Race to Kitty Hawk - Jun 2003

Jim McCann is representing us all as a contestant in the Return to Kitty Hawk
sailplane race which begins in the Los Angeles area and ends (as you might
suspect) at Kitty Hawk, NC, to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of manned
powered flight.

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Gents and Shemango (!),

Jim McCann is representing us all as a contestant in the Return to Kitty Hawk
sailplane race which begins in the Los Angeles area and ends (as you might
suspect) at Kitty Hawk, NC, to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of manned
powered flight.

Jim is flying Ximango S/N 135 with competition numbers "JIM."  His S/N 135 is
the final prototype of the USAF Academy TG-14.  It was built last year and
delivered to Jim just before the Academy deliveries began in June,  2002.  See
attached pre-race photos.

Jim claims it is the best-flying Ximango he has been in, and that's saying
something, since Jim has owned three or four of them by now and has 188+ hours
in the bird.  By now, it has been outfitted with a Volkslogger, an SN-10B and
chutes, and the Attitude Indicator removed, to meet the FAI contest
requirements.

The other motorglider contestants include Russ Hustead in his
factory-sponsored Katana turbo as well as a trio of privately-owned Stemmes.  Root for Jim -
he's carrying our flag!  The race is handicapped, based on L/D, so we have a
good chance!

The race website is <A HREF="http://ssaregion12.org/rtkh/">http://ssaregion12.org/rtkh/</A>  Stay in contact and give
Jim your support.  His e-mail is at <<jim.durango@starband.net>>


XIMANGO USA
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 Gents and Shemango (!),

Jim McCann is representing us all as a contestant in the Return to Kitty Hawk
sailplane race which begins in the Los Angeles area and ends (as you might
suspect) at Kitty Hawk, NC, to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of manned
powered flight.

Jim is flying Ximango S/N 135 with competition numbers "JIM."  His S/N 135 is
the final prototype of the USAF Academy TG-14.  It was built last year and
delivered to Jim just before the Academy deliveries began in June,  2002.
See
attached pre-race photos.

Jim claims it is the best-flying Ximango he has been in, and that's saying
something, since Jim has owned three or four of them by now and has 1800+
hours
in the bird.  By now, it has been outfitted with a Volkslogger, an SN-10B and
chutes, and the Attitude Indicator removed, to meet the FAI contest
requirements.

The other motorglider contestants include Russ Hustead in his
factory-sponsored Katana turbo as well as a trio of privately-owned Stemmes.
Root for Jim - he's carrying our flag!  The race is handicapped, based on
L/D, so we have a
good chance!

The race website is <A HREF="http://ssaregion12.org/rtkh/">http://ssaregion12.org/rtkh/</A>  Stay in contact and give
Jim your support.  His e-mail is at <<jim.durango@starband.net>>


XIMANGO USA
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Date:         Wed, 16 Jul 2003 09:08:19 +1000
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Dear Chuck (?) & Xoggers,


Thanks for the info re the Race, I didnt get the attatched photo but I'll
have a look on the website. It will be interesting to see how the Ximango
flies against the Dimona.

There is one over here used for towing (912S), and a pilot who has flown it
& also my glider reckons that the Ximango is nicer to fly- (perhaps he was
just being nice to me ???) Of course the Ximango looks prettier...

I assume that some pics will go on the XimangoUSA website in due course.


All the very best of luck to Jim !


Yours Soaringly,
Sandra Shemango
200-064 VH-ZBN



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> Gents and Shemango (!),
>
> Jim McCann is representing us all as a contestant in the Return to Kitty
Hawk
> sailplane race which begins in the Los Angeles area and ends (as you might
> suspect) at Kitty Hawk, NC, to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of
manned
> powered flight.
>
> Jim is flying Ximango S/N 135 with competition numbers "JIM."  His S/N 135
is
> the final prototype of the USAF Academy TG-14.  It was built last year and
> delivered to Jim just before the Academy deliveries began in June,  2002.
> See
> attached pre-race photos.
>
> Jim claims it is the best-flying Ximango he has been in, and that's saying
> something, since Jim has owned three or four of them by now and has 1800+
> hours
> in the bird.  By now, it has been outfitted with a Volkslogger, an SN-10B
and
> chutes, and the Attitude Indicator removed, to meet the FAI contest
> requirements.
>
> The other motorglider contestants include Russ Hustead in his
> factory-sponsored Katana turbo as well as a trio of privately-owned
Stemmes.
> Root for Jim - he's carrying our flag!  The race is handicapped, based on
> L/D, so we have a
> good chance!
>
> The race website is <A
HREF="http://ssaregion12.org/rtkh/">http://ssaregion12.org/rtkh/</A>  Stay
in contact and give
> Jim your support.  His e-mail is at <<jim.durango@starband.net>>
>
>
> XIMANGO USA
>