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Wild Ravens RC Aerobatic Team Roster
Pilot: Wilson Chaparro
Code Name: “Wild Chapy”
Web: www.wilsonchaparro.com
Sponsors: Desert Aircraft, Fromeco, Sew-Busy, Dalton Aviation, JR
Aircraft: Dalton Aviation 42% Extra 260, DA-150, JR
Wilson is the founder of the WR Aerobatics Team.
In only 3 years of being in the hobby, Wilson has achieved what many would take
years to do, not only flying, but promoting the hobby itself. Wilson has visited numerous
competitions in the US, including the JR Challenge and the Tucson Aerobatic Shootout.
Co-webmaster of one of the biggest sites dedicated to IMAC, ScaleAerobatics.com,
which he promotes in the competitions just mentioned.
Due to his great personality and hospitality, he has developed a strong bond with
professional pilots from the US, thereby getting them interested in promoting IMAC
in Puerto Rico. This led him to making possible the biggest air show that Puerto Rico
has seen: The Wild Ravens Extreme Airshow. The show just mentioned was a huge success,
where professionals from the US came and left everyone in awe with their impressive maneuvers.
The WR Aerobatic Team could not have gotten a better leader than Mr. Chaparro. Everybody
in the team and in the hobby looks up to him as he prepares himself, along with several
others from the team, to compete in upcoming international competitions like the Tucson
Aerobatic Shootout this coming October.
Wilson is going to be competing in the 2006 Tucson Aerobatic Shootout. He is currently
flying in the Sportsman category, and plans on flying Intermediate during the 2007 season.
Representative for a local medicare company.
Today he flies a 42% Dalton Aviation Extra 260, powered by a DA-150 engine and MTW 110
canisters. JR 10X radio for guidance, along with JR 8611A servos, with a Fromeco battery system.
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Pilot: Jaime "Jay" Barcelo Cumba
From: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Web: www.jaybarcelo.com
Sponsors: Desert Aircraft, Fromeco, Sew-Busy
Aircraft: Composite-ARF YAK-55 2.6, DA-100, JR
Jay is 33 years old. Jay's inspiration is Chip Hyde since 1988 when Chip placed 2nd behind Hanno Prettner (The World Best RC Aerobatic Pilot in the 70's and 80's) in the Tournament of Champions (TOC) 1988. Now Jay says Chip is the best Precision Aerobatic pilot in the world along with Christophe Paysant Le-Roux from France.
Jay is the owner and primary webmaster of ScaleAerobatics.com a website dedicated to IMAC and 3D Scale Aerobatics with a good traffic near the 4 million hits a month (2005) around the world. He is also the webmaster of this website WRAerobatics.com
He is mainly focused on Precision Aerobatics "Pattern" and IMAC Scale Aerobatics and will be very active in 2004 on important events like JR Challenge, AMA Nats, Tucson Aerobatic Shootout and other regional events. Also has a great interest in the FAI category (FG1) Artistic Aerobatics or AA and may start practicing this discipline around 2005.
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Pilot: Victor Aponte
From: Caguas, Puerto Rico
Web: www.victoraponte.com
Sponsors: Aircraft International, TM Pro, Aerohobbies, B&E Graphics, Jersey Modeler
Aircraft: Aeroworks Extra 260 35%, 3W-106, Futaba
This is one of our younger pilots at the age of 19. He has been part of
the hobby for 5 years now, dedicating his last 3 to aerobatics. His primary focus
is to achieve world class performance in Scale Aerobatics, or IMAC discipline.
He enjoys flying 3D when he's not practicing. Victor will be flying in the Intermediate category
during the 2007 season.
Victor's inspiration is top Scale Aerobatics and Freestyle Champion Mark Leseberg. Hopes
to participate in National events like the Tucson Aerobatic Shootout very soon, as
he prepares himself to become a professional, studying Mechanical Engineering at the
University of Vermont.
Today he flies a 35% Aeroworks Extra 260, powered by a 3W-106B2 engine. Futaba 9ZWCII radio
for guidance, along with Hitec 5955 and 5945 servos, with a Smart Fly Power Expander power setup,
and TBM Li-Ions.
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Pilot: Mark Leseberg Jr.
From: Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Web: www.marklesebergjr.com
Aircraft: Dalton Aviation Extra 300 39%, DA-150/DA-200, JR
I was born in Boulder City, Nevada. At age 6, my grandfather and I climbed into a Cessna 172 where he proceeded to teach me to fly. I obtained my students' pilot's license in turn for sweeping various hangars at the Boulder City Airport.
Starting in models was very easy in the beginning due to a tremendous amount of support from my family. My father gave me the discipline necessary to continue the course of practice on a very regular basis. This practice regimen was confirmed by QuiQue Somenzini in 1996 when we met through Bob Godfrey. QuiQue and I became great friends from this experience. I called for QuiQue in 1999 and 2000 at the Tournament of Champions.
I took up golf at the age of eleven. I have attained Three State Titles including the 2000 High School State Championship during my Senior Year. Golf showed me that through persistence, one can achieve anything. This persistence and dedication awarded me Five National Titles in IMAC. Twice in Unlimited Pattern and Three Times in Freestyle. This would not have been possible without the help of many sponsors and friends. One of the best has been Tony Russo with Dalton Aviation. I met Tony in the summer of 2002. Since, he's been the person responsible for my success. Tony would fabricate amazing airplanes from start to finish in three weeks.
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Technical Assistance: Heriberto Nieves Mercado
From: Isabela, Puerto Rico
He’s a 28-year-old very committed young gentleman with 5 years of experience focusing on building and mechanical aspects of scale and aerobatics in the Aeromodelism.
He is “The hand who physically takes special care of our ravens”
His discipline, skills and human qualities make him the right trustable person to give such expensive, delicate and technical equipment. He is “Papa Raven’s” personal assistant.
He will be introduced to scale aerobatics by the end of this year becoming a primary pilot of our selected roster.
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