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leewwalton
 Post subject: Last Weekend
PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 11:52 am 
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I gave N118LW (v2) a ringing out over the weekend. Wendell Green requested a new set of wheel pants for N51863, luckily I know a guy who has a set of 'next-gen' wheel pant molds just a leg away in Olney, IL. What better excuse than to go lay up some fiberglass and spend a Saturday flying around IL, IND with David Read, Derek Frische and Scott Stine?!?! New wing and additional fuel really made a difference ... in speed and utility!

We can add aerial photog to Scott Stine's skill list as well ...

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Hagle347
 Post subject: Re: Last Weekend
PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:52 pm 
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How much ‘extra’ gas did you build into the new wing?
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leewwalton
 Post subject: Re: Last Weekend
PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:01 pm 
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I can't take credit for 'building' it but rather 're-building' it. 2 bays in each side of the center section, so 16+ gal.

Thorp fact 4 gal per bay.

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Ryan Allen
 Post subject: Re: Last Weekend
PostPosted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 3:14 pm 
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seat of the pants average of 185 from flightaware chart. thats moving right along, on an 0-320 to boot.
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jtwigg
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:27 am 
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Looks like it was a great flight, Lee. How many gallons did you land at OLY with?

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leewwalton
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John, I had lower teens not sure what it was exactly ... let's say 12 gallons

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