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Winging It
...this reason, guys running at Reno apply a lot of tape to seal gaps as much as possible to eke out every last bit of speed. On our homebuilts, control...
![Nearly 3,000 RV-6 kits were built during the design’s highly successful run. [All Images Credited to Van's Aircraft]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RV6-Rusciano-RUS05842-2880x1600HomePageBanner_KK-150x150.jpg "Van’s Aircraft Turnaround In Full Flight")
Van’s Aircraft Turnaround In Full Flight
...on December 23, 2025, bound for Reno air racer Kevin Eldredge and pilot Spanky Melton. The shipments were symbolic of Van’s aggressive post-bankruptcy restructuring and confidence in the company’s most...
BARC Gets Ready To Bite
...accredited class with the FAA but is not an Air Racing Organization (ARO) like the Reno Air Racing Association, Sport Class, or STOL Drags. That means BARC can race under...
600 MPH Jet Racing?
...the current crop of Jet A burners. We fondly remember the first demonstration jet race at Reno ages ago. Held late in the day so you could see the afterburner...
New Course, Familiar Winds: PRS Lands in Roswell
...against, either. Speaking of distances, the Roswell courses are longer than what everyone was used to at Reno. The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has installed an outer course for...
Mack Daddy Cassutt
...Roswell Pylon Racing School. It didn’t take long for Justin Phillipson to sell one of his three Formula 1 racing planes at the last Reno Air Races in 2023. He...
A Good Decision
...for a Saturday trip to an interesting cave. I had a long-scheduled trip that had me leaving Reno very early on Monday morning and I really couldn’t miss it. The...
Building an Addiction
...perhaps five years before the loss of Reno and if anything has gained momentum in the last year. The carbon fuselage is finished and was shown at the last Reno...
James Aircraft’s State of the Art
...a self-described “airplane nut,” longed to branch into aviation. Reno air racer Mark Frederick gave him that chance. “My first real glass work for planes was for Mark and Team...
The Iceman Cometh
...scary moment when conditions are just right, or maybe better said, just wrong. Image: Adobe Stock. Big Iron The next example was a short flight from Oakland, California, to Reno,...
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