Welcome to the home of Classic 47 sponsored by WINGS OF HOPE

Meet Bev Cleair and Teresa Camp - Wings of Hope's 2010 pilot team. Classic 47 is a 2000 Cessna 182 S which will dutifully carry Wings of Hope's vision of peace and self-sustaining humanitarian programs for a better world.

Bev and Teresa are poised to race the Air Race Classic June 22 - June 25, 2010 from Fort Meyers, Florida to Frederick, Maryland, a 2157 nautical mile jaunt. This is the oldest air race in the country exclusively for women pilots. Its origins date back to the 1930's when the likes of Amelia Earhart and company were competing and dominating the Powder Puff Derby


Wednesday, June 23, 2010

BREAKING NEWS!! - Repairs underway

10:40A Central, the team just reported in that they have located a landing light there at Cameron, Missouri. Classic 47 is all fueled but Bev and Teresa will take a break while the plane gets it's 'eye' replaced. The power cable to the Collison Avoidance System is repaired and a kind soul, Jason there at the FBO would not take more than a heartfelt thanks from the team.

Bev and Teresa report that it is hot outside and they still have to scrub the bugs off the plane. Cameron is a single runway airport so traffic lines up and moves out fairly slow. Expect the next leg to Illinois to be airborne sometime just before Noon. The crew will do a full stop in Murphysboro and assess weather conditions in Indiana. They have located hotel accomodations at either checkpoint so everything is looking promising.

*BLOGMASTER*

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