ROYAL AERO CLUB
RECORDS RACING AND RALLY ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT: Ray Kingdon
CHAIRMAN: Kenneth J Wilson
VICECHAIRMAN: Bruce Hook
AIR RACING – HELPFUL HINTS
Air racing is both an exciting, and subtly complex, sport.
The following brief suggestions are...
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ROYAL AERO CLUB
RECORDS RACING AND RALLY ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT: Ray Kingdon
CHAIRMAN: Kenneth J Wilson
VICECHAIRMAN: Bruce Hook
AIR RACING – HELPFUL HINTS
Air racing is both an exciting, and subtly complex, sport.
The following brief suggestions are
offered primarily as a non-comprehensive checklist to help new race pilots improve their
performance.
The Aeroplane – engine must be in perfect condition.
Plugs, mags, timing, fuel flows etc.
, at
optimum settings for continuous full power operation.
Air filters clean and intakes clean and
smooth.
Propeller adjusted to ensure availability of maximum rate RPM.
Tachometer check
for accuracy.
Fuel sufficient to complete race plus alternate and holding reserves as
appropriate but no unnecessary excess.
Fuel distribution arranged according to optimum C of
G and trim requirements.
Airframe as aerodynamically clean as possible; no unnecessary
holes, gaps or protuberances.
Any alterations involving decrease of flap/aileron gaps by
adding
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