silent Flight is the attainment of LEVEL V in the Soaring Accomplishment Program. Level V requires completion of the following tasks.
- One Thermal Duration flight of at least two hours.
- A slope flight of at least eight hours.
- A goal and return flight of at least ten kilometers.
- Three WINS and 12,000 points in at least six contests with twenty or more unique contestants.
Over 130 members of LSF have completed these challenging tasks and are known and respected worldwide as outstanding RC model sailplane pilots. A plaque commemorating their achievement is on permanent display in the lobby of the Aero modeling Museum at the Academy of Modeling Aeronautics in Muncie, Indiana
SAP Level 5s
# |
NAME |
LSF Number |
State or Country |
Attained |
1 |
John M. Baxter |
24 |
CA |
3-Jul-75 |
2 |
Steve Work |
571 |
CA |
15-Dec-75 |
3 |
Fred Weaver |
283 |
CA |
17-Sep-76 |
4 |
Neil Nolte |
586 |
CA |
30-May-77 |
5 |
Marvin Qualls |
1639 |
CA |
19-Feb-78 |
6 |
John Newman |
1832 |
CA |
17-Apr-78 |
7 |
Don Harris |
810 |
OH |
27-Aug-78 |
8 |
Chris Adams |
348 |
NV |
15-Oct-78 |
9 |
Tom Christian |
74 |
CA |
24-Jun-79 |
10 |
Dwight Holly |
2259 |
CT |
8-Jul-79 |
11 |
Howard Sears |
294 |
CA |
12-Jul-79 |
12 |
Ken Bates |
604 |
Ml |
26-Aug-79 |
13 |
Paul Wedeking |
2540 |
NJ |
4-Nov-79 |
14 |
Craig Foxgord |
882 |
CA |
27-Jan-80 |
15 |
J. "Pat" Flinn |
2160 |
Ml |
8-Aug-80 |
16 |
Jack Hiner |
383 |
IL |
12-Oct-80 |
17 |
Keith Kindrick |
1693 |
CA |
17-May-81 |
18 |
Gerald Zeigenfuse |
944 |
PA |
13-Jun-81 |
19 |
Don Clark |
82 |
MD |
28-Jun-81 |
20 |
Don Goughnour |
595 |
PA |
28-Jun-81 |
21 |
Jim Porter, Jr. |
194 |
IA |
12-Jul-81 |
22 |
Don Patterson |
1385 |
NY |
23-Aug-81 |
23 |
William Meleske |
1227 |
MI |
4-Mar-82 |
24 |
Otto Heithecker |
170 |
Ml |
4-Jul-82 |
25 |
Jim Bohmer |
1460 |
OH |
8-Aug-82 |
26 |
H. Warren Plohr |
334 |
OH |
8-Aug-82 |
27 |
Robert Steele |
800 |
IN |
15-Aug-82 |
28 |
Walt Good |
63 |
FL |
22-Mar-83 |
29 |
Mike Reagan |
173 |
CA |
3-Jul-83 |
30 |
Bob Robinson |
402 |
MI |
14-Aug-83 |
31 |
John Humphries |
3064 |
Ml |
3-Sep-83 |
32 |
Larry Jolly |
3579 |
CA |
16-Nov-83 |
33 |
Stanley Watson |
2542 |
IL |
19-Feb-84 |
34 |
Bob Champine |
3128 |
VA |
15-May-84 |
35 |
Charles Beeman |
293 |
CA |
10-Jun-84 |
36 |
John Hoover |
592 |
Ml |
8-Jul-84 |
37 |
Mike Kozumplik |
2497 |
