How About That Silver Race?!

[Samuel]

Grim Reaper seemed to be a bit faster than the other Mustangs all week. It was also good to see Dusty in the Yak. Maybe he will bring Polar Bear back one of these years?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnCe4SwQJDE

[GRNDP51]

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Grim Reaper seemed to be a bit faster than the other Mustangs all week. It was also good to see Dusty in the Yak. Maybe he will bring Polar Bear back one of these years?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnCe4SwQJDE

Didn't know he owner polar bear! That would be sweet, miss her around the course. I can only imagine he will bring her sometime

[Dusty]

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Didn't know he owner polar bear! That would be sweet, miss her around the course. I can only imagine he will bring her sometime

HI GUYS..... THIS IS MY FIRST POST ON THE SITE ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN WATCHING IT FOR YEARS. POLAR BEAR IS IN A MILLION PIECES DUE TO BOTH STRUCTURAL CORROSION ON THE LOWER LONGERONS AS WELL AS THE WING SPARS IN SIMILAR CONDITION. ALL PARTS HAD STRUCTURAL RED OXIDE PRIMER ON THEM, BUT IT WASN'T QUITE STRUCTURAL ENOUGH FOR ME. ALSO, THE ALLISON ENGINE QEC WAS ADAPTED TO THE "D" MODEL FUSELAGE IN A NOT QUITE SO STRUCTURAL MANNER AND WAS BENDING THE FIREWALL AS WELL AS THE STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM PLATE BEHIND THE FIREWALL THAT WAS KINDA LIKE AN "A" MODEL.
SO, THE SHORT STORY IS THAT POLAR BEAR IS AT THE MUSZALA FAMILY'S SHOP IN IDAHO FALLS AND THEY WILL DO THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND IT WILL LOOK A LOT MORE LIKE AN "A" MODEL THAN IT DID AT LAST SIGHTING.
IN THE MEAN TIME, I DECIDED TO RACE THE YAK AND WOULD LOVE TO BRING BOTH OUT TO RENO IF I CAN FIND ADEQUATE SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT. NEVER DID GET TO OPEN THE THROTTLE ON THE YAK DUE TO OIL TEMPERATURES, BUT I THINK IT WOULD DO IN THE 330-340 RANGE IF I DID. MANY THANKS TO PETE LAW FOR HIS ADVICE ON RUNNING THE 1830 IN AUTO LEAN WHICH RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE 10MPH JUMP IN COURSE SPEEDS. AFTER RACING THE FORMULAS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS, IT WAS A BLAST TO BE ON THE BIG COURSE WITH SOME REALLY GOOD, PROFESSIONAL PILOTS THAT GAVE ME ADVICE AND ENCOURAGEMENT LIKE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IN THE MIDGET CLASS. A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS THAT LOVE AIR RACING......

[Big_Jim]

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Looked pretty good from my viewpoint.....

[Big_Jim]

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[Grim Reaper[/URL] seemed to be a bit faster than the other Mustangs all week.

Looked fast....must've been the new race number.

[Dudewanarace]

