X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 12:03:45 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao06.cox.net ([68.230.241.33] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 989426 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:40:02 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.33; envelope-from=WarbirdAeroPress@cox.net Received: from DELL ([24.251.57.131]) by fed1rmmtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-118-20041027) with SMTP id <20050609013914.GBFW19494.fed1rmmtao06.cox.net@DELL> for ; Wed, 8 Jun 2005 21:39:14 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <015e01c56c94$098c5ac0$6401a8c0@DELL> From: "Scotty G" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: .. X-Original-Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 18:39:11 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_015B_01C56C59.5CFC87B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_015B_01C56C59.5CFC87B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Grayhawk wrote: Gee Scotty, I thought you were planning on racing - 278mph (240 KIAS) = might not be fast enough. Of course, you could give it a try in the Air = Venture Cup Race and see if you can hold it together at any speed for = 400 miles. Angier was reading upside down and was disoriented, although we know = Speed Demon has secrets imbedded in his airplane which probably = compensate. Some of us know that the tab was a recent addition - = probably hot glued on. Grayhawk -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- Yes, I do plan on racing, and doing it below redline of the airplane. = But you miss the point. I'm not going over redline and performing = aerobatics. HUGE difference. My goal is to get my airplane to do a 250 = mph lap. Maybe I can, maybe I can't... There is a huge gaggle of sport = class racers at 250 mph. So yeah, it *is* fast enough - especially for = that airframe at max power in that environment. If you are saying that speed was erroneous, then I'll go back into my = cave and pipe down. But c'mon... We have enough accidents with folks = making smaller mistakes and doing things less dumb than that. If the = quote was true, it kinda pisses me off because I don't want to lose any = more Lancair pilots or Lancairs... On a purely selfish note, we all = don't need stupidity driving up insurance costs.=20 You're an asset here, and I enjoy your posts and information. Maybe I = misconstrued something... Rant over. Scotty G www.UnleashedAirRacing.com www.WarbirdAeroPress.com All mail is scanned for viruses. ------=_NextPart_000_015B_01C56C59.5CFC87B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Grayhawk wrote:

Gee Scotty, I thought you were planning on racing - 278mph (240 = KIAS) might=20 not be fast enough. Of course, you could give it a try in the Air = Venture=20 Cup Race and see if you can hold it together at any speed for 400 = miles.

Angier was reading upside down and was disoriented, although we = know Speed=20 Demon has secrets imbedded in his airplane which probably = compensate. Some=20 of us know that the tab was a recent addition - probably hot glued = on.

Grayhawk

Yes, I do plan on racing, and doing it below redline of the = airplane. But=20 you miss the point. I'm not going over redline and performing = aerobatics. HUGE=20 difference. My goal is to get my airplane to do a 250 mph lap. Maybe I = can,=20 maybe I can't... There is a huge gaggle of sport class racers at 250 = mph. So=20 yeah, it *is* fast enough - especially for that airframe at max power in = that=20 environment.

If you are saying that speed was erroneous, then I'll go back into = my cave=20 and pipe down. But c'mon... We have enough accidents with folks making = smaller=20 mistakes and doing things less dumb than that. If the quote was true, it = kinda=20 pisses me off because I don't want to lose any more Lancair pilots or=20 Lancairs... On a purely selfish note, we all don't need stupidity = driving up=20 insurance costs.

You're an asset here, and I enjoy your posts and information. Maybe = I=20 misconstrued something...

Rant over.

Scotty G
www.UnleashedAirRacing.com=
www.WarbirdAeroPress.com

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