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Pilot Zone => Pilot Zone => Topic started by: acrogimp on August 11, 2016, 11:20:20 AM

Title: KSEE-KOSH 2017 - Planning begins
Post by: acrogimp on August 11, 2016, 11:20:20 AM: Well it's semi-official. The San Diego Yak, Nanchang and T-34 Mentor crew is seriously looking at a group flyout to OSH next year.

Quite an undertaking to cover 1500nm 150nm at a time.....

Watch this space for developments.

'Gimp
Title: Re: KSEE-KOSH 2017 - Planning begins
Post by: nddons on August 11, 2016, 11:57:35 AM: Friggin' awesome! I'll buy you your first Wisconsin beer.
Title: Re: KSEE-KOSH 2017 - Planning begins
Post by: LevelWing on August 11, 2016, 12:13:27 PM: I'd love to see it. I hope I can make it next year.
Title: Re: KSEE-KOSH 2017 - Planning begins
Post by: Number7 on August 23, 2016, 11:33:34 AM: That is wonderful news.
Thanks to all involved.
Title: Re: KSEE-KOSH 2017 - Planning begins
Post by: Anthony on October 24, 2016, 05:26:25 AM: What is the Yak's no wind range with reserve? Is I the limiting plane for the 150NM legs?
Title: Re: KSEE-KOSH 2017 - Planning begins
Post by: acrogimp on October 24, 2016, 07:45:58 AM: Quote from: Anthony on October 24, 2016, 05:26:25 AM
What is the Yak's no wind range with reserve? Is I the limiting plane for the 150NM legs?
No wind we plan ~150-180nm on stock fuel - I will be installing bladders in mine before this trip that adds an hour giving me a theoretical 3 hrs to empty so I could plan out to 350-ish nm legs but 2 hrs in the seat is a long time (sitting on a parachute). I am doing it more to reduce range anxiety than to actually stretch the legs, plus we'll still have stock fuel birds so about 90 minutes at a time.

'Gimp