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Posted: 9/19/2016 6:26:45 PM EDT
I flew in an aerobatic contest in Newton, KS a little over a week ago; it was the first time I'd flown in a regional contest and flew with four other competitors. The lineup was all Pitts Specials of various types except for my RV-6A. If you've never flown in a contest before, it's worth checking out I think. Even if you don't fly in one, just watching for the day is interesting and it's totally free of charge to observe and check stuff out.
A quick recap of the trip: 
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Posted: 9/19/2016 6:36:07 PM EDT
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Nice.
Did you redo the panel? For some reason it looks different than I remember it from this past April. |
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Posted: 9/19/2016 7:14:07 PM EDT
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Nice. Did you redo the panel? For some reason it looks different than I remember it from this past April. It got a Dynon Skyview system last winter, and this winter it's getting an Avidyne IFD540 and some other bits. |
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Posted: 9/19/2016 10:16:08 PM EDT
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Well done!
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Posted: 9/20/2016 8:29:20 AM EDT
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I fly into Newton all the time for work and notice all of the previous acro-event posters (and the BD-5) tucked in the hangar corner. Perhaps I'll be there in my own Pitts someday.
Well done video! |
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Posted: 9/20/2016 11:49:36 PM EDT
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Congrats on the solid finish
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Posted: 9/22/2016 6:25:21 PM EDT
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I fly into Newton all the time for work and notice all of the previous acro-event posters (and the BD-5) tucked in the hangar corner. Perhaps I'll be there in my own Pitts someday. Well done video! It was really cool to visit Newton - lots of cool history there. I wandered around when I wasn't recording or doing something else. The BD-5 was pretty cool as were some of the decaying aircraft off to the side of the action. Neat place. |
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Posted: 9/23/2016 12:59:05 AM EDT
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That was good. Thanks!
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Posted: 9/23/2016 4:08:06 PM EDT
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Congrats!
Tom didn't go with you then. |
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Posted: 9/24/2016 4:02:24 PM EDT
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Congrats! Tom didn't go with you then. Nope - much too far for his bird to travel in a reasonable amount of time. Besides, he's not interested in this stuff - only dogfighting. |
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Posted: 9/26/2016 4:36:37 PM EDT
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Beat two other Pitts and a second place in your first contest? Nice work sir!!!
That plane should travel well...you should come out to our contest in Ohio next year. Father's Day weekend. ETA: Wait...guess that's pretty far. 
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Posted: 9/26/2016 5:10:46 PM EDT
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Damn, I used to fly for a company that had a plant in Newton. That brought back some bad memories. Good job on the airshow!
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Posted: 9/26/2016 8:24:54 PM EDT
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Nice video but it looks like your tailwheel is mounted on the wrong end.
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Posted: 9/26/2016 8:43:19 PM EDT
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Nice video but it looks like your tailwheel is mounted on the wrong end. Then again, I made the ~450nm trip nonstop between 10 and 12 thousand feet in light rain and IMC, doing ~170ktas on ~7GPH while listening to music and enjoying a light snack. The autopilot followed the IFR GPS' navigation while I monitored the flight on the PFD and MFD. After landing, I had two hour's fuel remaining which was about and hour and a half more than needed for flying the contest. I'll tolerate the nose wheel. If I have to. I guess. 
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Posted: 9/26/2016 8:43:52 PM EDT
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Beat two other Pitts and a second place in your first contest? Nice work sir!!! That plane should travel well...you should come out to our contest in Ohio next year. Father's Day weekend. ETA: Wait...guess that's pretty far. It's only about 15 minutes further away than Newton :-) |
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Posted: 9/26/2016 9:21:30 PM EDT
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It's only about 15 minutes further away than Newton :-) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Beat two other Pitts and a second place in your first contest? Nice work sir!!! That plane should travel well...you should come out to our contest in Ohio next year. Father's Day weekend. ETA: Wait...guess that's pretty far. It's only about 15 minutes further away than Newton :-) Well in that case you have no excuse!
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