RENO gold, the list
Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:49 am
the list is now up on http://www.airrace.org/classUnlim.php#registered looks like a pretty good field, a couple of 'big dogs' missing. be safe guys,
Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:28 am
I see Wildfire is listed...is that for real? Has it even flown?
Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:46 am
[quote="DB2"]I see Wildfire is listed...is that for real? Has it even flown?[/quote]
i saw that too, i looked on their website, and no new news, hopefully they are just to busy getting ready for the races to update. i've only heard that they had made taxi runs.
i saw that too, i looked on their website, and no new news, hopefully they are just to busy getting ready for the races to update. i've only heard that they had made taxi runs.
Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:24 pm
T-28? In the unlimited class? I guess they have nowhere else to run them....
Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:48 pm
Wildfire, an aircraft that even Skip Holm couldn't fly!DB2 wrote:I see Wildfire is listed...is that for real? Has it even flown?
I wonder what's been done.
Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:01 pm
bdk wrote:Wildfire, an aircraft that even Skip Holm couldn't fly!DB2 wrote:I see Wildfire is listed...is that for real? Has it even flown?
It flew, ONCE, it was a amusing report to say the least...........
If you have it, I believe it was the Oct 83 issue
Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:16 pm
He flew well at PRS, has pylon racing experience, and seems confident that he can do 300 on the course, so why not? Several T-28s have raced quite nicely over the years, including the late Neil Anderson for several years...
Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:17 pm
Reports on AAFO.com indicate that the airplane has been heavily rebuilt/modified since the much-maligned test flight in the 80s.
Dave Morss apparently flew the test flight (?).
Dave Morss apparently flew the test flight (?).
Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:26 pm
I read the report some years ago of the flight, but don't remember the pilot's name. He was obviously good/lucky. As I recall, Mr. Holm never got beyond the taxi phase of flight.Matt Gunsch wrote:It flew, ONCE, it was a amusing report to say the least...........
If you have it, I believe it was the Oct 83 issue
I'd love to see a picture of how it looks now, "bdk" says impatiently...
Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:04 pm
Neal Nurmi wrote:He flew well at PRS, has pylon racing experience, and seems confident that he can do 300 on the course, so why not? Several T-28s have raced quite nicely over the years, including the late Neil Anderson for several years...
Well if he pulled in his cowl & oil cooler flaps he might break 300
Nice picture Neal 
there is a purpose this plane is entered
Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:01 pm
Neal Nurmi wrote:He flew well at PRS, has pylon racing experience, and seems confident that he can do 300 on the course, so why not? Several T-28s have raced quite nicely over the years, including the late Neil Anderson for several years...
the elderly owner has not long to go and he wanted to see his plane race one last time, so........
Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:20 pm
Oh...don't get me wrong...It's "unlimited" right? Run what you brung time!
I would love to see more of the "slower" machines on the course...expand the racing! It was just that I don't remember seeing a T-28 in the class before.
Thanks for the info.
I would love to see more of the "slower" machines on the course...expand the racing! It was just that I don't remember seeing a T-28 in the class before.
Thanks for the info.
Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:20 am
It'll be good to see a stock Corsair on the course again -- been a long time for that, too...
Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:17 pm
Oct. '83 issue of WHAT?
Matt Gunsch wrote:bdk wrote:Wildfire, an aircraft that even Skip Holm couldn't fly!DB2 wrote:I see Wildfire is listed...is that for real? Has it even flown?
It flew, ONCE, it was a amusing report to say the least...........
If you have it, I believe it was the Oct 83 issue
Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:55 pm
[quote="famvburg"]Oct. '83 issue of WHAT?
air comics.... aka air classics
air comics.... aka air classics