RENO AIR RACES 2012 re Reno me it EIR ers wB Y G E R I S I L V mb rati celeb A h on a n mo d me rial VIEW THE VIDEO THE EXCITEMENT OF THE RENO AIR RACES is not only the sights, but also the sounds. Throaty P–51 Mustangs duke it out in the Nevada skies, just 50 feet above the ground at speeds approaching 500 mph as they race around the 8.1-mile Unlimited course. Vintage T–6s are a spectator favorite, their radial engines spitting out ear-shattering growls. And aircraft in the Jet Class, Sport Class, Formula One Class, and Biplane Class howl around the course as they race wing tip to wing tip down the “valley of speed.” ROBERT “HOOT” GIBSON, UNLIMITED CLASS RACER, FORMER ASTRONAUT P H OT O G R A P H Y B Y C H R I S R O S E 54 | AOPA PILOT November 2012