Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> (Marvin Kaye)
To: lml
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 16:41:30 -0400
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From: Sky2high@aol.com
Subject: Re: [LML] Reno Air Races Trip
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Rick (or Grease, whatever persona you are currently using),

Last year (38th Annual) was the first year for Jets - Its just that the NSA 
wouldn't let them fly after 911 -- not even on an IFR flight plan, Stead to 
Stead, High speed hold at fifty feet above the ground.

How do I know?  I was there!  Arnie (360) and I (320) flew into Truckee on 
9/10 - You can tie down by the EAA Hangar and also attend their Fri night 
Spagetti dinner, Sat/Sun Flyin.  Last year, Arnie and I were two-thirds of 
their flyin group - the other was a Canadian Glasair (It may still be there).

Truckee is about 45 minutes from Reno (by car, stay at the Race Hotel/Casino 
with the "aviation" theme bar) and another 15 or so to Stead - get reserved 
parking.

Generally, flying from Chicago area, one might go thru Rapid City, fly by Mt. 
Rushmore, then to Ogden, UT and fly by all the restricted areas on your way 
to Reno  This minimizes the tough mountains.  You could go a week or two 
earlier and make it out to Redmond, OR for the Lancair Labor Day Fly-in 
(don't forget to fly around Mt. Hood).  Maybe you could visit all your 
relatives that moved to the West Coast.

Anyway, Arnie and I were lucky to be trapped in Reno with five full week pit 
passes, reserved seats and no friends, or my wife, who were to fly out 
commercially on Wenesday.  We were able to buy unique Reno Race memorbilia 
since so few people were there.

We were able to leave Truckee on Saturday - IFR, one at a time, and caught up 
with bad weather outside of Ogden.  Ah, but that whole Reno trip is a real 
story - full of lessons learned from airrors and horrors.

Maybe you want to put together a x-country race?  Maybe you want to fly in 
formation with faster Lancairs? 

Grayhawk