OH |
22-Jul-84 |
38 |
Cal Posthuma |
2997 |
Ml |
11-Aug-84 |
39 |
Tim McDow |
2764 |
FL |
22-Sep-84 |
40 |
Earle Latimer |
3119 |
Ml |
30-Jun-85 |
41 |
Terry Edmonds |
463 |
IA |
14-Jul-85 |
42 |
Dale Harber |
1880 |
IN |
18-Jul-85 |
43 |
C. J. Smith |
4043 |
Ml |
11-Aug-85 |
44 |
Richard Ransom |
4747 |
MI |
15-Aug-85 |
45 |
Tom Dickey |
3816 |
MD |
31-Aug-85 |
46 |
Skip Schow |
166 |
VA |
31-Aug-85 |
47 |
John Brown |
1720 |
CA |
2-Sep-85 |
48 |
John H. McMillan |
1987 |
Canada |
11-May-85 |
49 |
Terry Luckenbach |
2934 |
PA |
25-May-86 |
50 |
Joe Bedford |
3356 |
Canada |
21 -Jun-86 |
51 |
John Vennerholm |
1291 |
SC |
24-Aug-88 |
52 |
Mike Hickman |
4755 |
CO |
31-Aug-86 |
53 |
Charles E. Wells |
3544 |
MD |
26-Apr-87 |
54 |
Jim Smith |
1423 |
FL |
16-May-87 |
55 |
F. Alden Shipp |
3437 |
IL |
16-May-87 |
56 |
Don Vickers |
3749 |
CA |
23-May-87 |
57 |
Dennis K. Chall |
3833 |
MI |
8-Aug-87 |
58 |
Guy Dickes |
3360 |
VA |
13-Oct-87 |
59 |
Robert McGowan |
2286 |
CA |
24-Oct-87 |
60 |
Bob Sowder |
3795 |
KS |
7-Nov-87 |
61 |
Brian Agnew |
3140 |
FL |
16-Dec-87 |
62 |
Mal Pring |
3864 |
Australia |
15-Jan-88 |
63 |
Douglas Barry |
1644 |
NC |
30-Apr-88 |
64 |
L. D. Stowers |
641 |
CA |
9-Jun-88 |
65 |
A. Neil Tinker |
3572 |
Canada |
3-Jul-88 |
66 |
Austin Leftwich |
2650 |
VA |
7-Jul-88 |
67 |
Bob Champine |
5503 |
VA |
13-Aug-88 |
68 |
Jim Thomas |
4629 |
MI |
14-Aug-88 |
69 |
Gerry Bower |
2131 |
Canada |
3-Sep-88 |
70 |
Don Edberg |
517 |
CA |
8-Jul-89 |
71 |
Ian Douglas |
1192 |
CA |
5-Nov-89 |
72 |
Eddie Smith |
4232 |
Australia |
7-Jan-90 |
73 |
Todd Biliman |
5580 |
CA |
20-Mar-90 |
74 |
Ted Groesser |
5185 |
Ml |
28-Jul-90 |
75 |
Pat Sullivan |
6003 |
Ml |
11-Aug-90 |
76 |
Stan Shaw |
1760 |
Canada |
12-Aug-90 |
77 |
Richard Percy Pierce |
2085 |
VA |
10-Apr-91 |
78 |
Paul Rose |
3309 |
CA |
19-May-91 |
79 |
Tim McCann |
2725 |
CA |
4-Aug-91 |
80 |
Troy Lawicki |
3794 |
MI |
1-Feb-92 |
81 |
Robbie Benton |
3468 |
Australia |
7-Mar-92 |
82 |
George Joy |
6015 |
CA |
16-Oct-92 |
83 |
Gary Anderson |
6441 |
WA |
16-Oct-92 |
84 |
Bill Pettigrew |
2873 |
Canada |
8-Aug-93 |
85 |
Richard Proseus |
1633 |
NC |
29-Aug-93 |
86 |
Lynsele Miller |
3645 |
CA |
30-Apr-94 |
87 |
O. L. Davidson |
884 |
FL |
8-Jul-95 |
88 |
Stanley Sadorf |
6278 |
CA |
11-May-96 |
89 |
Greg Norsworthy |
5974 |
