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| Air-Bike hits 102 MPH!! |
| You are looking at absolute proof that my Air-Bike can really scoot when it wants to! Cockpit photo was taken while flying. The panel mounted portable GPS shows a ground speed of 102 MPH during straight and level flight Saturday July 12th, 2003. I was returning from breakfast at Beaumont Hotel in Beaumont, Kansas. When climbing to cruising altitude of 3500' MSL I discovered a "slight" tailwind was helping me along. Pushing the throttle to 90%, the RPM read 6000 and my indicated airspeed displayed 60 MPH. I still had another 700 RPM to go but figured this was fast enough! The placards below the compass are semi-serious, they read: 1) 5* increments (compass marks) 2) Intentional Spins Prohibited (not rated for 'em) 3) No Lomchavacks Either! (as if my plane could do one anyway?) Although this is ground speed and not a true airspeed, it was a thrill anyway! |
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| This is where I was on that record setting day, eating breakfast at the Beaumont Hotel and Restaurant in Beaumont, Ks. That is the only "Jack" water tower still in existence on the right. If you'd like to go to this fly-in restaurant or just read about it, click on this link: http://www.hotelbeaumontks.com/ |