Mark was cruising at 13,500 on a 188 mph pace when he smelt silicone burning.
He feared it was the silicone of the fire sleeve on his fuel line burning
because of a possible exhaust leak. He wisely quickly landed to check and
found his newly installed scat hose was touching an exhaust pipe. His
Here is a short blurb I copied from a fellow racers:
There were two mechanicals, with a Lancair 360 having a failed starter
solenoid at the start, and a KR doing a precautionary landing for an
unusual smell in the cockpit. The KR landed in case it was a smoke-like
smell, but it had disappeared
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