Bear engine run and taxi testing underway...

[AAFO_WSagar]

Just in From Lonnie Perkins..

She's a mover again! (iPhone photo)

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: Bear engine run and taxi testing underway...

Update... bear will not fly today.. prop governor problems.. prop has to come off...

bummer!!

[Inverted]

Re: Bear engine run and taxi testing underway...

wow nothing but problems.

[Sky Critter]

Re: Bear engine run and taxi testing underway...

Bummer is right!

All dressed up and no where to go it seems. I know the Bear crew are miracle workers but this is REALLY cutting it close.

I know... I know... They'll get it all worked out around 11:45 on Wednesday and post a 490 qualifying time at the last possible second.

[tjyak50]

Re: Bear engine run and taxi testing underway...

What is the deadline for Qualifying?
Is that today?

I thought I remember in the past that RARA made exceptions for qualifying late?

Kinda hard to turn your back on a MAJOR draw for the event...

[glider90]

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Qualifying will end tomorrow at noon so they have another evening if they need it, which they may unfortunately. If they don't get a time by then, well let's not even talk about it. They will.

[Inverted]

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it doesn't matter if they qualify tomorrow or not RARA won't keep the bear grounded. Well I'd be surprised if they did.

[GR7Racer]

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Spoke with a friend last night who spoke with their prop guy...a new governor was supposed to be flown in from Burbank this morning.

KennyMac

[Big_Jim]

Re: Bear engine run and taxi testing underway...

it doesn\'t matter if they qualify tomorrow or not RARA won\'t keep the bear grounded. Well I\'d be surprised if they did.

I\'m sorry,this is going to sound more harsh than intended, but son, RARA doesn\'t play favorites with anyone. Some crap about \'being uninvited\' from a few years ago aside, thats just a bunch of talk.

They don\'t care who does or does not make the field. I\'ve seen famous pilots with actual money paying sponsors be denied an opportunity to qualify because they showed up after the arrival deadline. I recall one year Mr. Destefani had to pit \"out back behind the $hitter$\" because he didn\'t get his entry fee in on time. He only was given a spot in the actual pits because someone withdrew.

If it was a matter of RARA \'not keeping the bear grounded\', they would just grandfather in all the hot planes and not even make them qualify at all.

Jim

[Airpirate]

Re: Bear engine run and taxi testing underway...

I hate to hear this about the Bear, I'm not wheels up until tomorrow and REALLY hope the Bear is flying when I land.

[Sky Critter]

Re: Bear engine run and taxi testing underway...

Bummer is right!

All dressed up and no where to go it seems. I know the Bear crew are miracle workers but this is REALLY cutting it close.

I know... I know... They'll get it all worked out around 11:45 on Wednesday and post a 490 qualifying time at the last possible second.

Well... 2 outta 3 was pretty close

The Bear runs a 468 at 11:47am

[Hawker Driver]

Re: Bear engine run and taxi testing underway...

Are they ever going to retry the three blade prop on the Bear???

TIA,

Lynn

[MRussell]

Re: Bear engine run and taxi testing underway...

Are they ever going to retry the three blade prop on the Bear???

TIA,

Lynn

I'm guessing probably not unless they are forced to by some strange anomoly with the 4-blade. They've said repeatedly (in response to "popular demand" for the 3-blade by the fans) that the 3-blade exhibits unfavorable gyroscopic tendencies when used on the pylon course.

My hope is that, if they ever have to go re-claim the 3km record, they might bolt on the 3-blader for that effort.