Flying Voodoo

[Whiteside]

Looks like I will be flying Voodoo as well as SteadFast this year 2008.
Bobs Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWbuRy3gryk

[Bob]

Re: Flying Voodoo

Will,
How different are the two planes to fly? And are you spending alot of time in Voodoo?

[Whiteside]

Re: Flying Voodoo

Way different in handling.
Voodoo loves the speed. The more speed the more solid it feels.
It is a really solid airplane to begin with. Realize that the NAP51D
is so well executed originally that once you turn it into a racer by
removing the things that make it easier to handle by a low time combat
pilot that it really is a perfect race platform. Not to say better or
equal airframes do not exist. I just haven't experienced a speed in
which I felt Voodoo was resisting. I can see why so much effort has
gone into Mustang development since they started racing them. It's
really a shame it's so hard to keep a Merlin happy at race power.

SteadFast on the other hand was built on a low altitude light weight
fighter design unlike a P51. It was modded from that original fighter
into a trainer and since then into an air racer. It's a great little
light weight airplane and pretty studly ride but once you try to push
it up above 450Mph TAS you realize that you'd rather have your buddy
tell you about doing it instead of the other way around. Its fine and
comfortable at the higher speeds but you know you are there. We have
put alot of effort into making SteadFast a really nice flying and
working airplane but it will never capture my heart like the P51 or a
Fury has.

WW

[Peashooter]

Re: Flying Voodoo

We saw your "other" Mustang mount, the Colling C-model, at Thunder Over Michigan today. It was hopping rides and did an acro routine. Awesome!

[Dave65882]

Re: Flying Voodoo

Congrats on your new venture and best of luck to you. The little Murray is a big fan of #5 (good to be young enough to have a favorite number) and given how cool you have been to our family over the past few years you will have one fan for sure