Competitor Search
Welcome! Search the ARC database for competitors across one or more event types (ARC, AWTAR/Powder Puff Derby, and/or ARC Air Derby), within a range of event years and/or a range of finish codes and status codes.
You may further narrow your search using the second section of criteria. To search for competitors, click the blue Search Competitors button at the bottom of the search criteria fields.
Click on the i symbol for Tool Tips to assist with your criteria selections.
A summary of the results will display at the top of the page, including the number of entries that meet your criteria. You can then choose to export the list of selected competitors to Excel for further organizing and analysis.
Search Criteria
Numeric Fields
Numeric Fields such as the Event Year or Total Hours permit entries as follows:
- Single Numbers (individual numbers such as 1991 or 200 or >50)
- > (greater than)
- >= (greater than or equal to)
- < (less than)
- <= (less than or equal to)
- Number Range (1991-1998), no spaces
- List of Numbers (1977, 1980, 1999), separated by commas and spaces
- Combination of the above (2000, 2005-2008, 2012-2015)
Alphanumeric Fields
- Dropdown option lists are used to select some criteria, such as Certifications and FAA Ratings. You can choose one or more from the list by clicking on each option one at a time. To remove an option, click on the small x in the upper left-hand corner of the listed option. The list will show only those options that are used within the competitor database.
- Radio buttons are used to designate a single option, such as Instrument Rated or 99s Member: No (does not have this rating or is not a member), Yes (has this rating or is a member), or N/A (not applicable, no selection based on this criteria).
- The City selection permits entry of free-form text. Type in the city name and press Enter. To search for multiple cities simultaneously, press Enter after typing each city name separately.
Event(s)
Select one or more events to search for competitors:
- ARC:
- Air Race Classic race event
- AWTAR:
- All Woman Transcontinental Air Race event
- Derby:
- ARC Air Derby event
Years(s)
Enter a single event year, a range, a list, or a combination of years (see instructions at the top of this page). The Event buttons to the right of this field may be used to auto-populate the range of years an event occurred.
- ARC:
- Air Race Classic race 1977-2026
- AWTAR:
- All Woman Transcontinental Air Race 1947-1977
- Derby:
- ARC Air Derby 2021-2026
Not Competed Since
Enter a single event year to see competitors who have NOT entered since that event year.
Finish
Select one or more codes:
- Placed:
- Includes competitors whose team achieved any numeric place in the event.
- DNS:
- Did Not Start includes competitors whose team scratched from the event.
- DNF:
- Did Not Finish includes competitors whose team withdrew from the event.
- DQ:
- Disqualified includes competitors whose team completed the event but were disqualified with a rule infraction.
- FNP:
- Finish No Place includes competitors whose team completed the event but were not assigned a numeric place.
Status
Select one or more codes:
- Complete:
- includes competitors whose team began and completed the event.
- Drop:
- includes competitors who registered for the event, but the competitor dropped off a team (or the entire team dropped out) before the event began.
- Incomplete:
- includes competitors who created a registration but did not complete the registration before registration closed.
- Scratch:
- includes competitors whose team registered for the event but backed out of the event before the event began.
- Withdrawn:
- includes competitors whose team began the event but withdrew before completion.
Total Hours
Refers to the total hours the competitor had flown prior to the event start (NOT total pilot in command (PIC) hours). Refine search results by entering a single number of total hours, a range, a list, or a combination of numbers (see instructions at the top of this page). For some competitors the total hours may not be available for that event year.
# of Events
Refine search results by specifying how many events a competitor entered. In this field, insert a single number of events (races, derbies, et. al.) entered, a range, a list, or a combination of numbers (see instructions at the top of this page).
First Time Entrants
Select N/A to include all competitors in search results; select Yes to include only those who were first time entrants that event year; or select No to include competitors who were not first time entrants that year.
Age During Event
To refine search results by the competitor's age at the time of the event, age may be entered in this field as a/an: single, individual age; age range; list of different ages; or as a combination of these (see instructions at the top of this page).
When possible, the age is calculated as of the date the event began (such as race takeoff at the start) based on the competitor's birthdate. Due to a lack of data, ages are not available for some competitors and/or some event years.
Place
Refine search results by entering the finish place (race standing) assigned to the competitor's team. Enter a single finish place number, a range, a list, or a combination of numbers (see instructions at the top of this page).
Certifications: FAA Grades
Refine search results by choosing one or more FAA Grades from the list.
Certifications: Instructor Ratings
Refine search results by choosing one or more Instructor Ratings from the list.
Instrument Rated
Instrument Rated refers to pilots trained to fly only based on reference to the airplane instruments (competitors may or may not be instrument-current for that event year). Select N/A to include all competitors in search results, select Yes to include only those who were instrument rated, or select No to include only competitors who were not instrument rated.
Certifications: FAA Ratings
Refine search results by choosing one or more FAA Ratings from the list.
Certifications: Other Certifications
Refine search results by choosing one or more of Other Airman Certificates and Authorizations from the list.
Certifications: Other Certs
Refine search results by selecting Other Certificate types such as balloon, drone, glider, and/or helicopter certification/s.
Collegiate
Refine search results based on competitor's participation on a collegiate team. Select N/A to include all competitors in search results; select Yes to include only competitors who were members of a collegiate teams; or select No to include only competitors who were not members of a collegiate team.
WASP
Refine search results based on competitor's service as a Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II. Select N/A to include all competitors in search results; select Yes to include only those who were WASPs; or select No to include competitors who were not WASPs.
99s Member
Refine search results based on competitor's membership in The 99s. Select N/A to include all competitors in search results, select Yes to include only 99s members, or select No to include only competitors who were not 99s members.
Note: Competitors self-report their membership each year of an event.
Section/Chapters
Refine search results by selecting one or more 99s sections or section/chapter combinations from the list. This list includes only those 99s sections and chapters noted on competitor event registrations (or those discovered via this research project); this is not a comprehensive list of all sections or chapters.
Note: Competitors self-report their membership each year of an event. Where no information is available, the membership may be listed as Unknown, or as Member - Section/Chapter Unknown. In some cases, an historic section or chapter may no longer exist.
WAI Member
Refine search results based on competitor membership in Women in Aviation International (WAI). Select N/A to include all competitors in search results; select Yes to include only WAI members; or select No to include competitors who were not WAI members.
Note: Competitors self-report their membership each year of an event. WAI began after its first conference in 1990. Therefore, all competitor registrations from 1947 through 1990 have a WAI membership of N/A.
Chapters
Refine search results by selecting one or more WAI chapters from the list. The list includes only those chapters noted on competitor registrations when a competitor entered one or more events. This is not a comprehensive list of all chapters. ARC began collecting WAI membership information starting in 2010.
Note: Competitors self-report their membership each year of an event. WAI began after its first conference in 1990. Therefore, all competitor registrations from 1947 through 1990 have a WAI membership of N/A. From 1991 to today, where no information is available, the membership may be listed as Unknown. In some cases, an historic chapter may no longer exist.
Nationality
Some competitors indicated they were not U.S. citizens. Select N/A to include all competitors in the search results; select US-Only to include only US citizens; or select Non-US only to select citizens of any non-US country.
States
Refine search results by selecting the state or province where competitors lived in a particular event year. Choose one or more US states or Canadian provinces from the list.
Cities
Refine search results based on the city where competitors lived in a particular event year (see instructions at the top of this page).
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