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HI GUYS..... THIS IS MY FIRST POST ON THE SITE ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN WATCHING IT FOR YEARS. POLAR BEAR IS IN A MILLION PIECES DUE TO BOTH STRUCTURAL CORROSION ON THE LOWER LONGERONS AS WELL AS THE WING SPARS IN SIMILAR CONDITION. ALL PARTS HAD STRUCTURAL RED OXIDE PRIMER ON THEM, BUT IT WASN'T QUITE STRUCTURAL ENOUGH FOR ME. ALSO, THE ALLISON ENGINE QEC WAS ADAPTED TO THE "D" MODEL FUSELAGE IN A NOT QUITE SO STRUCTURAL MANNER AND WAS BENDING THE FIREWALL AS WELL AS THE STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM PLATE BEHIND THE FIREWALL THAT WAS KINDA LIKE AN "A" MODEL.
SO, THE SHORT STORY IS THAT POLAR BEAR IS AT THE MUSZALA FAMILY'S SHOP IN IDAHO FALLS AND THEY WILL DO THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND IT WILL LOOK A LOT MORE LIKE AN "A" MODEL THAN IT DID AT LAST SIGHTING.
IN THE MEAN TIME, I DECIDED TO RACE THE YAK AND WOULD LOVE TO BRING BOTH OUT TO RENO IF I CAN FIND ADEQUATE SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT. NEVER DID GET TO OPEN THE THROTTLE ON THE YAK DUE TO OIL TEMPERATURES, BUT I THINK IT WOULD DO IN THE 330-340 RANGE IF I DID. MANY THANKS TO PETE LAW FOR HIS ADVICE ON RUNNING THE 1830 IN AUTO LEAN WHICH RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE 10MPH JUMP IN COURSE SPEEDS. AFTER RACING THE FORMULAS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS, IT WAS A BLAST TO BE ON THE BIG COURSE WITH SOME REALLY GOOD, PROFESSIONAL PILOTS THAT GAVE ME ADVICE AND ENCOURAGEMENT LIKE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IN THE MIDGET CLASS. A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS THAT LOVE AIR RACING......

Thanks for posting Dusty, it is great to have owner/racer insight here.

Here are a couple of the photos I took with my cell phone somewhere over Utah. It was really cool to find you and Jessy cruising home.

[supercub]

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Loved the Yak................so when's the 3350 going in her LOL. Enjoyed watching you race, and passing some mustangs. Hope you're back next year. Thanks again.
Brian

[GRNDP51]

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Thanks for the post Dusty! The Yak was an awesome addition to the class and I hope Polar Bear comes along smoothly. Hope to see you back next year

[Fence Sence]

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I was really impressed with the Yak program this year. Dusty, you flew great all week. Thanks so much for bringing the Yak and for flying so cleanly and professionally. Also, thanks for coming here. Pilot/owner participation around here is such an awesome thing.

[RAD2LTR]

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HI GUYS..... THIS IS MY FIRST POST ON THE SITE ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN WATCHING IT FOR YEARS. POLAR BEAR IS IN A MILLION PIECES DUE TO BOTH STRUCTURAL CORROSION ON THE LOWER LONGERONS AS WELL AS THE WING SPARS IN SIMILAR CONDITION. ALL PARTS HAD STRUCTURAL RED OXIDE PRIMER ON THEM, BUT IT WASN'T QUITE STRUCTURAL ENOUGH FOR ME. ALSO, THE ALLISON ENGINE QEC WAS ADAPTED TO THE "D" MODEL FUSELAGE IN A NOT QUITE SO STRUCTURAL MANNER AND WAS BENDING THE FIREWALL AS WELL AS THE STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM PLATE BEHIND THE FIREWALL THAT WAS KINDA LIKE AN "A" MODEL.
SO, THE SHORT STORY IS THAT POLAR BEAR IS AT THE MUSZALA FAMILY'S SHOP IN IDAHO FALLS AND THEY WILL DO THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND IT WILL LOOK A LOT MORE LIKE AN "A" MODEL THAN IT DID AT LAST SIGHTING.
IN THE MEAN TIME, I DECIDED TO RACE THE YAK AND WOULD LOVE TO BRING BOTH OUT TO RENO IF I CAN FIND ADEQUATE SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT. NEVER DID GET TO OPEN THE THROTTLE ON THE YAK DUE TO OIL TEMPERATURES, BUT I THINK IT WOULD DO IN THE 330-340 RANGE IF I DID. MANY THANKS TO PETE LAW FOR HIS ADVICE ON RUNNING THE 1830 IN AUTO LEAN WHICH RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE 10MPH JUMP IN COURSE SPEEDS. AFTER RACING THE FORMULAS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS, IT WAS A BLAST TO BE ON THE BIG COURSE WITH SOME REALLY GOOD, PROFESSIONAL PILOTS THAT GAVE ME ADVICE AND ENCOURAGEMENT LIKE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IN THE MIDGET CLASS. A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS THAT LOVE AIR RACING......

