Thomas 252

Good point. I didn’t know about the food point but we both had a good portion of grapes. I liked the juice in my mouth and the sugar prevented fatigue…

Wouldn´t be fair for my girlfriend... ;-) But as I said earlier - drinking and bladder management was no issue at all. At least on the long legs. We had one 2-hour-leg that bothered us... ;-)

Thx! The whole trip was an adventure! I still get more and more impressed of the 252´s capabilities! After flying westbound over the North Atlantic up high we landed on a grass strip at 7.000ft density altitude in the Rockies (23S). There´s not too many airplanes out there that can do both... The bladder management was no issue at all. We had roughly 10-12 legs of more than 4 hours and didn't have to use a bottle. We even weren`t thirsty at all. You just have to take it easy in the morning: just 1 coffee and half a glass of water. And we used every possibility to drain ourselves... ;-)

It was the most we could get LOP.

Hi folks, paul contacted me and told me about this thread. I was the pilot and it’s my 252. Happy to answer your questions: - it’s a 252 with Monroy tanks, 105 gallons total - I usually fly 2.300RPM, 30“, 10.3gph LOP. However up high the MAP was between 27“ and 29“, FF on average during cruise was 9.5gph or 62% - I have a stock steam gauge sixpack with the original airspeed indicator with TAS calculator. TAS was roughly 175kt. - average ground speed was 214kt, maximum 269kt but we took a picture showing 252kt :-) - we used 73 gallons of fuel and still had 32 gallons in our tanks after landing, so more than 3 hours reserve (the king air crew we met was jealous) - we didn’t use Gatorade bottles or travel John. Would be a mess in those life suits anyway. Actually we did not drink anything until 30 minutes before landing and it was no problem at all! It was my longest flight so far and it was an experience, for sure. The whole trip was spectacular. BTW, on our way west we wanted to stay in Ilulissat, Greenland for two nights. We didn’t even think about not stopping in Greenland as we wanted to see the glacier. If you are interested, the whole story is on instagram: @flyawaywith_jz Hope to see some of you somewhere in the world! Best, Thomas

Dear Mooniacs, Help, I need somebody, help! International assistance required:I am an EMPOA (Europe‘s Mapa) member from Germany and I landed in Minneapolis yesterday. I was scheduled to rent an (sorry!) Arrow today (October 4th) but unfortunately the rental company is not very reliable and gave the airplane away to someone else. So Jolie Lucas suggested, that I may ask this forum.If you have any idea where to rent an airplane with short notice until October 15th I would highly appreciate your message (fb or international 0049 174 919 0369 or thomas.paessens@gmail.com). I can call you back if you leave your number. I highly appreciate your help!Fly fast, safe and thank you for reading!!! Thomas additional info: I am part-owner of a 201 with 70+ hours flight time this year, 50 hours IR this year