Flying a Lancair Legacy at the Reno Air Races

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Conrad Huffstutler, the pilot for sports class race plane "Breathless," tells the story of how he became an air race pilot and the history of the infamous Lancair Legacy.
All broadcast footage belongs to the Reno Air Racing Association.
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[@SilvaAdventures]

Beautiful airplane and great interview,

[@tmaschm]

Great storytelling

[@DanFrederiksen]

Lance Neibauer was just one guy in the 80s and as great a data point as Lancair IV-P is and how superior it is to a cessna 172, a similar improvement is still possible. 50% faster, 50% better mileage, 50% lower running costs.

[@johnmooney1886]

How fast does it go? You never mentioned the speeds you achieved!