Wednesday September 14, 2005

Reno Diary 9/9/05 Friday 9/9
Took a WFH day today and ferried the Pitts up to Reno Stead (4SD), the home of the National Championship air races. Andrew joined me in his S2B so I could get a ride home. LVK was 2K overcast and most of the central valley south of Sacramento was overcast. We went under then over, which is a little disconcerting in a single engine airplane with the glide ratio of a 2x4. Few buildups over Donner Summit, lots of showery activity East of Stead, but the airport was fine.

Registered, got my annual graft: 1 "participant's plaque", 1 Breitling cap, a Breitling t-shirt, a race program, badges, wristbands, parking passes, Chairman's Club tickets, banquet tickets, the usual silver coin (this year with a T6 on it), and a copy of the waiver. The waiver of course is your ticket to violate every "no-fun" FAR regarding altitude, speed, aerobatics, and 'assembly of persons'.

Uneventful flight back in the B, and spend most of the afternoon filling the car with tools, propellers, chargers, wax, creepers, tape, oil, fairings, and my electric tug vehicle.

Saturday 9/10
Drove up with my stuff. Went straight to 4SD to dump all the airplane stuff, then back to the Days Inn by 8pm. Dinner at Super Burger. Ummmmm. ( Sep 14 2005, 08:58:05 PM PDT ) Permalink Comments [0]