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Rotary (Wankel)
...support Reno racers. An aviation-specific development of theirs is a spring-loaded pop-off valve set to 4 pounds to avoid overboosting after descents or on go-arounds. Naturally aspirated Mazda 13B in...
SX Appeal
...Of those, 28 are insured by the same company. However, the cost to insure one to race at Reno ranges from prohibitive to impossible. When Doug bought his SX300 he...
Almost an Airplane!
...only approved about two weeks ago, it is taking a special effort between the Reno FSDO and a number of people in Washington to round up the necessary approvals and...
Slack Time – Part 5
...I flew the airplane (from our home base near Reno) down to El Cajon (just east of San Diego) one day last week in cold temperatures (and great tailwinds), arriving...
School, Pylon Style
...racers and ferret out their latest speed secrets, not to mention their attitude towards Reno-Stead going away after next September’s races. In short, their collective attitude towards a post-Reno future...
PRS Parking Lot
Tom McNerney’s new Lancair Super Legacy leads three rows of Sport Class racers attending the Pylon Racing Seminar and formation clinic at Reno this week. Interest is high and the...
26 into 24?
...saying the last Reno races are going to be well subscribed as everyone tries to get one last shot at air racing’s now ancestral home. Matt, who’s from Reid Hill...
Clattering About Diesels
...build, and that takes time. Regarding Records In our July 2023 issue we stumbled over our own wheel chock in the story about Jeff LaVelle and his Reno-winning Glasair lll....
Escape from Oshkosh
...If I’d tried to airline it, I’d have started with a three hour drive to the Twin Cities, and ended with an hour drive home from Reno – on top...
Second Chance Six
...it’s banned. I took a trip to Reno to buy some more only to find out it had been banned there as well. I bought two 1-gallon containers of MEK...
In Case You Missed it
Archive: September 2001
Over the years, the Kitfox has been a frequent visitor to our cover. This...
Around the Patch
The FAAs John Hickey and Frank Paskiewicz got an earful at the AirVenture forum assembled to illuminate proposed changes to the 51% rule. Although some of the comments ran far afield, many more homebuilders posed thoughtful and challenging questions in an effort to help them understand where they stand with regard to the new regulations; by Marc Cook.