KSMooniac Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) While I'm no Stinky Pants or Jonathon Paul, yesterday I completed my first 1000+ NM cross-country leg. I continue to marvel at our magnificent machines that offer so much flexibility! My stock J flew 1070 NM non-stop and I still had 10 gallons in reserve. 7.5 GPH and ~145 KTAS at 13,000 feet made for a very efficient flight, yet not interminably long either. Flight time was 6:56. I had some tailwind help, but much of it was canceled out by mountain wave and turbulence over AZ and most of NM. Once I got into the TX Panhandle, I had a really smooth flight and great tailwinds to finish the flight, and of course they helped quite a bit. This trip beat any airline speed between these two locations as well! Edited April 21, 2016 by KSMooniac 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker_Woodruff Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Very nice! Great to use the Mooney for what it's made for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Congratulations, Scott!! I've only gone > 1000 nm once, on vacation, and we stopped several times to sightsee. May have to find out what a C can do non-stop sometime, but it won't be > 6 hours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyBob Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Impressive. Very nice. I get nervous when my fuel monitor indicates less than 30 gal and I am in the pattern. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB65E Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Awesome Scott!!! Glad you were able to visit CA in your machine. Fly safe! -Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 The flightAware screenshot makes some pretty awesome artwork. Looks like you chased a nasty storm out of the way. who said you're no stinky pants? Go ahead and finish the trip. Meet for lunch on Saturday on the east coast. I think the guys who gave 201er the appellation can get one for you too... Thanks for sharing the trip. Best regards, -a- 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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