Shawn wrote:
Bob Johnson wrote:

Hard to tell what he wants to do --

http://www.126association.org/classfid.htm#Planes

Bob

Go *even* slower?

I thought of:
Tie down outside
Avoid the cost of the AD
Avoid the cost of a refinish
Prefers metal over glass.
Race 1-26?
Nope, not in a 1-36.
Since a 1-34 would provide all of these with similar low speed
performance to the Grob, similar cost, and still be a Schweizer, he must
just want to go slower.
:-)

Maybe not so hard to understand if you knew something about him and his
wife - Joann and Charles Shaw have been active 1-26 pilots for decades,
with many records and awards between them. Here's the lead-in from this
page:

http://www.126association.org/03clybrn.htm

" It is my pleasure to announce the winner of the 2003 H. Marshall
Claybourn trophy. As it has many times in the past, the trophy this year
returns to Hobbs, New Mexico, origin of so many great staright distance
flights. The champion for 2003, however, is first time winner Joann
Shaw, who on August 27 flew 301.96 miles to a landing near Elkhart,
Kansas. Chase crew was 11-time Claybourn winner and husband Charles.
What a team! Congratulations Jo!!! "

Joann also holds 10 US Feminine records in a Nimbus 2,including a 1000K.
Check the SSA website for more info.

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA