This is Mary Wunder (on the left) and Alison Chalker (on the right) standing in front of the Piper Arrow we are planning to race in this year's Air Race Classic! The plane belongs to Adelle Bedrossian, who has very kindly lent it to us - hence the name of our team!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Picture of Team Adelle's Belles!
This is Mary Wunder (on the left) and Alison Chalker (on the right) standing in front of the Piper Arrow we are planning to race in this year's Air Race Classic! The plane belongs to Adelle Bedrossian, who has very kindly lent it to us - hence the name of our team!
Time to fill out the race forms!
Its February 8th, and today Mary and I will complete the first milestone towards competing in the 2009 Air Race Classic! We are getting together this afternoon to fill out the first of the race forms. If they are postmarked by February 15th, we will be entered in the drawing for the first 10 race numbers, so we want to get them sent out today. These are only the first of many forms we'll have to complete prior to the big race!
The Air Race Classic is a transcontinental air race for women pilots, and has been raced in one form or another for more than 80 years. Each year the route is different, but it is always a VFR (visual flight rules) race in daytime across approximately 2400 nautical miles, with 8-10 timing stops. Racers have 4 days to complete the course, and scoring is done for the performance of each team relative to its handicap. Understanding and handling your airplane to get maximum performance at full throttle is key, as is reading the weather to find good tailwinds and maintain VFR. We found last year's race to be a very intense and exciting experience, and we can't wait to do it again! This year's race is from Denver, Colorado to Atlantic, Iowa, and circles in a route that includes stops in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Wisconsin!
The Air Race Classic is a transcontinental air race for women pilots, and has been raced in one form or another for more than 80 years. Each year the route is different, but it is always a VFR (visual flight rules) race in daytime across approximately 2400 nautical miles, with 8-10 timing stops. Racers have 4 days to complete the course, and scoring is done for the performance of each team relative to its handicap. Understanding and handling your airplane to get maximum performance at full throttle is key, as is reading the weather to find good tailwinds and maintain VFR. We found last year's race to be a very intense and exciting experience, and we can't wait to do it again! This year's race is from Denver, Colorado to Atlantic, Iowa, and circles in a route that includes stops in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Wisconsin!
To find out more about the 2009 Air Race Classic, as well as the history and results of previous races, check out their website http://www.airraceclassic.org/.
To see last year's blog from Team Cool Beans (Alison Chalker and Linda Evans), see http://evanslle.googlepages.com/.
To see last year's blog from The Dream Team (Mary Wunder and Barbara Strachan), see http://arc20.blogspot.com/.
To find out more about The Ninety-Nines, check out http://www.ninety-nines.org/
To see last year's blog from Team Cool Beans (Alison Chalker and Linda Evans), see http://evanslle.googlepages.com/.
To see last year's blog from The Dream Team (Mary Wunder and Barbara Strachan), see http://arc20.blogspot.com/.
To find out more about The Ninety-Nines, check out http://www.ninety-nines.org/
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