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Posted: 8/28/2017 6:02:13 PM EDT
Anyone else waiting for the live stream to start this afternoon?  They were supposed to go yesterday but conditions weren't good enough...

http://pursuitaviation.com/world-speed-record

Live stream supposed to be here:
https://www.facebook.com/PursuitAviationCo/
Link Posted: 8/28/2017 7:01:21 PM EDT
[#1]
Well, that was interesting....they turned on the live feed, and then Steve-o landed.....and they shut the feed off.
Link Posted: 8/28/2017 11:00:32 PM EDT
[#2]
The news on FB says that the engine coughed and damaged the induction system, which they're apparently rebuilding currently.

From Scotty G:

The engine sneezed as Stevo came up to something around 3,400 rpm and FT. He got the power back quickly, and set up to land. He still had power on landing. There were no dramatic signs on the airplane that it was unhappy. Only the engine is unhappy.

They're digging into it to find the problem and make a plan. Andy Chiavetta is working on a intake trunk former that was damaged.
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Link Posted: 9/2/2017 7:40:06 PM EDT
[#3]
Finally got Voodoo repaired, and they flew this afternoon...still waiting for the official times to be published to see if they broke the record and by how much.
Link Posted: 9/3/2017 11:08:06 AM EDT
[#4]
531.53 average and 554.69 fastest lap
Link Posted: 9/3/2017 8:44:46 PM EDT
[#5]
I'd love to have that job.  Too bad he came up just a few MPH short.
Link Posted: 9/4/2017 7:32:03 AM EDT
[#6]
here is some video for your enjoyment...turn up the volume!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYj6NgyjShW
Link Posted: 9/4/2017 1:24:02 PM EDT
[#7]
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I'd love to have that job.  Too bad he came up just a few MPH short.
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Just be the kid of one of the more important members of that generation of warbird folks...easy!

The same way Steve Hinton and the other "Chino Kids" had phenomenal opportunities in the late 70s and early 80s.
Link Posted: 9/4/2017 5:25:02 PM EDT
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here is some video for your enjoyment...turn up the volume!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYj6NgyjShW
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Yep. Sounds like music.
Link Posted: 9/5/2017 3:54:48 PM EDT
[#9]
love it
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