The Transcontinental Entry Thread

[Willy]

Please post your team or solo entry here.

Give your team name. And then for each pilot enter (a) SOH handle (such as "Moses03" or "SrG"), (b) first and last name (if you like), and (c) aircraft type, model, simulator (FS9/FSX), and author. (Please be specific about all this.) (Screenshots of your aircraft are good too, we like pictures)

Changes are fine after the initial entry; you merely need to get the Committee's permission. You can add or subtract pilots, change aircraft, and so forth – all up until race day. Any reasonable request for a change is likely to be approved but any change that might upset the competitive balance might not.

[Willy]

Solo Entry

Willy (Willy McCoy)

A2A/WoP Focke Wulf Fw 190D-9 in FS9.

Not the fastest or the longest range, but enough quirks to keep things "interesting" on takeoff and landing.

[jt_dub]

Sounds like fun. I plan to participate. My ride will be the Warbirdsim P-51B 6N-P / Constance. This was a 339th Fighter Group pony based in Fowlmere.

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[robert41]

Solo entry, Robert41, FSD P38J.
Texas Ranger IV repaint. Flown by Col. Jenkins, 55th FG. Group CO, Feb 44 to April 44. Shot down by flak strafing enemy airfield. POW.

[falcon409]

Solo Entry:
Falcon409
Ed Wells
Lockheed P-38J_SkyUnlimited
FSX

[spokes2112]

Solo entry: spokes2112, Roman
model - P-51D-30NA
sim - FS9
author - Wings of Power (Initial WOP I release for FS9)
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1944: Constructed as a P-51D-30-NA (44-75007) by North American at Inglewood, California.
1944-1958: Unknown service history. :-(
1958: Certificate of airworthiness for NL3451D (F-51D, 44-75007N) issued.
1958-1963: Unknown history.
1963-1966: N5462V Trans Florida Aviation Inc, Sarasota, FL. Cavalier rebuild.
1966: N3451D, rebuilt as a Cavalier "Executive".
1966-1970: Tempress Research Co. Sunnyvale, CA. - Frank Christensen (Christen Eagle, Husky etc..)
1970: Jerry Brassfield - racer #96, piloted by Bob Love.

1973: Reno Air Races qualified 14th at 349.653 and did not race.

1975: Mojave Air Races qualified 13th at 342.21 finished silver race in 7th at 323.47.

1976: Reno Air Races qualified 9th at 342.857 finished silver race in 3rd at 351.220.

1977: Paul Poberezny N3451D.
2003: Retired on February 5th. On display at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, WI.

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[MM]

Team Entry. MM (Mike MacKuen) flying John Terrell's Warbirdsim P-51B in FSX. I'll fly as a second pilot for jt_dub (Jeff). This specific aircraft is also from the 339^th Fighter Group out of Fowlmere. This is 5Q-G (Bonny Bea) of Captain Lee "Dutch" Eisenhart, here with a 1944 Malcolm Hood conversion. (Thanks to Jan Kees Blom for his rendition of the livery.)

[ratty]

What a great event! Count me in!

Solo entry:
ratty
Ian Radcliffe
A2A Civilian Mustang with Accu-Sim
FSX


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[Moses03]

Welcome ratty, and good luck!

[PRB]

Dang, I didn't know WBS made a Malcom-hooded P-51B. I want one! Welcome to the race and the Outhouse, ratty!

[epwatson]

I'll be entering as well
epwatson
Eamonn Watson

And I'll be flying the A2A P51-D Wop3 Military version with drop tanks (maybe, haven't decided that yet). With accu-sim.

[Taco]

A very foggy day at Long Beach, as we take the AH P-47D Razorback out for a check ride before the coast to coast event.

Entering the race a solo ride. Flying the (payware) AH P-47D Razorback 62nd FS/ 56th Group.

Taco (Jim)

[PRB]

Aircraft Factory F4U-1D, FSX. That's what I'm flying in the Great Transcontinental Race. Solo entry, at present.

[Wombat]

Announcing a team entry of Me, Myself and I. It should take at least three legs, and since there's three of us it works out perfect. Planning and deciding which of us would take what leg started an argument that turned to violence when I gave Myself a black eye, right in front of Me, who stood there shaking his head. Finally after drawing numbers from a hat it was decided that I would take the first, the second would be done by Myself, leaving it up to Me to finish the race. The only thing we could decide on unanimously was the aircraft. We'll be flying the Warbridsim P-15B in the markings of Paul Mantz. Spectators are asked to give us plenty of space as we run our Chinese fire drills between landing and taking off again.

Wombat aka Ed

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[PRB]

That's quite a formidable team you've assembled, Ed! Welcome aboard!

[Dangerousdave26]

Larry (Tako_Kichi) and I will be teaming up for the race.

We will be running in WOP/A2A P-51D Mustangs.

I plan on leading off after which he will run the rest of the race by himself.

[RedGreen]

Solo Entry
Red Green
Lockheed P-38L Lightning by David Copley
FS 2004



Looking forward to revisiting an old friend from RTWs past. :ernae:

[Bry Rosier]

Planning on joining in for this one .
Probably Solo . FSX Warbirdsim P-51B in the colors of Mustang Mk.III, HB-837, flown by Leonard Cheshire, CO of the 617th Bomber Squadron ('the Dambusters') to mark targets for his bombers. More on this remarkable pilot can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cheshire . Like the majority of the RAF's Mk.III Mustangs late in the war, HB-837 is fitted with a Malcolm Hood Canopy.

Looking forward to seeing you all on Sat :salute:

[DarkCharizma]

Solo entry: DarkCharizma, Klas
A2A Civilian Mustang, with Accusim (gotta love an autopilot!)

[salt_air]

Solo Entry:



Austin (salt_air) Davis

WoP Mustang P-51D w/tanks

FS9





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[Lowflyer]

Not sure I can make it home in time for the start but I'd like to sign up just in case.

Solo entry:
Lowflyer (Rolf Lindbom)
A2A WoP P51-D
FSX

[arrvoo]

Late entry if it's still ok. Team of Harv and Rob (arrvoo and Rgo) Flying the A2A P51-D 'February'

[PRB]

Welcome arrvoo & Rgo. You're on the entry roster!

[robert41]

Going to have to drop out of the race after all.
Stuck working on Saturday.
Hope everyone has a great time.