The problem with airplane ownership

[Ragsf15e]

6 hours ago, Hyett6420 said:

I used to race this baby across Oceans. lovely boat, very fast for her size.  After every race she was lifted, stored dry and waxed.  It did make a huge difference to their speed, about 0.5 knot which,  when you are avg'ing 9.5 into wind most of the time, is a 5.25% increase on speed, which is important over a 48 hour race.  Im the one at the front reaching out for the wire.  Winchman asked if I had done this before as "I knew what I was doing," "nope just a pilot".

 

 

Jeez that looked cool!  Why did they need to lower that person from the helicopter down?  And why do it at full speed?  Cool video!

[Jeph357]

On 7/13/2021 at 2:28 AM, N201MKTurbo said:

But it was about 10 miles each way. I could do it, but the wife would whine.

Yuma July, I'd whine too! Didn't know the club car was a Mercedes would've used it and left the rental sitting in the parking lot a couple days just to make the guys think the company paid for the rental on that for me rather than the ford.