wlfpckrs Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 It read, "Breakfast in New York. Lunch in Chicago. Dinner in Denver." Let's do it! What's the greatest number of hours flying you've done in a day in a CT? Mine is seven hours so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT4ME Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 My butt hurts even thinking about it... Ugh, and headwind the whole way! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlfpckrs Posted August 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 But it is do-able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT4ME Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I love long trips... especially with some wingmen. My longest one-day flights have been from Phoenix, AZ to Burns, OR.(720 miles, mostly 11-12K ft). And two trips from Mulege Mexico (2/3 down baja) to Phoenix (760 miles). Now that the autopilot is working, long trips are more fun. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
207WF Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Just got back to LA from Traverse City Michigan -- more than 1800 nm in three days, with two legs per day. Not hard at all, and I have done this each summer for the past four. Longest leg 4.3 hours and I still had two hours of fuel on landing. No way you could do what the add says, however, unless your lunch was a sandwich consumed in the plane as you flew over Chicago, and you had a freakish tailwind westbound. - WF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlfpckrs Posted August 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 On paper, it should be do-able with long days, the time change from east to west, an early breakfast before sunrise, departing at morning civil twilight, and landing by evening civil twilight. Please share your waypoints between LA and MI. What's the highest terrain you encounter on this route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
207WF Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Waypoints depend on the weather. I look at the WX each day and head in the general direction with the least cloud cover. This year I stopped in Tonopaph, NV, Twin Falls SD, went through the mountains at Jackson hole and stopped in Rapid City SD. Then on to Madison, WI, Oshkosh and TVC. On the way back it was Rochester MN, Grand Island NE, Rawlins, WY, Provo UT, Cedar City UT and back to LA. The highest point was the mountain crossing near Mammoth, CA, where I used 10,500 given the high terrain. I flew altitudes from 1500' at 500 agl to the max, seeing density altitudes as high as 14,500. Averaged about 24 statute miles per gallon round trip and 106 knots on the hobbs. What a major joy to be able to do stuff like this! WF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knolde Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Hey All: As a veteran of XC flying, being able to go really long distances in a day is cool and if it were just me, okay. However, Nancy does not like starting out too early in the day, so we usually do a two flight day on the departure day. Then, through clever planning we manage to one hop it to places where we can sponge off friends or relatives abd while adding some time to the trip, it is nice to see old friends, oh yes--it is at a reasonable cost. Speaking of high terrain between destinations in the west, in particular, I have found that with a bit of planning you go any where and can be comfortable at 10,500' or less. Oh yes, speaking of autopilots, I have aborted a cross country becuse it did not work--I jknow, I'm a woosie, but for a long haul (4 hours or more) I believe the A/P is a safety issue. Anyway the ad is great, but for my favorite stewardess and I the reality is a bit different. See ya, (grand kids are visiting this weekend-it is not ony hot, but tired out), Ken and Nancy Nolde, N840KN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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