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<DIV>Dave and I got a good laugh on the way to the Sayre PA contest a week ago, we passed a service truck driver on the side of the road pouring gas into a Prius!!</DIV>
<DIV>Ron Lockhart</DIV>
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<DIV>-------------- Original message -------------- <BR><BR>> They are getting in the 45 MPG range, but not available in the sizes we <BR>> need for transporting 2M planes, or towing 3 to 40000 # trailers. <BR>> Just read an article where some engineer out wast added some batteries to <BR>> his Prius and is getting 80 MPG, but now he has lost what little trunk <BR>> space there was. Great for commuting, but not yet practical for our <BR>> needs, at least that is how I see it. <BR>> <BR>> Terry T. <BR>> <BR>> On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 23:10:48 -0400 "John Pavlick" <JPAVLICK@IDSENG.COM><BR>> writes: <BR>> > Why not? They use gas too. What kind of gas mileage do they get <BR>> > compared to <BR>> > a conventional car of the same size? <BR>> > <BR>> > John Pavlick <BR>> > http://www.idseng.com <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > > -----Original Message----- <BR>> > > From: discussion-request@nsrca.org <BR>> > > [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Michael Cohen <BR>> > > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 10:51 PM <BR>> > > To: discussion@nsrca.org <BR>> > > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest <BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>> > > If you all went hybrid on you autmobiles, you wouldn't care about <BR>> > > gasoline <BR>> > > prices. :) <BR>> > > <BR>> > > ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > > From: "Ken Thompson" <MRANDMRST@COMCAST.NET><BR>> > > To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>> > > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 7:02 PM <BR>> > > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest <BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>> > > > We have $ 2.55 to 2.59 all around here. One spot in Ohio was <BR>> > > having a gas <BR>> > > > war so some of us patient ones got it for $ 2.36, Bob did a <BR>> > > little better <BR>> > > > on Friday, gotta' love them gas
wars!! <BR>> > > > <BR>> > > > Ken <BR>> > > > ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > > > From: "Ron Van Putte" <VANPUTTE@COX.NET><BR>> > > > To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:40 PM <BR>> > > > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest <BR>> > > > <BR>> > > > <BR>> > > >> <BR>> > > >> On Aug 14, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Ken Thompson wrote: <BR>> > > >> <BR>> > > >>> About 20 min., and you can bet I squeezed every drop I could <BR>> > > fit in my <BR>> > > >>> tank, too!! I paid a little more than you did, but still a <BR>> > > great deal. <BR>> > > >> <BR>> > > >> I went to the Tangerine Contest down in Apopka, FL with Tony <BR>> > Stillman. <BR>> > > >> We paid $2.57/gallon on the way there. The cheapest gas was <BR>> > > $2.39/gallon <BR>> > > >> in Apopka. Paid $2.56/gallon on the way back. <BR>> > > >> <BR>> > > >> BTW, we had a good time at the contest. <BR>> > > >> <BR>> > > >> They had one Sportsman pilot, one Intermediate pilot, two <BR>> > Advanced <BR>> > > >> pilots, four Master pilots and NINE F3A pilots! If you can <BR>> > > imagine this: <BR>> > > >> Jason Shulman was there AND he competed with his World <BR>> > Championship <BR>> > > >> airplane! Not only that, he let his brother, David, borrow his <BR>> > > airplane <BR>> > > >> so he could compete. I asked that at the pilots' meeting that <BR>> > > Jason and <BR>> > > >> David be allowed to fly alone, so that Jason's airplane <BR>> > wouldn't be at <BR>> > > >> risk, and that's the way it went until the fourth round, when <BR>> > > my ai
rplane <BR>> > > >> was airborne, and Jason took off. Can you imagine how <BR>> > > conscious I was of <BR>> > > >> where Jason's airplane was during that flight? Can you <BR>> > > believe that it <BR>> > > >> was my highest scoring flight? I was amazed! <BR>> > > >> <BR>> > > >> Jason leaves for France on Monday. Go U.S.A.!!! <BR>> > > >> <BR>> > > >> Ron Van Putte <BR>> > > >> <BR>> > > >> ================================================= <BR>> > > >> To access the email archives for this list, go to <BR>> > > >> http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/ <BR>> > > >> To be removed from this list, go to <BR>> > http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm <BR>> > >> and follow the instructions. <BR>> > >> <BR>> > >> List members email returned for mailbox full will be removed from <BR>> > the <BR>> > >> list. <BR>> > >> <BR>> > > <BR>> > > ================================================= <BR>> > > To access the email archives for this list, go to <BR>> > > http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/ <BR>> > > To be removed from this list, go to <BR>> > http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm <BR>> > > and follow the instructions. <BR>> > > <BR>> > > List members email returned for mailbox full will be removed from <BR>> > the <BR>> > > list. <BR>> > > <BR>> > > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > ================================================= <BR>> > To access the email archives for this list, go to <BR>> > http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/ <BR>> > To be removed from this list, go to <BR>> > http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm <BR>> > and follow the instructions. <BR>> > <BR>>
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