The Delbert
Trophy
What is it?
The Delbert Trophy is a traveling trophy which can be
claimed by flying a sailplane between Stanton Airport (home of the Minnesota Soaring Club)
and Osceola Airport (home of the Red Wing Soaring Club). Flights made
before 2006 were made between Benson Airport and Stanton.
The flight would be about 59.8 miles if you could fly directly between
the airports, but you must fly around the controlled airspace
surrounding the Minneapolis airport, so the actual distance flown is
more like 75 miles.
After members of a club make the flight to claim the trophy, members of the other club
know that they have been challenged to come and claim the trophy back.
Photos of Delbert Trophy
Click on image above to see a larger version.
Club currently in possession of the Delbert:
Red Wing Soaring Association
Delbert Flight Details
The file below shows details (distance, headings, etc.) for one route around the Class B
airspace between Stanton and Benson. It includes a map showing the rings of the
Class B airspace. The route shown goes from Stanton to River Falls, WI to Benson.
delbert.pdf
Delbert Flight Month Analysis
This is an interesting analysis on the months in which Delbert flights
were done. It is notable that flights have occurred in every month
from April to October. Thank you Dick Huber for Compiling the
data!
DELBERT flights.pdf
| Delbert Flights | ||||||
| Date | Name | Sailplane | Direction | Description | Flight Log | Photos |
| June 24, '89 | Jim Hard | Schweizer 1-26 | Stanton -> Benson | |||
| Aug. 5, '90 | Les Stordalen | Pilatus B4 | Benson -> Stanton | |||
| Aug. 6, '90 | Bob Wander | Pilatus B4 | Stanton -> Benson | |||
| July 8, '91 | Bob Wander | Woodstock | Benson -> Stanton | |||
| Oct. 12, '91 | Steve Metz | DG-101G | Stanton -> Benson | |||
| June 12, '92 | Ray Schroeder | Pilatus B4 | Benson -> Stanton | |||
| June 13, '92 | Stephen Nesser | Ka-8 | Stanton -> Benson | |||
| June 26, '92 | Bob Schroeder & Les Stordalen |
Blanik L-13 | Benson -> Stanton | |||
| Bob Lockman & Tim Yarrow |
Blanik L-13 | |||||
| Tom Curran | Pilatus B4 | |||||
| May 10, '94 | Dick Andrews | Ka-6e | Stanton -> Benson | |||
| ?-?-?? | Les Stordalen | Pilatus B4 | Benson -> Stanton | |||
| May 29, '95 | Dick Andrews | K-6e | Stanton -> Benson | |||
| Sept. 15, '95 | Les Stordalen | Pilatus B4 | Benson -> Stanton | |||
| Sept. 17,'95 | Jim Cunningham | K-6e | Stanton -> Benson | |||
| Sept. 10, '97 | Dave Ryhti | RS-15 | Benson -> Stanton | |||
| Sept. 11, '97 | Jim Cunningham | K-6e | Stanton -> Benson | |||
| July 23, '98 | Tom Curran | Pilatus B4 | Benson -> Stanton | |||
| Aug. 30, '98 | Steve Metz | DG-101 | Stanton -> Benson | |||
| Paul Remde | Schweizer 1-35c | delbert_8-30-98.txt | ||||
| Sept. 27, '98 | Kathleen Winters | Schweizer 1-26 | Benson -> Stanton | delbert_diehard.txt | ||
| July 10, '99 | Tom Kuhfeld | PW-5 | Stanton -> Benson | tomkdelbert.txt | ||
| July 17, '99 | Jim Hard | Schweizer 1-26A | Benson -> Stanton | |||
| April 8, '00 | Dick Andrews | Ventus B, 17.5m | Stanton -> Benson | |||
| June 8, '00 | Alan Benfell | PIK-20B | Benson -> Stanton | |||
| May, 5, '03 | Stephen Nesser | KA-8 | Stanton -> Benson | |||
| May 23, '03 | Dick Huber | Ka-6E | Benson -> Stanton | |||
| Sept. 1, '03 | Tom Kuhfeld | PW-5 | Stanton -> Benson | |||
| Sept. 4, '03 | Jim Hard | Schweizer 1-26A | Benson -> Stanton | |||
| July 29, '07 | Dick Andrews, Fred
Hewitt Tom Kuhfeld |
DG-1000 PW-5 |
Stanton ->Osceola | Delbert-2007-07-29.pdf | ||
| April 27, 2008 | Chris Prince | SGS 1-35 | Osceola -> Stanton | 95.6 OLC Classic miles, Bob Lee towed, and with Walt Johnson crewing, we retrieved the Delbert trophy. Or 1/2 of it! We only came away with one of the two plaques. Could it be that the Stanton club was reluctant to part with the trophy? :). A storm front forced me to land at Stanton, my original plan had been a combo of Triple Crown and Delbert. Photographic evidence of the flight was provided by Marilyn Meline. | OLC Details |
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