The Elyminator at Airport in the Sky
N26958 at Santa Catalina Island Airport in the Sky - June 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
N26958 @ Centerville, TN
The Elyminator stopped at Centerville, TN (KGHM) to refuel on a recent trip to Cincinnati.
A Record is Broken
June 9, 2012 N26958 participated in the "Big Muddy Air Race" held at Carbondale's Southern Illinois University Airport (KMDH). There on the 159 nautical mile course it performed well winning not only the Factory 5 Class first place finish but breaking the previous Sport Air Racing League's FAC 5 Class speed record.
The previous record stood at 158.54 mph (137.86 kts) and N26958 completed the closed cross country course with a speed of 158.69 mph (137.99 kts) breaking the record by a narrow margin of just 0.15 mph.
We felt with our ground speed exceeding as much as 149 knots on the last two legs that our strategy might have paid off with a record breaking flight and we were extremely elated when it proved to be true.
Next weekend is the Great Northwestern Race in Ephrata, Washington (KEPH) and we hope to improve on or class record speed there.
The previous record stood at 158.54 mph (137.86 kts) and N26958 completed the closed cross country course with a speed of 158.69 mph (137.99 kts) breaking the record by a narrow margin of just 0.15 mph.
We felt with our ground speed exceeding as much as 149 knots on the last two legs that our strategy might have paid off with a record breaking flight and we were extremely elated when it proved to be true.
Next weekend is the Great Northwestern Race in Ephrata, Washington (KEPH) and we hope to improve on or class record speed there.
Cincinnati Blue Ash
A recent trip to Cincinnati saw N26958 landing at Blue Ash Airport (KISZ). It is unfortunate that such a lovely little airport will soon be closed.
Blue Ash has a single runway 6/24 that is 3,499 feet long. It is surrounded by expensive homes now that were advised at the time of sale of an avigation easement and somehow managed to convince the city not to invest any more money in it. Cincinnati sold part of the airport to the city of Blue Ash and they intend to make their portion a park. I wonder if the park will be named after the mayor's wife like the absolute moron the former Mayor Daley of Chicago did with Meigs Field? Using the word "class" in the same sentence with that man would be butchering the English language.
While I hate to see the loss of this airport I am thankful for being able to land there before its closure.
Blue Ash has a single runway 6/24 that is 3,499 feet long. It is surrounded by expensive homes now that were advised at the time of sale of an avigation easement and somehow managed to convince the city not to invest any more money in it. Cincinnati sold part of the airport to the city of Blue Ash and they intend to make their portion a park. I wonder if the park will be named after the mayor's wife like the absolute moron the former Mayor Daley of Chicago did with Meigs Field? Using the word "class" in the same sentence with that man would be butchering the English language.
While I hate to see the loss of this airport I am thankful for being able to land there before its closure.
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