Pitts S-1S, C-GIPS Special
Summer 2008 - AWAC Pendleton Oregon . On short final.........
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of C-GIPS 1981 to 2006 The main gas tank is 20 gallons, plus a 2 gallon header tank. Here's a picture of how the fuel system is plumbed. The venting has moved to just aft of the left gear leg - picture on the mod history below.
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Link to a
picture
history of modifications lots of photos, so large...
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Pitts Will Travel: took
the pick-up truck down to the lake for a little fishing.....
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| Aerobatic Club of British Columbia - link |
| 2008 Competition Season | ||
| OK, so I'm back in Advanced after 22 years in Unlimited. My 180 hp S-1 was begging me..."no more, master" | Advanced Free Program | |
| Beaver State Regional Contest - Pendleton OR | 1st Place Advanced | RESULTS |
| Apple Turnover - Ephrata WA | 1st Place Advanced | RESULTS |
| Advanced World Aerobatic Contest - Pendleton | 11th Place Advanced | RESULTS |
| 2009 Competition Season | ||
| Skunked out - weather, cancelled contests, work, family | ||
| 2010 Competition Season | ||
| Apple Cup -
Ephrata WA Ugly weather going down, found a new (to me) jigsaw route low level through the Cascades. Riding a rosy forecast I returned on top at 9000'. Spent enough time up there that I got bored and took a video.
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1st Place Advanced | RESULTS |
| 2011 Competition Season | ||
| North American Team Championships Ephrata Washington No use crying about it, I should have read the new rule book and figured out that 3x4 means a point roll. That zero in the unknown cost me 1st. The winner did nail an 88% Free though, which deserves a win. |
2nd Place Advanced | RESULTS |
Updated July 1, 2010