Thanks for bringing the Yak out. It was fun to watch you on Sunday. It would be great to see both the Yak and Polar Bear at the races.



Will

[FlyKidChris]

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HI GUYS..... THIS IS MY FIRST POST ON THE SITE ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN WATCHING IT FOR YEARS. POLAR BEAR IS IN A MILLION PIECES DUE TO BOTH STRUCTURAL CORROSION ON THE LOWER LONGERONS AS WELL AS THE WING SPARS IN SIMILAR CONDITION. ALL PARTS HAD STRUCTURAL RED OXIDE PRIMER ON THEM, BUT IT WASN'T QUITE STRUCTURAL ENOUGH FOR ME. ALSO, THE ALLISON ENGINE QEC WAS ADAPTED TO THE "D" MODEL FUSELAGE IN A NOT QUITE SO STRUCTURAL MANNER AND WAS BENDING THE FIREWALL AS WELL AS THE STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM PLATE BEHIND THE FIREWALL THAT WAS KINDA LIKE AN "A" MODEL.
SO, THE SHORT STORY IS THAT POLAR BEAR IS AT THE MUSZALA FAMILY'S SHOP IN IDAHO FALLS AND THEY WILL DO THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND IT WILL LOOK A LOT MORE LIKE AN "A" MODEL THAN IT DID AT LAST SIGHTING.
IN THE MEAN TIME, I DECIDED TO RACE THE YAK AND WOULD LOVE TO BRING BOTH OUT TO RENO IF I CAN FIND ADEQUATE SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT. NEVER DID GET TO OPEN THE THROTTLE ON THE YAK DUE TO OIL TEMPERATURES, BUT I THINK IT WOULD DO IN THE 330-340 RANGE IF I DID. MANY THANKS TO PETE LAW FOR HIS ADVICE ON RUNNING THE 1830 IN AUTO LEAN WHICH RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE 10MPH JUMP IN COURSE SPEEDS. AFTER RACING THE FORMULAS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS, IT WAS A BLAST TO BE ON THE BIG COURSE WITH SOME REALLY GOOD, PROFESSIONAL PILOTS THAT GAVE ME ADVICE AND ENCOURAGEMENT LIKE I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IN THE MIDGET CLASS. A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS THAT LOVE AIR RACING......

Nice post, Dusty.

So what's the plan for the high oil temps? A larger oil cooler? A submersed ("boil-off") oil cooler? Inquiring minds want to know.

I'm hoping for some good Yak-on-Yak battles next year as Steadfast is expected to return in 2016.

[Dusty]

