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11-07-2012, 09:09 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Brooklyn Park, MN
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WillyEyeball Wins Sebring
Rumor has it that Bill McLean won Sportsman at the Fall Sebring IAC Contest in his "Competition Customized" RV-4. Nice job Bill!
Last edited by MNForrest : 11-07-2012 at 01:56 PM.
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11-07-2012, 09:53 AM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,408
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010 
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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11-07-2012, 10:07 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Pensacola, FL & 2R4, Loveland, CO
Posts: 221
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Great job Billy!
Old age, inverted spins, and special wingtips. What a combination.
-Dave
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11-07-2012, 10:08 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Venice, Fl
Posts: 1,020
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ditto
Another Great Job Billy here.
Better job Mike. Let's see some photos
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Gary Palinkas - Gman.... VAF #161
Venice, Fl
RV-6 "Sassy" Flying 400 hrs since Oct 2011
Lycoming 0-360 A1A, FP Sensenich Prop
SARL #19 .... Van's Calendar March 2015
Although exempt several ways, =VAF= Dues paid to support this awesome site/family
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11-07-2012, 11:54 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Coffee Springs, Al
Posts: 124
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Congrats
Bill,
Wow!!! I knew u could do it. WTG. All that daily practice finally paid off. Can't wait to see some pics or video. Tim
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Tim Pethel
Coffee Springs, Al
RV-8A SB Wings Done
Fuse done
Airworthiness cert issued.
Flying as of 08/12/12
Out of Phase 1
200 hours
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11-07-2012, 12:51 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NC
Posts: 664
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Bill got bored with the usual Sportsman figures, and threw in an inverted spin and a vertical roll into his Freestyle flight. I've never seen that before in Sportsman. All scored well. Nice flying Bill!
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11-07-2012, 03:54 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Brooklyn Park, MN
Posts: 192
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PHOTOS ADDED
Photos added as requested. Hopefully Bill does not ind me sharing his freestyle!
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11-07-2012, 05:16 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NC
Posts: 664
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MNForrest
Hopefully Bill does not ind me sharing his freestyle!
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I dare any other Sportsman guys to use it! I probably shouldn't say this, but inverted spins actually give you better visibility of the ground under your rotational axis, which many feel makes orientation easier....ONCE you get used to the different sensation, inputs, and inverted sight picture. They just take some adjusting to. Full credit to Bill for taking the challenge above and beyond the minimum requirements of Sportsman. Heck, some would say he's just showing off...sandbagger. |
11-07-2012, 05:18 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Destin
Posts: 1,543
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Congrats Bill-
Bill helped me out when i was stranded in enterprise with an oil cooler line leak, small world afterall!
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11-07-2012, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Daleville, AL
Posts: 343
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Bringing home the gold
Guess this shows the RVs can compete. Can't believe how much fun many of you potential aerobats are missing. If you have an opportunity to attend one of the contests, you'll understand.
Cheers,
Bill McLean
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