bnicolette Posted May 25, 2013 Report Posted May 25, 2013 I hope you're going to post some pics of this adventure Seth! What a great opportunity to fly around in the States like that. Kudos. One of my bucket list items. (Either plane or RV) I was just out in SMO last month and the folks at Atlantic seem to think that the rumors are all hype. But who really knows what goes on behind closed doors. The 1% make those decisions. Have fun and fly safe bud. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote
Seth Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Posted May 31, 2013 How is it already Froday?!?! Wine country was great last weekend and the guys at Rabbit Aviaiton at SQL know how to really wash, wax, and degrease a plane - all for the price of landing at SFO. I landed there and took a rental car for Sonoma and drop off my girlfriend at SFO for the ride back to DC. I flew up Tuesday to Portland Oregon to visit and old friend and then continued to Boeing Field in Seattle. While here I saw the Boeinf Factory in Everett, Paul Allen's Collection, the Space Needle of course, a Sci Fi/Horror/Fantasy/Music Museum, and last and amazing, the Museum of Flight. I'm heading to Minnesota today by way of Wyoming. I'm going to avoid the weather if possible over Montana and North Dakota. Can't believe the trip will be over at the end of the weekend. -Seth Quote
Seth Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Posted May 31, 2013 Yeah, the amount of aircraft and traffic at SMO make me wonder if they'll actually close. That is one busy airport with a good mix of light aircraft and business jets. I hope you're going to post some pics of this adventure Seth! What a great opportunity to fly around in the States like that. Kudos. One of my bucket list items. (Either plane or RV) I was just out in SMO last month and the folks at Atlantic seem to think that the rumors are all hype. But who really knows what goes on behind closed doors. The 1% make those decisions. Have fun and fly safe bud. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote
Seth Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Posted June 3, 2013 Home safe and sound.  Flew on Friday from Seattle to Minnesota with a fuel stop in Wyoming. Originally the plan was Montana and North Dakota, but weather dictated a more sothernly route.  My final flight was on Satutrday from FCM - Flying Cloud in Minnesota to my home base in Maryland, GAI. It was the longest distance and flight time I've ever flown.  Top ground speed in level flight during my trip was 230 knots during my run from Seattle to Minnesota on Friday. Still had some pretty spectacular speeds heading East across the USA.  Highest I flew was 17,000 feet to get above some clouds for a short time. Consistently, I had a few legs at 16,000 feet. For much of my return flight on Saturday, I flew at 9,000 feet, truing out around 180 with a push putting me in the 200 to 220 range.  It was a wonderful trip and a great experince.  -Seth Quote
thinwing Posted June 4, 2013 Report Posted June 4, 2013 Thanks for the report...sounds like a great trip...next time I would suggust a stop in crescent city ca while enroute to Portland /Seattle....the northern ca /redwoods is so different compared to Eastern Seaboard coast Quote
bnicolette Posted June 5, 2013 Report Posted June 5, 2013 Seth what was the total hours flown on this trip? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote
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