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Flying the
2015 Air
Race Classic
Race History (Her-story)
• 1929 Women’s Air Derby o Santa Monica to Clevelando Louise Thaden, Amelia Earhart, Pancho Barnes, and 11/20 others finished o One death – CO poisoning and ensuing crash – numerous other mishaps
• 1947: All-Women’s Transcontinental Air Race aka “Powder Puff Derby”• 1977: Air Race Classic
Relevant in 1929 – But still?
• STEM Outreach: -AL Boys and Girls Club-Collegiate followers-Student Volunteers
“ Flying is ageless ”-Blanche
Noyes
Then: Proof it could be done
Later: WASPs/Mercury13 Pilots
Now: Commercial Space Age MV: • Build PIC XC-time• Great opportunity,
trusted friend• “Adventure is worthwhile
in itself” – Amelia Earhart
How It Works
• Handicap + Aircraft Registration• 8 Controlled Stops (Timed-Legs)• Volunteers: Airport hosts, timing• FAA Waiver• ARC Rulebook + FAR/AIM
• So. Much. Space.• 12 hrs to practice race CRM
Race Start • 2 Days of Classroom-Style Briefings, BBQs, Banquet• Aircraft Impoundment & Inspections
• 2,199.060 Nautical Miles• 9 En Route Timing Points• Tiger Handicap: 140.708 knots
• Day 1: First 4 Legs• Day 2: 2 Legs • Day 3: 2 Legs • Dawn, Day 4 - Finish
En Route
Weather• Commuting from CA through TD Bill to race start
• Race days 2-4 (Kalamazoo, MI (Stop #4) through finish)
• RADAR – May not predict base-level activity!
• Air Race Rules: Day VFR only
TERMINUS
Results• Leg Award: 1st on 4th Leg• 23 out of 54 overall• WOOHOO – Finished, No Violations!
De-Brief• Tennessee is the most beautiful state to over-fly! • Terrific warm-up activity to 4th of July: Expansive countryside, totally organized system,
spirit of volunteerism
• Technology + Instrument Rating = More freedom. Foreflight with Stratus/ADS-B, SPOT, BadElf
• Finally: Team Flying Tigresses will be donating a scholarship to Galactic Unite! More to be announced in late summer 2015.
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