Tracy Crook wrote:

Got back from SERFI fly-in at Evergreen AL. yesterday.   Ed

Anderson,

Finn

Lasen and I were there with our rotaries.  There was to be an award
presented for the best auto powered plane there but they

unexpectedly

canceled it. When we asked why, they explained that there were no

auto

powered planes which were considered worth judging.  Made us feel

about

as

welcome as a turd in a punch bowl.

There were two Chevy 4.3L powered RV-6s there, one being the Belted

Air

Power factory plane.  It was the most professional looking

installation

you

can imagine.  Sadly, on the way home it crashed killing pilot &

passenger .

No details on what happened but weather was apparently not a factor.

Tracy Crook
tcrook@rotaryaviation.com
www.rotaryaviation.com

Sorry to hear that.

Just an update on the V6 powered RV-6 incident.  Turned out not to be the
factory demonstrator,  just had the same paint job & "Heartbeat" logo on the
cowl..

Crash is still under investigation but it happened just 100 yds. from the
runway where they were landing.

Tracy

 
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