Valdez happenings

[akndrifter]

http://www.supercub.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=18054

Sounds like some fun stuff is planned. I'm hoping to make it this year, any other tcarts going to make it this year?

[Jim Hartley]

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I think I may fly down this year. Anyone else?

Jim

[AKbrew]

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I'm planning to go.

[Dick Smith]

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Hope to be there. Am out of Mexico and in Apache Junction, AZ for a few days.
Got to go through Tucson's Pima Air and Space Museum the other day...I love airplanes, but that enormous collection just about "airplaned" me to death!
Saw examples of aircraft we hired to haul salmon for us in Alaska(C-82, C-119 & DC-6) and an old BT-13, the first airplane I can remember (@age 4 or 5) as my dad rode over our orchard with a local pilot. Dick

[akndrifter]

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Is anyone going to compete this year?

[Jim Hartley]

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possibly...? It would be fun to get as many of us together for performance comparison before the Valdez competition and go from there... What do you guys think?

[AKbrew]

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Getting a bunch of us together sounds like a great idea. So far we've been maxing out at 4 airplanes for our get togethers and I know we can do way better than that! I wouldn't expect to be very competitive with my "off the showroom floor" run of the mill F-19, but I know a couple of us have some 'Super-T' versions that are great performers. We need to get Pete down there again, plus a few others.

[akndrifter]

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We should have a Taylorcraft take-off comp. sometime. I think we may do an unorganized fly-in out here near Dillingham around the first week of August.

[Jim Hartley]

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I like that idea. It will be fun to see how these machines stack up. I think with a day or two of dedicated practice we can shake off a lot of rust.

Ward and Pete both did a good job at Valdez last year. They both made the most of the equipment they were flying...

Jim

We should have a Taylorcraft take-off comp. sometime. I think we may do an unorganized fly-in out here near Dillingham around the first week of August.

[Steve Long]

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Yes, I'd like to make it to Valdez this year, and a fly-in in Dillingham sounds like lots of fun. Haven't heard from you in a while, Mr. Hartley, glad to hear you're still aviating. And, glad to hear you're making it back to the great land, Dick. Steve.

[akndrifter]

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If I could get my brakes to work at all I would get a better landing distance, and be a little more competitive with you guys. As it is, it doesn't really matter as long as I hit the right spot.