Wednesday September 14, 2005

Reno Diary 9/12/05 Briefing at 0700, fly at 920. Was able to fly in the first group because I had to get to RNO for a Northwest flight to MSP (Minneapolis). Meeting in Eagan.

With all the mods and the new prop, the plane went all of maybe 2 mph faster. It's always a bummer when lots of work only nets a couple mph. I'm seeing 3100 rpm and 190mph on the straights, whereas I should have seen 3160rpm and 193mph. People are qualifying today and tomorrow, and I know there are 4-5 airplanes right in the 190mph range. I could very well qual out in the Silver class (the field of 24 is broken down by speed into 3 groups of 8 planes; gold, silver, and bronze). Half the prize money comes from qual position, so qual'ing in Silver costs me money, but on the other hand I have a reasonable chance of winning Silver and getting a ride in the fire-truck.

I'm at RNO waiting for the MSP flight. Do they serve meals on this one or do I have to eat? ( Sep 14 2005, 09:02:59 PM PDT ) Permalink Comments [0]