Hacker15e
Who am I? Where are my pants?
Reports from the races say that the Sport Class racer GP-5 crashed this afternoon, killing the pilot. Name hasn't been released by RARA so I'm not posting it here, but a simple Google search tells you who the owner/pilot is.
I wasn't out there today, but my brother who is reported that the airplane broke up in flight out near pylon 6. Pieces could be seen coming off the airplane, and it went in to the ground at high speed.
The pilot/owner was a highly experienced, highly respected individual who was a key player in the Sport Class of air racing, and whose loss will be significant.
The GP-5 was one of my favorite racers -- an interesting design that looked very slick and sounded awesome at any power setting.
EDIT: First press report: http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/09/08/plane-reported-down-at-reno-stead-airport/15309213/
I wasn't out there today, but my brother who is reported that the airplane broke up in flight out near pylon 6. Pieces could be seen coming off the airplane, and it went in to the ground at high speed.
The pilot/owner was a highly experienced, highly respected individual who was a key player in the Sport Class of air racing, and whose loss will be significant.
The GP-5 was one of my favorite racers -- an interesting design that looked very slick and sounded awesome at any power setting.
EDIT: First press report: http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/09/08/plane-reported-down-at-reno-stead-airport/15309213/