Just an update, Sandy & I got back, on Thursday, from our big trip out west. The other thing I wanted to mention, was that this year I picked up my "This Classic Homebuilt Has Been Flying for 20 Years" prop tag. Keep at it guys, the prize is on your horizon.
Quicklie santa rosa install#
Cut a foot, or so, off the wings, install an O-200 - then I'd give those guys a run for their money!Īnyway, it's all fun and there's nothing like building, flying and racing a plane you built yourself. * Install a smaller carburetor, such as an Aero Carb, to allow me toīut as I was flying home I thought "You know, a guy could buy a Q-200 virgin kit and cut the fuselage down the middle and make it a single seat Super Quickie (a Slickie?). * Better fairing where the elevator meets the fuselage. * Remove the tail light fairing from the top of my vertical fin. * Chop the oil sump down to fair better into the bottom of the canard. * Straighten out the tail spring to fair better into the fuselage. * Prop extension to 8 inches, to better streamline the cowl. So what next? Every year, after the race, I wander around Oshkosh and look for things I can do to pick up an extra knot or two. sure would have been nice to be my race speed. I see my GPS recorded my max speed as 196 kts. Naturally, winning isn't everything, but it is fun to pass other planes on the course.
There was also a Glastar in our class, but he's not exactly what you would call competitive.Īll told, there were 60 aircraft registered in the various classes and I managed to best 22 of them, including a whole mess of RVs. Though I took third place, I did manage to beat a Lancair 235, an RG Velocity and a Long-Eze. We had seven planes in the Sprint class, although nine had pre-registered.
Quicklie santa rosa full#
Again, a full plenum and no oil cooler is all you need. My oil temp never got above 190 and the cylinder temps stayed around 325, so my cooling system is working very well. The plane flew well and the engine hummed along at 3,050 RPM. But, the first thing is to fly the course and land safely, then all else follows after that. I was feeling pretty good when I showed up, until I found Klaus had entered. Eric Whyte, the race's grand poobah, pointed out that since my speed was the same as my N number, I should consider changing my registry to N302SH, in advance of next year's race. The race went well, since I posted my fastest course time ever at 202.03 mph.
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