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Response to Report # 8 from Friends and Colleagues has been great, with a number of you sharing contacts at the Smithsonian. Family response has been a bit less enthusiastic. (You mean you are going to tackle the oceans again in a single-engine aircraft?????) Well, we'll see.

A final budget is enclosed. Actual expenses ran $10,000+ above the estimated cost. Of the $50,000+ spent, $30,000+ was placed on a second mortgage, $8,000+ of equipment costs are still on Master Cards, and $12,000+ was covered by current income. Please keep in mind that the $15,000+ spent with Equipment Sponsors placed about $45,000 of needed equipment in TEN ROMEO for the trip. Thus, actual project level is $80,000+.

How do I properly thank Equipment Sponsors for their interest and confidence? Goodrich and ARNAV were the heaviest contributors followed by Mike Smith and Dick Murray. However, there are more than dollar investments to consider. For example, friendship with Jack Palmer and his crew allowed me to drop into Wellsville at a moments notice knowing that any emergency and/or need would be addressed immediately and effectively. The Page support was particularly satisfying in that I've been associated with those fine people for over 20 years, and they first headed me toward the broader horizons of living through personal aircraft ownership. And, when the Home Office contribution is added to the local Albany support (where TEN ROMEO is based) the commitment is considerable. A sincere THANK YOU to all!!!!

A record sheet is enclosed providing information relating to the NAA/FAI standings. You will note that a review of one of the legs has moved the number back to ten. (That 210 time was better.)

You may find a review of media exposure of interest. Impact was minor nationally, and even less internationally. There were eight TV interviews, (one in Europe), 25 newspaper articles that I have seen, (probably more since some may have appeared after I left cities across the country), eight magazine references, four house publications out or in process, and four Static Displays. In addition, I have given six Lay Sermons, five Service Club presentations, and four specialty programs.

Incidentally, I now have an "open account" with Milt Brown and the NAA. The procedure is in place to "trigger" a record run from city to city anytime I'm airborne and find the winds highly favorable.

I am also in the process of arranging with NAA to share my records with those who have been so helpful to me in acquiring them. The control centers from Denver to Albany should each have one of those beautiful plaques on their wall - they were all outstanding in clearing me "direct" or "great circle" on that run, which was a big help.

Have included a front page article from the OTTAWA HERALD of August 7th, 1984. It's a good story, but even better when one considers the top six columns of the front page that Monday morning happened when Senator Hart was attending a high school class reunion in Ottawa the Saturday before. (You were right, Ernie - not getting to Moscow did good story after all!)

Will plan on sending Report # 10, probably the last of this series, upon my return from Moscow next month. Am looking forward to testing the ambiance of Moscow after our election. My trip will probably be too soon to notice any change of direction, but I will also plan on testing the probability of my using Soviet air space next spring. In that final report I will also provide information on my progress toward locating a sponsor. The next trip will have to have a sponsor for me to undertake the second attempt.

Speaking of sponsorship, I am in the process of designing a brochure directed toward selected members of the Fortune 500 group. It is my hope to use my present "visibility" and "credibility" in generating interest outside the General Aviation field in carrying my country, our flag, and my aircraft to new levels of accomplishment.

Speaking of accomplishment, the quarterly updates of world speed records that come across my desk are dominated by the Piper MALIBU. As a new production aircraft, I understand there are some problems to be worked out on it. However, it is pressurized, single-engine, its price is still within reason, and it is indeed fast. It is still a pistonned aircraft, and thus not a state-of-the-art bird. What a shame the LIGHTNING is presently on "hold"!

P.S. As we collated Report # 8, we found the fourth picture put the weight just above one ounce. Thus we pulled the panel shot, and it is enclosed with this report.

The following friends, colleagues, and interested persons have been willing to serve this project as TECHNICAL ADVISORS. The expertise this group of individuals brings to the safety of this endeavor is outstanding. ADVISORS are listed in the chronological order of their joining the project.

Individual	Expertise	Organization
Mikhail Lyubimov Milton Brown Jerry Gordon Jack Palmer "Rusty" Tomlinson Dick Murray Jim Dunn Dick Knipe Marilyn Rainey Don McQuinn G. Garnett Tate Norm Colvin Stan Hemstreet "Bud" Clark Chuck O'Neill Dave Andrews Mike Smith Robert Chapman Marion Jayne Karl Schaffrath Robert Money Wayne Rosenkrans John Youngquist Louise Sacchi John Baker Walt Dean Don Dodgen Don Taylor Diane Bean Debbie Watkins Michael Mozur	Soviet Air Space Record Filing Flight Parameters Aircraft Preparation BE-36 Specialist Electronic Panel Structural Icing Operational Experience City to City Distance Canadian Air Space Risk Specialist Bonanza Specialist Polar Flying Engine Operation Regulations Ferry Fuel Expert Speed and Safety Fuel Monitoring Speed Flying Mapping & Distance Weather Maps Engineer Ocean Flying General Navigation Omega Flight Records Banking Photography Protocol	Moscow Civil Air Board National Aero. Association Formerly Beech and Boeing Palmer Airmotive Ltd. Page Avjet Corporation Murray Avionics Co. BF Goodrich Co. Mall Airways Civil Aero Board Air Transport, Canada Rollins Burdick Hunter American Bonanza Society Guard Supply Unit Teledyne-Continental Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Facilities, Ltd. Mike Smith Aero, Inc. Silver Instrument Co. Grand Prix Air Race, Ltd. NOAA National Climatic Center Jeppesen-Sanderson Insight Instrument Corporation Sacchi Air Ferry Ent. AOPA Arnav Systems, Inc. Sperry Flight Systems Retired Local Bank Executive One Hour Photo US Embassy - Moscow

TECHNICAL ADVISORS provide a resource pool for consultation as problems arise. They are also a part of the "communication network" of 150 individuals who receive all project reports.

