Terrified? Or Just Happy to Be Here?

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To quote a great aviation movie from the 1960’s “‘E’s not supposed to carry passengers!” Dee Child flies Race 60, a Glasair that is obviously...

A Reno Honeymoon

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It’s interesting what you overhear while standing in crowds. During the Sport Gold heat race on Friday I heard the people next to me...

More than just “Busy”

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As Tom Wilson reported on Friday, it was starting to get busy at the Reno Air Races… well Saturday it went from “busy” to...

LaVelle Leads, Findlay Follows

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It’s Saturday, when a race pilot’s thoughts bank toward victory. You could see it in today’s 400 mph Sport Gold heat. Very interestingly, just like...

Badlands Vaquero Debuts at Reno Air Races

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Short take off and landing (STOL) competitions are storming the country as the most popular new events at air races, flyins and air shows....

Friday Recap (And Correction)

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Now that our electronic devices are playing nice with us we can (finally) quickly recap Friday's racing. In the Formula 1 Gold heat we’ve already...

Las Cruces, New Mexico Air Race Announced

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Moving from strength to strength, the Sport Air Racing Council just announced a new air race in Las Cruces, New Mexico on October 21,...

Whatever Works!

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One of the things that I learned from reading Paul Dye’s coverage of last year’s Reno Air Races was that everybody uses tape to...

Clever Stuff

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See that? No, not the polished tie-down ring (how many milli-knots do you think that gets him?), I’m talking about the pitot tube on...

Busy Already!

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Everyone said attendance was going to be good at these final races at Reno and they were right. Thursday, we could sense a definite uptick...

In Case You Missed it

On Mechanics

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Given the benign nature of newer homebuilts and the wonders of a repairman certificate,...

Diary of a Panel Upgrade Part 1

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It usually takes about 8 flying hours to get from Oshkosh to my home...

Stressing Structure

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Tubes, struts, and column buckling.

Flight Review: Back to the Future

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Bob Grimstead offers an appreciation of the VariEze and its designer, Burt Rutan. Both the man and the design were ahead of their time.