CA |
14-Sep-96 |
90 |
Don Harris |
6765 |
OH |
11-Oct-96 |
91 |
Maft Sheldon |
2358 |
CO |
22-Jun-97 |
92 |
Mike Clancy |
926 |
CA |
28-Jun-97 |
93 |
Ray McGowan |
2291 |
CA |
29-Jun-97 |
94 |
Barry Kurath |
5790 |
OR |
6-Jul-97 |
95 |
Kevin Webb |
1988 |
CA |
23-Aug-97 |
96 |
Dan Abma |
3912 |
MI |
3-Sep-97 |
97 |
Laurence "Larry" Storie |
2491 |
MI |
5-Jul-98 |
98 |
Don Pesznecker |
6982 |
OR |
11-Jul-98 |
99 |
Leo Asnault |
5892 |
CA |
20-Jul-99 |
100 |
Rob Glover |
6577 |
AL |
15-Oct-99 |
101 |
Edwin Wilson |
3185 |
KY |
19-Nov-99 |
102 |
Scott Meader |
7033 |
CA |
5-May-00 |
103 |
Tom Kallevang |
303 |
IL |
17-Oct-99 |
104 |
James D. Johnston |
2210 |
MI |
26-Jun-00 |
105 |
James R. McCarthy |
5225 |
IL |
08-May-01 |
106 |
Mike P. Deckman |
6636 |
CA |
22-May-01 |
107 |
Patrick Dionisio |
7130 |
CA |
20-May-02 |
108 |
Keith Finkenbiner |
601 |
CA |
13-Jun-02 |
109 |
Cal Posthuma |
6718 |
Ml |
15-Aug-02 |
110 |
Don Scegiel |
5562 |
AZ |
28-Aug-02 |
111 |
Brian Smith |
4237 |
TN |
07-Sept-03 |
112 |
Mike Remus |
6775 |
IN |
11-Oct-03 |
113 |
Steve Siebenaler |
7162 |
OH |
31-Jul-04 |
114 |
Wayne Fredette |
4688 |
IL |
21-Aug-04 |
115 |
Mark Howard |
7015 |
CO |
05-Sep-04 |
116 |
Merrill Brady |
7247 |
CA |
12-Sep-04 |
117 |
Jack Strother |
2948 |
IN |
18-Sep-04 |
118 |
Don Harris |
7705 |
OH |
21-Sep-04 |
119 |
Joe Nave |
7461 |
HI |
25-Jun-05 |
120 |
Jon Stone |
7245 |
AL |
25-Jun-05 |
121 |
Marc Gellart |
6500 |
OH |
23-Jul-06 |
122 |
John Erickson |
7820 |
CA |
06-Sep-06 |
123 |
Guy S. Russo |
838 |
ID |
16-Aug-07 |
124 |
Johnny Berlin |
6884 |
IL |
15-Jun-08 |
125 |
Tom Broeski |
7267 |
VA |
19-Jul-09 |
126 |
Karl Miller |
7312 |
IL |
20-Apr-10 |
127 |
Bill Curry |
7780 |
CA |
25-May-10 |
128 |
Gordon Buckland |
4493 |
FL |
28-May-10 |
129 |
John Luetke |
7747 |
TX |
14-Oct-10 |
130 |
Gordy Stahl |
7305 |
KY |
5-Nov-10 |
131 |
Chris Lee |
7983 |
MO |
26-Aug-11 |
132 |
Gordon Buckland |
8142 |
FL |
3-Apr-12 |
133 |
Ingo Donasch |
7369 |
FL |
13-Aug-12 |
134 |
David Portwood |
7426 |
OR |
13-Aug-12 |
135 |
David Beach |
7900 |
NH |
12-Aug-13 |
136 |
Art Chmielewski |
7365 |
CA |
25-Jul-14 |
137 |
Terry Koplan |
496 |
CA |
29-Apr-19 |
138 |
Jody Miller |
8108 |
FL |
5-Aug-19 |
eSAP Level 5s
# |
NAME |
LSF Number |
State or Country |
Attained |
1 |
Larry Jolly |
3579 |
CA |
2-Nov-15 |