Rich's Ramblings: Passenger Jets are meant to fly with one engine!!!!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Passenger Jets are meant to fly with one engine!!!!

So I come into work the other day only to find out that I'll be missing half my crew. As it turned out, one of our airplanes, which was flown by a friend of mine and a fellow cyclist, had landed in Belleville. We don't fly to Belleville!!!! Well, let's just say it had engine trouble and made it there on one engine. I wouldn't say this happens all the time, but these guys are trained for that and I've got to commend my buddy for doing his job and my mechanics for changing the engine. There's nothing like changing an aircraft engine at a remote airfield, outside, mosquito infested, with limited resources, but it's just part of the job and my guys did a great job to get it flying again!!!!

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/F318B303633AB2BB862574340011F21B?OpenDocument

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2010 Race Results

29) Mo. State CX Championships, CAT 3, 15th place
28) Mo. State CX Championships, Masters 35+, 2nd place
27) Pride CX #6, B's, 3rd
26) Bubba CX #7 The Seminary, B's, 3rd
25) Pride CX #5, B's, 11th, crankarm fell off while in 3rd, fell to 11th
24) Pride CX #4, B's, 2nd
23) Chicago Cup Series PsychoCross, CAT3, 12th
22) Pride CX #3, B's, 2nd
21) Pride CX #1, B's, 8th
20) Gateway Cup, Benton Park crit, CAT3, DNF
19) Gateway Cup, The Hill/Giro crit, CAT3, 57th
18) Gateway Cup, St. Louis Hills crit, 58th
17) Gateway Cup, Lafeyette Square, CAT3, 50ish, caught behind crash on last lap
16) Glencoe GP, CAT3, 38th
15) Glencoe GP, Masters, DNF, too much horsepower, more like a CAT 1/2 race, bailed to do the 3's race
14) Grayslake Cycling Classic crit, CAT3, 20ish
13) Tour of Elk Grove crit, Masters, 19th
12) Tour of Elk Grove crit, CAT3, 34th
11) Tour de Grove CR, CAT2/3, 25th
10) Mid Town Alley GP crit, CAT2/3, 25th
9) O'fallon GP RR, CAT3, 18th
8) Fox River Grove Challenge CR, CAT3, DNF
7) Fox River Grove Challenge CR, Masters, 8th
6) Monsters of the Midway crit, CAT3, 30th,
5) Vernon Hills GP crit CAT3, 35th
4) Vernon Hills GP Masters, 35th,somebody crossed my line, taken out on the last turn, went over the handlebars at 35mph
3) St. Louis Spring Crit, 12th
2) Hillsboro-Roubaix RR, 54th
1) Forest Park Crit, 20th

2009 Race Schedule and Results

1) Forest Park Crit, finished around 15th
2) Dogwood RR, race canceled
3) Hillsborough Roubaix, 53rd
4) Tour of Hermann TT, 24th
5) ToH Crit, 32nd
7a) Tour of St. Louis crit, should be around 23rd, not scored
7b) Tour of St. Louis TT, 24th
8) O'fallon Gold Cup, 14th, won prime
8a) Hellbender RR, top 25, no results posted
9) Wildwood TT, 17th
11) O'fallon Gran Prix RR, 19th
12) Ste. Genevieve, State RR, 15th
13) Tour de Winghaven Circuit Race, 28th
14) Soulard Crit, did not do
15) Superweek, did not do
16) Mo State Crit, Cat 3, 19th
16) Mo State Crit, Masters 30+, 15th
17) Tour of Kansas City KC Crit, did not do
18) ToKC Cliff Drive Classic, cancelled
19) ToKC, did not do
20) Sedalia Crit, DNF, crashed, taken out on last lap
21) Otterville RR, 19th
22) Gateway Cup Lafayette Square Crit
23) GC Wash. Ave Crit
24) GC The Hill Crit
25) GC U. City Crit

2008 Race Schedule

21) GC, Wash Ave, DNF, no legs
20) GC, Lafeyette Square, crashed, DNF
19) Otterville RR, 15th, legs cramped on final uphill finish
18) Indiana Stage Race, Circuit race, crashed hard trying to catch break, DNF'd
17) TofKC, Cliff Drive Classic, 49th, flatted w/ 4 laps to go, rode solo the rest of the way
16) TofKC, Kansas City Crit, DNF
15) Missouri State Crit Championships, 9th
12) Winghaven CR, 72nd, no sleep very tired
10) Hellbender State RR, 12th
9) Washington Crit, 15th
8) Tour of St. Louis, Carondolet, 22nd
7) Hermann RR, 14th
6) HermannTT, 24th, 10 miles, 25:34
5) Tilles Park Crit, 18th or 20th???
4) Dogwood RR, 17th
3) Lost Valley XC, 18th
2) St. Joe XC, 10th
1) Froze Toes, 32nd, caught behind crash 200m to go

2007/08 Race Results

2) St. Joe XC race, Expert, 10th
1) Froze Toes, 3/4, 32, caught up in crash final 200m
29) Ste. Genevieve RR, CAT 3, 10th, Last race of 2007
28) Gateway Cup, U-City Loop crit, CAT 3: 19th
27) Gateway Cup, Giro(the hill) crit, CAT 3: 33rd
26) Gateway Cup, Wash. Ave. crit, CAT 3: 30th
25) Gateway Cup, Laf Sq. crit, CAT 3: 35th
24) TofKC, Overland Park crit, CAT 3: DNP, finished just behind pack after attacking and blowing on last lap
23) TofKC, Cliff Drive Classic, CAT 3: 23rd
22) TofKC, KC crit, CAT 3: 22nd