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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

Landed in EKH just ahead of the WX. Bad thunderstorms in the area and closing in. Tornado watch. One plane is 100 nm out! I hope they do the smart thing. We hangared our plane. Hail would be too risky.

We got incredible tail winds with our ground speed logging as high as 182 kts. I took several pictures of the avionics each time we broke a record. Thank goodness we didn't delay our departure. BTW I did the take off and flew this leg (with a lot of help from Bev) and she landed it. Whoo-hoo! What an awesome teacher. --TAC

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  1. AnonymousJune 23, 2010 at 8:11 PM

    Wow - that looks like another really nasty storm system! Glad you reached KEKM when you did, and that you and the plane found shelter for the night. Hope everyone else makes it in safely. Perhaps you will be able to catch up on your rest tonight - provided the storms don't keep you awake.

    We thoroughly enjoyed meeting the rest of the team and can’t wait to hear what Bill thinks of the Whole Hog Café’s Volcano sauce!

    Mary & Dan

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  2. W.C.CampJune 23, 2010 at 9:21 PM

    Volcano Sauce special delivery from Arkansas was HOT HOT HOT! As soon as I got home I popped it open with a few tortilla chips and within seconds I was hiccuping and my mouth was on fire! GOOD STUFF - too bad Dan and Mary used most of it up as an AVGAS additive, but it made the plane fly a lot FASTER! Great meeting everybody in Murphysboro. It was fun. - Bill

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