Interest and support of the planned trip of TEN ROMEO into Moscow on July 4th, 1984, by EQUIPMENT SPONSORS has been outstanding. While the Moscow legs of the project were not allowed by the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, between June 24 1984 and August 7, 1984, -TEN- National Speed Records were acquired by TEN ROMEO. The generosity of my EQUIPMENT SPONSOR colleagues has contributed greatly to the safety and success of this accomplishment, and thus the companies and individuals who committed the equipment are full partners in all records made. The following is a list of EQUIPMENT SPONSORS:

Special thanks to BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION and UNITED BEECHCRAFT, INC. who cooperated in locating and installing a load meter in TEN ROMEO's panel just hours before departing for Europe. With the unusual array of equipment on board, the load meter reduced pilot work load, and served as a safety factor had an electrical emergency arisen.

A second attempt to use Soviet air space will be made in the Spring of 1985. The above EQUIPMENT SPONSORS are painted on both sides of TEN ROMEO and will remain there for the Spring flight.

Grateful appreciation is extended to all EQUIPMENT SPONSORS. As static display opportunities for TEN ROMEO increase, there is unusual interest in the special combination of equipment mounted in N7710R.

Speed Over Recognized Course Records
Class C-1c, Group I (Piston Engine)
Dr. Millard Harmon
June 24 - August 7, 1984

1.     Denver - Albany
        Date: June 24, 1984
        Speed: 319.32 KPH (198.43 MPH)
        Elapsed Time: 8 hours 10 minutes 27 seconds

2.     Albany - Goose Bay
        Date: June 29, 1984
        Speed: 318.96 KPH (198.20 MPH)
        Elapsed Time: 4 hours 49 minutes 0 seconds

3.     Reykjavik - Oslo
        Date: July 1, 1984
        Speed: 273.60 KPH (170.02 MPH)
        Elapsed Time: 6 hours 21 minutes 55 seconds

4.     Oslo - Frankfurt
        Date: July 9, 1984
        Speed: 266.76 KPH (166.39 MPH)
        Elapsed Time: 4 hours 8 minutes 27 seconds

5.     Frankfurt - Lisbon
        Date: July 11, 1984
        Speed: 202.68 KPH (125.95 MPH)
        Elapsed Time: 9 hours 15 minutes 0 seconds

6.     Lisbon - Santa Maria
        Date: July 12, 1984
        Speed: 263.16 KPH (163.53 MPH)
        Elapsed Time: 5 hours 24 minutes 0 seconds

7.    Santa Maria - St Johns
        Date: July 14, 1984
        Speed: 266.40 KPH (165.54 MPH)
        Elapsed Time: 9 hours 32 minutes 12 seconds

8.     St Johns - Albany
        Date: July 15,1984
        Speed: 241.56 KPH (150.11 MPH)
        Elapsed Time: 7 hours 9 minutes 37 seconds

9.     Albany - Oshkosh
        Date: August 2, 1984
        Speed: 267.48 KPH (166.21 MPH)
        Elapsed Time: 4 hours 28 minutes 55 seconds

10. Phoenix - Albany
        Date: August 7-8, 1984
        Speed: 272.16 KPH (169.12 MPH)
        Elapsed Time: 12 hours 42 minutes 46 seconds

Item	Draft Budget		Actual Cost
Fuel	10,607 miles / 7.5 mi/gal x $5.00 per gal	$7,072	10,600 miles @ $2.20 per gal	$2,494
NAA	registration and sanctions ($570 x 11)	$6,270	registration = $2125 sanctions = $1775	$3,900
RON during travel	20 days @ $100 per day	$2,000	17 days @ $97 per day	$1,649
Soviet Navigator	Moscow to Oslo + RON, Frankfurt to Moscow + RON	$3,000	Not allowed
Aircraft preparation	backup pressure, fuel unit, wing-tips & strobes, R&L windows, tools	$4,560	add -- boots, gap, seals, ADF antenna, windshield, special paint, +	$11,182
Contingencies	cabin fuel, raft, landing fees, insurance, engine check before departure	$3,598	insurance came to $5,400 (more than expected)	$8,741
Required equipment	HF radio = $6,000.00 Nav Unit = $6,000.00	$12,000	KNS-950 + AVA-1000, IONS-1020 on loan from Sperry	$13,500
May planning trip to Moscow		$1,500		$1,618
Subtotal		$40,000		$43,084
Unexpected costs	Commercial "appeal" Flight to Moscow and related costs = $1,286, 25 BE-36 Tie Tacks - gifts to helpful tower personnel and national aero club presidents = $113			$1,399
Related costs	telephone costs for eight months = $2,800, postage and xerox on reports = $900, fuel for 127 hours of test flying = $3,910			$7,610
Subtotal				$52,093 see Note 1
Income	Page Avjet Corporation = $1,000, Rollins Burdick Hunter = $500, Captain John Miller = $100			$1,600
Out of pocket cost of project				$50,493
Note 1: This figure does not include an additional $30,000 of equipment value through arrangements made with Equipment Sponsors.