PreSaturday

[Fence Sence]

Amidst the heavy hearts, the show must go on.

[DWYER]

Re: PreSaturday

Don't start without me!!!!

Be Safe Everyone!!!

Thanks for the pics.

[wolfee]

Re: PreSaturday

OK boys and girls! your mission today, should you accept it. Is to get full profile pix of the bear and her new paint job without anything or anyone obscurring the view.

Every pic I have seen of her heads or a wing is in the way.. lol

Thanks folks

Wolfee

[Peashooter]

Re: PreSaturday

THANKS AGAIN, Fence!!!

How did the Bear sound? Looks like Czech Mate's wing has been filled and profiled. Six days and counting for me!

[SCEPTER]

Re: PreSaturday

Amidst the heavy hearts, the show must go on.

Good job Mr.Mayor.

[Acro Dude]

Re: PreSaturday

Good lord. Button didn't bring a canopy this year he brought the whole dang hangar....

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: PreSaturday

THANKS AGAIN, Fence!!!

How did the Bear sound? Looks like Czech Mate's wing has been filled and profiled. Six days and counting for me!

Despite what some thought she sounded like today during engine runs... The Rare Bear blew her nose and then proved that the new ignition system worked very well... very well indeed!

The run today was to confirm, simply, that it would work. And work it did.

I had to leave at about 3:30 and they engine runs had been stopped due to a fuel leak. A decision to replace the fuel pump (leaking) and from what I've heard since from the field, further running, as of about a half hour ago, had been aborted while the leak was being fixed.

Big IF and I mean BIG IF on whether or not the sparker system was spot on or spot off and if a 40hr session to replace it would be necessary is OUT OF THE WAY!

I've heard this airplane start up after many engine work sessions and despite the sneezes, you could just hear how solid the spark and cylinder firing was..

Not home yet, these guys don't really kick into full speed until there's only 24 hours left. we're a long way from this!

GO BEAR!

PS.. had a nice conversation with one of Mike Brown's crew... they are VERY supportive of wanting a healthy bear to eat on Sunday! Seems September Pops does not like gold unless it's served up by a strong running Rare Bear..

Sportsmanship is running extremely strong!

Why we love RENO??

There's just nothing I've ever experienced that's like it!

Go POPS, GO STREGA, GO BEAR, GO DAGO, GO SMOOTER SCOOTER, GO DOODOO!!!!

If I've left out any top contenders, it was only because I've got a lot to do and can't proof what I'm typing!!

[Bob]

Re: PreSaturday

VooDoo looks odd under the yellow canopy.

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: PreSaturday

OK boys and girls! your mission today, should you accept it. Is to get full profile pix of the bear and her new paint job without anything or anyone obscurring the view

can't give you all of her yet, Cleatus and crew are still at work on the cowl.. paint has to dry and watching it dry is boring.. Rich (Cleatus) Hillis has the cowl panels painted white, as of about 2:00.. I think he said it would be dry enough for them to start masking and they would begin the final touches at about midnight. This man and his guys are COVERED in paint dust, tired as hell, beyond reasoning that they are too tired to continue.. "I'll have plenty of time to sleep after I'm dead" said Hillis to this reporter this afternoon..

OK.. Gotta figure out how to get MORE POWER (as in another power strip) so I can get all the stuff running in the same dimension to provide you with some PIXTURES from today..

PaintBoy and I spent the first hour of our day in American Air Racing's Photo Seneca shooting a REALLY colorful competitor and I'll share some as soon as I can get that other power strip online!

[Stevo]

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That VooDoo canopy is something else isn't it?

[Fence Sence]

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That VooDoo canopy is something else isn't it?

It's dope for sure. Spent a few minutes under it today. It's definitely cooler temp wise than anybody else's. Overheard Bob kicking around some ideas to make it easier to "build" next year.

[Peashooter]

Re: PreSaturday

Hey Fence, Gotta new cockpit shot of the Bear?

[MustangFan]

Re: PreSaturday

Fence - Thanks for the pics. Czech Mate is lookin' slicker than ever. And I'm diggin' that new paint scheme on Sparky...very cool.

[Fence Sence]

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Sparky looks great in the new paint huh.

I'm tryin' Peas. I'm out there slavin' away just to bring you guys some shots. You should feel bad for me. I'd be out there now but I'm tryin' to score some points with the wife this morning. She is pretty cool about me being a ramp bum so....

While the family slumbers though, I'll try to sling a few more up from yesterday.

[Fence Sence]

Re: PreSaturday

Lets see here.