BCrystal Posted July 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 15 minutes ago, carusoam said: FlightAware is currently showing Brian 'near' Pago Pago... http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N916BL Best regards, -a- Brian landed at about 8:45 PM local time last night, at Pago Pago airport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 17 minutes ago, BCrystal said: Brian landed at about 8:45 PM local time last night, at Pago Pago airport. Wouldn't that be 8:45 pm Sunday local time instead of last night (Saturday) since he hasn't crossed the international date line yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCrystal Posted July 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) I called Brian (WB6RQN/Aeronautical Mobile) via HF ham radio using ALE (Automatic Link Establishment) and we linked on 14346 kHz USB in the 20 meter band. ALE is similar to HF Selcall. He answered the call and immediately responded on voice with his callsign. It was about 9PM Pacific Time here in California. He was flying over the Pacific Ocean at about FL210 between Tonga and American Samoa. We talked for about 30 minutes on SSB voice, until around sunset at his position, when his signal started to fade. My HF radio station (KQ6XA) location is Silicon Valley, California. The equipment in use for this radio contact was:Transceiver: Icom IC-F8101, Power: 125 Watts, Antenna: vertical, with the top at 36 feet. Radio great circle path distance: approximately 4500 Nautical Miles (8330 km) or (5180 miles), The actual radio path distance was much longer, via multiple hops bouncing off the ionosphere and the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Great circle map of radio path between KQ6XA in California and WB6RQN Aeronautical Mobile over the Pacific Ocean near American Samoa. Edited July 23, 2017 by BCrystal 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCrystal Posted July 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, LANCECASPER said: Wouldn't that be 8:45 pm Sunday local time instead of last night (Saturday) since he hasn't crossed the international date line yet? The International Date Line passes between Samoa and American Samoa. American Samoa is on the east (American) side of the dateline. Brian crossed the dateline "eastward" on his way from New Zealand to American Samoa. He will cross it 2 more times: 1. Dateline crossing "westward" into Kiribati area, on his flight tomorrow. 2. Dateline crossing "eastward" out of Kirabati area on his way over Howland Island to Hawaii. Edited July 24, 2017 by BCrystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRM Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 At least he's back in the US (sort of). Safe flying Brian!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 2 hours ago, BCrystal said: The International Date Line passes between Samoa and American Samoa. American Samoa is on the east (American) side of the dateline. Brian crossed the dateline eastward on his way from New Zealand to American Samoa. He will cross it 2 more times: 1. Dateline crossing westward into Kiribati area, on his Howland Island overflight tomorrow. 2. Dateline crossing eastward out of Kirabati area on his way from Howland Island to Hawaii. If he crossed it enough times could he make it back for Oshkosh .. lol? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted July 24, 2017 Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 He's almost to Howland Island, then to Lihue Hawaii Update: He made it past Howland Island and turned toward Hawaii. ( 9hours and 8 minutes to go) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 <3 hours to go in this flight according to FA... http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N916BL -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLCarter Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 What a leg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 24k' 199kts over the ground and one hour short of landing in HI. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N916BL Welcome home to the US of A, Brian! Best regards, -a- 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpcc Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 I hope the mooney marketing department picks this up - its a great story on the capability of their product. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Island hopping Hawaiian style... http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N916BL -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCrystal Posted July 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Honolulu TV runs story on the flight Click here to watch video: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/35971227/pilot-closing-in-on-completion-of-amelia-earhart-tribute-flight 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peevee Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 dude, you can't leave lihue and fly directly to honolulu, man at least take a loop around. it's breathtaking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCrystal Posted July 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Audio clips of N916BL with Honolulu airport tower on VHF Click to play Click to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 +1 It takes an international community to fly around the world... The News story is brief, but hits a lot of important topics. Thanks for sharing! Best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danb Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 What an unbelievable accomplishment. It seems like a big deal for me to go across the USA, can't fathom a 17 hour leg. One more leg Brian all us Mooney folks are with you. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighterpilot1232 Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 I'd like to circumnavigate someday, hopefully I can do it in a Mooney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRM Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 12 hours ago, Danb said: ...can't fathom a 17 hour leg. One more leg Brian all us Mooney folks are with you. Ditto. Just phenomenal, phenomenal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCrystal Posted July 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Kailua-Kona (Big Island) Hawaii, to Oakland is scheduled for Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Appears to be on the big island.... but it's still Friday, on the east coast.... http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N916BL One more big hop over water to go! Go Brian! Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCrystal Posted July 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Schedule update: Early morning takeoff Sunday 20 July from Kona (Big Island) Hawaii to Oakland California, with ETA around 11:45pm Pacific Time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 That has an interesting flight track! http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N916BL Looks like a loop around a particular earth pimple? Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danb Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Probably a 360 for spacing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCrystal Posted July 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 (edited) Flight update: 30 July 2017 Sunday. Kona, Hawaii : ETD 6AM Hawaii Time Oakland*, California : ETA 11PM California Time *Oakland was Amelia Earhart's original destination airport for her round-the-world flight in 1937. Oakland was also a familiar base of operations and of aircraft maintenance for Earhart over the years preceding the 1937 flight. HF Aeronautical Frequencies for Central Eastern Pacific MWARA (Hawaii-California) Listen for N916BL 2869 kHz USB 3413 kHz USB 3452 kHz USB5547 kHz USB 5574 kHz USB 6673 kHz USB 8843 kHz USB 8915 kHz USB 10057 kHz USB 11282 kHz USB 13288 kHz USB 13354 kHz USB 21964 kHz USB click here for: Wall map 11" x 17" download (16MByte pdf) . Edited July 30, 2017 by BCrystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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