Flying to the Summit

[201er]

This could get interesting...

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4361H

 

ETD1130

ETA1730

[1964-M20E]

Yes a lot of moisture in the area just sitting around waiting to fire up some rain showers.  Hopefully tomorrow morning it will be relatively calm coming form New Orleans.

 

Looks like if you stay closer to the cost you might do better.

 

 

[N201MKTurbo]

21 minutes ago, 201er said:

This could get interesting...

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4361H

 

ETD1130

ETA1730

I see you filed a VFR altitude doesn’t look doable. 

[kris_adams]

eyeballs on flightaware!

Doesn't look good for flying down after work tonight for us...

[gsxrpilot]

There are not that many Mooney drivers that regularly get one to go as far as @201er does. I'm pretty confident Mike knows what he's doing.

[rbridges]

We landed around 1030 CST.  Isolated mod precipitation and a nice 25 knot headwind on the nose flying from Georgia.  

[rbridges]

1 minute ago, gsxrpilot said:

There are not that many Mooney drivers that regularly get one to go as far as @201er does. I'm pretty confident Mike knows what he's doing.

I just showed my wife his flight plan, and she rolled her eyes.  No way she'd sit through a 7 hr Mooney flight. Lol. 

[kris_adams]

4 minutes ago, rbridges said:

I just showed my wife his flight plan, and she rolled her eyes.  No way she'd sit through a 7 hr Mooney flight. Lol. 

2 hours is about "our" limit (not mine btw lol)

[rbridges]

Just now, Kris_Adams said:

2 hours is about our limit (not mine btw lol)

Same here. Thank goodness that gets her to the beaches. Lol. 

[gsxrpilot]

Three hours is the limit for my wife. I like to go far when solo but so far have only done 4:50 as my longest flight. It was still over 1000 miles.

[kris_adams]

13 minutes ago, gsxrpilot said:

Three hours is the limit for my wife. I like to go far when solo but so far have only done 4:50 as my longest flight. It was still over 1000 miles.

Hoping to work up to 3 hours too!

[orionflt]

Brian and Pankey should land around 5pm

 

[Bob_Belville]

We've done over 5 hours several times in the last couple of years but not w/o complaint.

[gsxrpilot]

Right now Mike (N4361H) is in the air in the middle of a 7 hour, 1000 mile flight in an M20J. Also at this time, Brian Lloyd (N916BL) is in the air in the middle of an almost 9 hour, 1450 mile flight in an M20K 231. 

Are there any other certificated piston singles that have this kind of range? This is a great example of the capabilities of a normally aspirated M20J flying at 8000 ft. and a turbo M20K flying at 18,000 ft. They truly are amazing airplanes.

[201er]

[Marauder]

4 hours ago, 201er said:

This could get interesting...

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4361H

 

ETD1130

ETA1730

You be careful out there! Where was that thread on the value of a StormScope again?

[gsxrpilot]

3 minutes ago, Marauder said:

You be careful out there! Where was that thread on the value of a StormScope again?

Hahahaha... I think they'll be just fine. After all, he's not following those big concrete arrows on the ground anymore, it's the 21st century. He's posting inflight selfies while inflight. And we're all following along in real time on FlightAware. ATC now has the capability to easily ensure he doesn't wander into anything dangerous. 

[smccray]

Why are you 

2 minutes ago, gsxrpilot said:

Hahahaha... I think they'll be just fine. After all, he's not following those big concrete arrows on the ground anymore, it's the 21st century. He's posting inflight selfies while inflight. And we're all following along in real time on FlightAware. ATC now has the capability to easily ensure he doesn't wander into anything dangerous. 

And he apparently has a woman in a GA airplane for a 7 hour flight.  My wife wouldn't last that long... he must be doing something right!

[Marauder]

3 minutes ago, smccray said:

Why are you 

And he apparently has a woman in a GA airplane for a 7 hour flight.  My wife wouldn't last that long... he must be doing something right!

They are young. Need I saw more?

[gsxrpilot]

A little left turn to dodge some build ups...

[gsxrpilot]

Meanwhile somewhere over New Mexico at FL180, an M20K 231.

[1964-M20E]

2 minutes ago, gsxrpilot said:

Meanwhile somewhere over New Mexico at FL180, an M20K 231.

He's going in the wrong direction unless he plans on circling the world to get to FL.

 

 

[MATTS875]

Wow, that seems to be cutting it close on fuel. He has flown many long legs before, but it would make me extremely nervous.

[gsxrpilot]

17 minutes ago, MATTS875 said:

Wow, that seems to be cutting it close on fuel. He has flown many long legs before, but it would make me extremely nervous.

Which flight are you referring to? Or both of them?

I know Brian's 231 is equipped with long range tanks as well as CiES digital senders and an EDM-930. All this means he knows to probably .5 gallon. exactly how much fuel he has and where it is. I'm sure he'll land with more than an hour reserve.

[Hephaestus]

37 minutes ago, Marauder said:

They are young. Need I saw more?

Florida beaches vs Maryland... 

Was it even a discussion?