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WELL, TO SAY THE LEAST, THIS WAS JUST A YEAR TO GO HAVE FUN AND SEE WHAT THE OLD GIRL WOULD DO. I WAS SPRAYING EVERY DAY TILL I HEADED WEST WITH THE YAK, AND DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD RESEMBLE SPEED STUFF, BUT I DID INSTALL A WATER SPRAY SYSTEM FOR THE OIL COOLER ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T THINK WE'D NEED IT. I TOOK A SECONDARY FUEL NOZZLE THAT I HAD SPARE FOR ONE OF MY TURBINE THRUSH'S AND RIGGED IT TO SPRAY WATER ON THE OIL COOLER. IT SEEMED TO WORK WELL EXCEPT ON SUNDAY'S SILVER WHEN THE AIR TEMP WAS HOT AND THE OIL TEMP WAS ON THE REDLINE PRETTY EARLY ON. SO, I RAN AT REDUCED POWER AND JUST FELL IN WHERE I FINISHED. I'D LIKE TO REPLACE THE 10" BRASS COOLER WITH AN ALUMINUM FIN/PLATE SETUP, SO THAT'S IN THE CARDS FOR NEXT YEAR. THIS OBVIOUSLY ISN'T A "RACER", SO JUST HOW FAR DOES A GUY GO TO GET ANOTHER FEW MPH? AS FAR AS RUNNING WITH "STEADFAST", THAT REALLY ISN'T FEASIBLE WITH THIS AIRFRAME WITHOUT A LOT OF MODS AND I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THEM AS LONG AS I'M FLYING AG ALL SUMMER AND WORKING ON THE MONEY-MAKING MACHINES ALL WINTER. I THINK THE ABSOLUTE HIGHEST SPEED I COULD EVER EXPECT TO ATTAIN WITH THIS AIRFRAME AND KEEPING THE 1830-75 ENGINE WOULD BE ABOUT 360-370 MPH, AND THAT SURE WOULDN'T BE AN ECONOMY CRUISE SETTING.
A COUPLE THINGS I'D LIKE TO ADD: FIRST OF ALL, IT WAS SUCH AN HONOR TO MEET AND TALK WITH PETE LAW. I'VE READ HIS THOUGHTS ON ADI AND FUEL FLOW STUFF FOR YEARS. SO, ON FRIDAY'S HEAT WHEN THE ENGINE BURPED ON PYLON 7, WE COULDN'T FIND A REAL REASON TO POINT TO, SO PETE CAME OVER AND WE HAD A GREAT TALK AS HE ENCOURAGED ME TO RUN WITH THE FUEL PUMP ON AND ALSO, MORE SURPRISING, TO RUN THE MIXTURE SETTING IN AUTO LEAN. THE NEXT TIME OUT WAS SUNDAY DUE TO A SMASHED MIC PLUG ON MY HELMET ON SATURDAY, AND THE SPEED JUMPED UP 10MPH AT THE SAME POWER SETTING AND IT RAN WAY SMOOTHER AND STOPPED THE BLACK SMOKE SO VISIBLE ON PYLON 2. NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN......
AND FINALLY, WE HAD A GENERATOR FAILURE THAT ALMOST KEPT ME FROM QUALIFYING. A GENERATOR SENT FROM S&T AIRCRAFT IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TX, AND A VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND REVERSE CURRENT RELAY SENT FROM MY SHOP IN KANSAS GOT THERE JUST ABOUT TWO SECONDS BEFORE THE NICK OF TIME AND ENABLED ME TO RACE THANKS TO MY CREW GUYS........JOHN MUSZALA JR......AND CREW CHIEF JACOB NIX. WITH A LOT OF HELP FROM MY FRIENDS AS USUAL, THEY BAILED MY HINEY OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO RACE. WHAT A RIDE......

[GRNDP51]

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Awesome post Dusty, nice to hear your rookie year treated you well, especially in and Unlimited!! Hope to see that Yak come back faster and faster each year

Quick question about Polar Bear, if you do end up bringing them both within the next few years do you have a second pilot? Unless ones running silver and one bronze (since the entries will probably be a little higher where a bronze is feasible) then you could potentially run both which is plenty of work! Thank for posting on aafo it's cool to hear from unlimited pilots!!

[Dusty]

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WELL, UNTIL THE CORROSION PROBLEM BECAME APPARENT ON THE FAKE A-MODEL, I WAS GOING TO HAVE JOHN MUSZALA JR. FLY THE MUSTANG. HE WENT TO ROOKIE SCHOOL WITH ME AND THEN THE MUSTANG WENT DEAD AND HE HAD NO RIDE. HE HAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 150 HOURS IN MUSTANGS AND HAS PASSED THE DREADED AND LEGENDARY SUPER CUB CHECKOUT WITH ME
THE MUSZALA FAMILY HAS HAD A LONG PRESENCE AT RENO WITH HIS FATHER, JOHN, FLYING MUSTANGS AND SEA FURYS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AS WELL AS BEING ONE OF THE ORIGINAL "CHINO KIDS" AND WORKING ON THE RED BARON MUSTANG. THEIR APPRECIATION AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR RENO IS OUTSTANDING AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE YEARS IS COMMENDABLE AT THE LEAST. AND AS I MAY HAVE NOTED PREVIOUSLY, THAT'S WHERE THE MUSTANG IS NOW FOR THE STRUCTURAL WORK IN THEIR JIGS......
DD

[FlyKidChris]

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Dusty,

Thanks for your posts and replies. I suspect that I'm not the only one who enjoyed them.

Blue skies,
Chris