KSMooniac Posted April 21, 2016 Report 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
Parker_Woodruff Posted April 21, 2016 Report Posted April 21, 2016 Very nice! Great to use the Mooney for what it's made for. 1
Hank Posted April 21, 2016 Report 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
MooneyBob Posted April 21, 2016 Report 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
MB65E Posted April 21, 2016 Report Posted April 21, 2016 Awesome Scott!!! Glad you were able to visit CA in your machine. Fly safe! -Matt 1
carusoam Posted April 21, 2016 Report 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
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