Showcase Your Aircraft – Compete for Top Honours!
Are you ready to put your aircraft-building skills to the test?
The AusFly 2025 Aircraft Judging Competition is your chance to showcase your pride and joy to a panel of expert judges and the wider aviation community. Whether you’re a seasoned builder or a first-time participant, this competition is open to all aircraft builders who want to celebrate their craftsmanship.
We have a variety of categories to ensure everyone has a fair shot at winning. Categories include:
- Best Homebuilt Aircraft
- Best Metal Aircraft
- Best Composite Aircraft
- Best Restored Vintage Aircraft
- Best Paint Scheme
- Best Kit-Built Aircraft
- Best Innovation in Aircraft Design
- People’s Choice Award
How to Enter:
Entering the competition is simple! Just fill out the online form here, providing details about your aircraft, the category you wish to enter, and any special features you’d like the judges to know about.
Be sure to submit your entry before 1 March 2025.
Previous Winners
2024’s competition saw some outstanding entries, and we’re excited to see what 2025 will bring.
Here’s a look back at the 2024 winners who set the bar high:
- Best Metal: Scott Lynton
- Concours D’Elegance: Joe Webb
- Best Modification: Joe Webb
- Best Exhibitor Build: Mariette Janse van Rensburg
- Most Innovative: Dina and Oleg Deshin
- Best Composite: Allen Hudson
- Best Plans Built: Richard Young
- Best RAA Home Built: Scott Mathews
We look forward to adding your name to our list of esteemed winners at AusFly 2025. So, polish up your aircraft, and get ready to impress!
Meet Our Esteemed Judge
This year’s judging panel is led by Simon, who in his own words is “a son of a farmer who has always tinkered and built stuff.”
Simon – “…our neighbour had a plane when l was a kid and l watched it with envy over the fence. I never imagined that one day l would fly, or even own a plane, let alone build one.
I was a private pilot with only a few hundred hours out of Moorabbin when l decided to build my own plane after seeing one at the Avalon air show in 2015. I joined SAAA the same year.
My Sling 4 took to the skies in early 2018. Since then me and my family have flown over 1000 hours in it as far as Cairns, Alice, Hobart and many points in between. My favourite part of the flying scene is the people you meet, and hanging with the old timers who built the SAAA.”
Aircraft Showcase Viewing
Not participating but still want to be part of the excitement? The Aircraft Showcase is open to all attendees who wish to view the competing aircraft. Take this opportunity to see the latest in homebuilt and restored aircraft, talk to the builders, and vote for your favourite in the People’s Choice category. Stay tuned for more details.
Join us for an inspiring display of craftsmanship, innovation, and passion at AusFly 2025!