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  • Tomorrow's Record Attempt

    Hey Guys,

    Tomorrow on the way to rookie school we are planning to attempt two point to point world records (link).

    We are super pumped!

    There is currently no record between Mojave and Stead, but before the record was retired this record belonged to Lyle Shelton in the Rare Bear. The only thing cooler than attempting a record that Lyle thought was worth setting is doing it in the airplane that another badass racer Ralph Wise (link) designed and built. The fact that my homeboy Justin Gillen will be simultaneously attempting a record in his Tangotimemachine is a mind melter.

    Follow along on the spot tracker site (we'll be launching around noon).

    Thank you for making air racing awesome!!

    Wish us luck!

    Airplanes are cool,
    Elliot

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    As an aside, Lyle's point-to-point from Mojave to Stead was his way of sticking it to the Rutans, Scaled Composites, and the Pond Racer guys for all the pre-race bragging they were doing that year.

    Laughing all the way.....

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    • #3
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      Good stuff, Elliot! Thanks for letting us tag along! Now. firewall that bad bear!

      See you, Thursday.
      Owen Ashurst
      Performer Air Boss - Reno Air Races
      http://airbossone.com/

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      • #4
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        This is really sweet stuff..
        Cool - Cool - Cool

        Airplanes Are Cool Elliot . .

        - Joseph

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        • #5
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          Awesome awesome awesome!!

          See you guys soon.

          Elliot

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          • #6
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            Hey Guys,

            We have pre-coordinated with both towers. The airplanes are ready to go.

            Work is pretty nuts so we have decided to slip the schedule an hour and a half.

            So we are taking off at 1:30.

            Going to be awesome!!!

            Ellliot

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            • #7
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              OK so now it's the 19th. What happened?

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              • #8
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                Originally posted by GeeBeeZ1931 View Post
                OK so now it's the 19th. What happened?
                The flight was made, the paperwork has been submitted. It looks good, but no official word yet.

                Elliot

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                • #9
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                  Originally posted by laminar View Post
                  The flight was made, the paperwork has been submitted. It looks good, but no official word yet.

                  Elliot
                  C'mon Elliot - inquiring minds want to know more. What was your speed? More details, please!?

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                  • #10
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                    Originally posted by FlyKidChris View Post
                    C'mon Elliot - inquiring minds want to know more. What was your speed? More details, please!?
                    Haha!! Thank you for the interest!

                    The GT400 is a really cool airplane and I am really glad that we are positioned to share it with so many of the experimenters this summer. The goal with this record was to put a number up without abusing the airplane so I ran conservative power and fat mixture during the flight. We ran 20" MAP, and 2400 RPM, with EGTs at 1400 (ROP) the fuel burn worked out to 14 GPH, and TAS of 240 Knots. Total fuel burned was just over 20 gallons.

                    We used take-off time to start the record (Thank you Mojave Tower) and time crossing a fix ( at 10,500) to stop the record (Thank you Reno International). With the time and gas spent climbing to 10K and the air to air photos we took for sponsors shortly after take-off it looks like the record will be about 220 Knots for the GT and 180 Knots for Justin in the Tango. Not too shabby and a good starting point.

                    A big thank you to Spot Tracker for providing satellite tracking devices for our flight, what an efficient way to let friends and family know where you are during these types of high anxiety activities.

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                      That was exactly my Dad's philosophy on the point to point records. He set many records during flights with TWA from city to city. At the end of the flight they would explain that the record had been set and that any passenger on board for that flight was eligible for a certificate from the NAA. Then gave the passengers that requested the information, contact information for the NAA.

                      As to the Mojave to Reno record. Bill Hickle was out of Flight Systems and as part of our pre-Reno procedures we would relocate to Mojave for a quick test program, and inspection program. (One time we changed a nose case there due to the inspection. OUCH!) The first year of the Pond racer we had some good natured exchanges with them. As he was leaving for Reno Lyle told us he had decided to "show them the way to Reno." That was a fun start to a brutal week that year.

                      Great times.
                      John Slack

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                      • #12
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                        Thank you, Elliot. Nice photos, too.
                        Last edited by FlyKidChris; 06-22-2015, 01:41 PM.

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                        • #13
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                          The FAI posted the initial results!!

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                            Originally posted by laminar View Post
                            The FAI posted the initial results!!

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                            Nice. Just under 253 mph. Will you try it again - or wait for someone to top it first?

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                              Originally posted by FlyKidChris View Post
                              Nice. Just under 253 mph. Will you try it again - or wait for someone to top it first?
                              Cool question.

                              I don't know. I would sure be pumped if somebody went after it, and it would be fun to pass it back a forth for a while.

                              Check out Justin's Selfie!!

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