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

They're OFF to ELKHART 4:15p central

Well we were thrilled to see some of our blog friends had met the plane along with Bev's husband. The crew wiped off the bugs from the leading edges and the Larry applied the Wings of Hope decals.

The FBO fueled up the plane quickly and Bev and Teresa took a break in some air conditioning inside waiting for favorable tailwinds up to Elkhart. They had some light snacks and a couple of bottles of water each to recharge for the next leg.

Unfortunately the portable battery appears to be bad so they will have to go without the ZAON XRX for this leg. The crew will try to get the battery replaced before tomorrow.

The FBO was great as the line crew would bring out carts and inside the red cross had set up snacks. This is the home of some of the collegiate teams so there was a lot of press around to interview the teams. So for now here are the pictures that we could upload along the road. I will try to post one more set by 9:00pm or so.

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1 comment:

  1. So wanted to be there but I had my aviation camp today.......and your just so dArn fast .......but glad you are doing so good .......glad to see Dan and mAry made it and of course coach ..... Keep up the good work girls ..... Tailwinds and happy landings

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