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    Airframe Family: Vans RV-4 / F-1/F-2 Rocket / Harmon Rocket
    Latest Model:F-1 Rocket
    Construction Number:075
    Last Civil Registration:N59PM
    Compressed ID:Nelson F-1 cn 075 cr N59PM
    Latest Owner or Location:Jack Pyland, Dallas, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    2007

    Constructed as a F-1 by Nelson at Texas, U.S.A..

    To David L. Williams with new c/r N59PM.

    8 May 2013

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX59PM (TEAM ROCKET F1, 075) issued.

    April 2016


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, Florida

    From 12 September 2016 to 18 September 2016

    Raced as #14, named Radical.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Sport class. The primary pilot was Brett Schuck from Elkhart, IN. Qualified in 30th place with an average speed of 230.927 mph. Raced in Heat 1D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 225.825 mph. Raced in Heat 2. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 229.115 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 377.14 mph. Raced in the Make-Up race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 225.054 mph.

    31 July 2017

    To Quest Air Inc, Cocoa, FL keeping c/r N59PM.

    January 2022

    To Jack Pyland, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N59PM.

    Circa January 2022

    Restoration started.
    Jack Pyland comments (25 April 2023); The aircraft is receiving some TLC. Several small repairs and updates are in progress.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
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     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Jack Pyland
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