2026 Sodbusters STOL Competition Practice | Hartford, Wisconsin (HXF)

We’re live from Hartford Municipal Airport for the 2026 Sodbusters STOL Practice Session! Watch as National STOL competitors test the course, prepare their aircraft, and dial in their technique before tomorrow’s competition. Want to check the weather? We have it live at weather.nationalstol.com. Scores are live on scoring.nationalstol.com and you can join the discussion on our discord! nationalstol.com/chat Weather: weather.nationalstol.com Scoring: scoring.nationalstol.com Discord/Chat: nationalstol.com/chat ALL OF OUR LINKS, INCL DISCOUNTS: links.nationalstol.com COME SEE IT LIVE TOMORROW! Saturday, July 18, 2026 Hartford Municipal Airport (HXF) Hartford, Wisconsin Competition begins at 10:30 a.m. Central! Bring the family, camping chairs, sunscreen, and your cameras for an exciting day of grassroots aviation and short takeoff and landing competition. REGISTERED COMPETITORS ROOKIE #127 Major Dibble - Nacogdoches, TX - 2018 Kitfox 3 #150 Clayton Wheaton - Buffalo, NY - 2000 Aviat Husky A1B TOURING #88 Adam Gordon - Oakdale, LA - 1979 Cessna A185F #45 Rick Holman - Creswell, OR - 1991 Maule MXT-7-180 WILDERNESS #10 John McCardle - Omaha, NE - 2025 Bearhawk 5 #30 Brandon Corn - Gause, TX - 2024 Backcountry Supercub #260 Luke Strandlund - Mora, MN - 2009 Murphy SuperRebel #603 Jared Garetson - Manhattan, KS - 2024 Backcountry Supercub / 2026 Garetson Aviation Ultimate Badlands Traveler ADVENTURE #82 Eric Massey - Anchorage, AK - 2022 CubCrafters FX-3 #20 Eric Jarema - Boyne Falls, MI - 2025 Backcountry SQ2 #1 Micah Lindstrom - Mora, MN - 2026 Badlands Vaquero #8 Mike Babcock - Cottage Grove, OR - 2025 Badlands Traveler #408 Tanner McInteer - Lincoln, NE - 2025 Badlands Traveler #605 Clint Busenitz - Oral, SD - 2025 Badlands Traveler BACKCOUNTRY #42 Matthew Peterson - Ethel, LA - 1957 Cessna 172 #17 Jerry Clemens - Wichita, KS - Aviat Husky #00 Jeff Pohl - Milaca, MN - 1955 Cessna 170B #259 Phil Shearer - Tavares, FL - 2016 Aviat Husky A1C SPORT #918 Scott Tyree - Princeton, TX - 1998 Kitfox 4-1200 #311 Tom Pond - Havana, KS - 2024 Just Aircraft SuperSTOL #79 William Vaughan - Brandon, MS - 2022 Zenith 701 #750 Stephen Szalai - Beaufort, SC - 2012 Zenith 750 #69 Gary Varga - Burlington, WI - 2006 RANS S-7 #120 Dakoda Hudak - Floodwood, MN - 2007 Kitfox Model 4 #926 TJ Johnson - Detroit, MI - 2021 Kitfox 5 #11 David Kerley - Spicewood, TX - 2017 Just Aircraft Highlander #289 James Johnson - Byers, CO - 2023 RANS S-7 Courier #34 Tyler Furman - Raymond, NE - 2011 RANS S-7 CUB #248 Kirk Mies - Lindenhurst, IL - 2007 CubCrafters CC-11-100 Sport #68 Nick Ardillo - Dallas, TX - 2014 CubCrafters SS #41 Kevin Johnson - Canyon, TX - 1952 Piper PA-18 #22 Brady Bergen - Manhattan, KS - 2025 PA-18 Replica VINTAGE CUB #953 Justin Coletti - Topeka, KS - 1941 Piper J-3 #18 Simon Smith - Belvidere, IL - 2000 Wag-Aero Sport Trainer #76 Glenn Roberts - Bellevue, NE - 1946 Aeronca Champ #176 Ron Hansen - Plattsmouth, NE - 1946 Aeronca Champ UNLIMITED #907 Nathan Rehak - Wasilla, AK - 2022 CAW12 PA-12 #40 Patrick McInteer - Lincoln, NE - 2025 Badlands Traveler #14 Ronnie Saner - Hayden, ID - 2025 Badlands Traveler #3 Hal Stockman - Elko, NV - 2024 Badlands Vaquero #603 Jared Garetson - Manhattan, KS - Also competing in Unlimited with a 2026 Garetson Aviation Ultimate Badlands Traveler Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don’t miss the Sodbusters STOL competition! Follow National STOL: Facebook: @NationalSTOL Instagram: @NationalSTOL X: @NationalSTOL #NationalSTOL #SodbustersSTOL #STOL #HartfordWisconsin #HXF #ShortTakeoffAndLanding #GeneralAviation #BushFlying #Aviation :::