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Reno Diaries 2023 – Ep. 4
Saturday morning was fairly slow. I fueled Race 39 bright and early and I was tired of answering the age-old question, “What kind of...
Terrified? Or Just Happy to Be Here?
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
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”
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
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
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)
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
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!
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
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...
In Case You Missed It
2014 Rotorcraft Buyer’s Guide
Essential knowledge for choosing and flying Experimental rotors. By Roy Beisswenger.
Ask the DAR
DAR Mel Asberry continues his discussion of aircraft operating limitations by explaining what those Phase II flight test rules mean.
Cogswell’s Molds, Part 2
Last month I discussed the slump and drape molds that Steve Cogswell used for...