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Good luck to you on this outstanding adventure. I'm in awe of such a trip !! regards JoeC N99621 Wayne Woollard wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > To those who care about these things, My friend Gary Tuovinen and > myself are preparing the Aircoupe for another transcontinental record > attempt as sanctioned by the NAA & FAI. Last year we landed the C1-b > record for West to East,(with a twist) we didn't go the shortest > distance to claim the record, we went the longest. Which is what our > attempt this year is all about. Pt. Barrow AK is about as far north as > you're going to go. although Key West is considered the furthest > Southern airport, Hilo, HI is actually 280 SM south of the Key West > meridian. > We also are going to attempt a transcontinental record from East to > West. > The Itinerary looks like this:: May 16, 2001 Depart Salinas, CA > May 20, 2001 Arrive Barrow > May 23, 2001 Depart Barrow > May 29, 2001 Arrive Key West > May 31, 2001 Depart Key West > May 31, 2001 Arrive St. Augustine > June 1, 2001 Depart St. Augustine > June 1, 2001 Arrive Kitty Hawk > June 2, 2001 Depart Kitty Hawk > June 6, 2001 Arrive Salinas. > That's about 110 Hrs on the Coupe in 22 days or 5 hours per day. > > We have done some extensive work on the plane since last years run, > which, by the way is now official the C1-b West to East transcontinental > speed record is 52.46 mph, We are adding a 3 axis auto pilot, a fuel > consumption indicator, a second GPS, cylinder and oil tank heaters, a > graphic engine monitor, and two Gator Aid bottles to be used for pilot > relief. > > Several people along the way have offered accommodations for which we > are forever grateful, and we have a gaggle of planes that are going to > escort us from Bettels AK through the "Gates of the Arctic" on to > Barrow. > > Time is drawing ever so close, I hope the NAA Sanction paperwork arrives > soon. > > We will have an Amateur "tracker" and web site set up and I will be > posting that site address as soon as we are sure it works. > > More later > > Wayne Woollard 6596Q > > __________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ____________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. > http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01
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