Tribute to Pilot Lost at Reno Air Races

"NotUnlessRoundIsFunny" (notunlessroundisfunny)
09/09/2014 at 20:45 • Filed to: planelopnik

A nice tribute to Lee Behel, who died qualifying in his one-of-a-kind SBC-powered race plane at the Reno Air Races:

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DISCUSSION (8)

Grindintosecond > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
09/09/2014 at 21:00

terrible thing. I just wrote a piece about that plane, posted here, and now it's gone. The designer is good and has a long history of solid aircraft. Its a shame this happened.

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Grindintosecond
09/09/2014 at 21:07

Would love to read your piece on the GP5. Lee and I were just talking about it two weeks ago, and what an adventure it was putting it all together.

Grindintosecond > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
09/09/2014 at 21:15

someone just reposted it. Yeah they were doing it right too. Im sorry someone you knew was lost. I Always hated that part of the flying world.

http://grindintosecond.kinja.com/osprey-gp-5-ra…

There you go.

Chris Clarke > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
09/09/2014 at 21:16

I didn't know the guy, but when we lose such a poignant person in the aviation community, it really hits home. I mourn the loss with you.

Chris Clarke > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
09/09/2014 at 21:19

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/osprey-gp-5-ra…

The Transporter > Grindintosecond
09/09/2014 at 21:29

Aircraft engines tend to be more reliable because they're typically run at a constant RPM well below the redline. That might be their thinking, but racing an aircraft puts many of the same stresses on an engine as racing a car does and I definitely would not want to put my life in the hands of a Jag V12 at 200 ft AGL and 500+ mph.

I feel kind of like a turd for having said that now.

Grindintosecond > The Transporter
09/09/2014 at 21:32

dont. I wouldnt want a hunk o jag up there either.

The Transporter > Grindintosecond
09/09/2014 at 21:40

That goes without saying, but the statement reads like I'm inviting disaster.