Although she has normally operated throughout the New England Area since I bought her, we set out in the Summer of 1995 to do "Oshkosh the Long Way". Flying IFR/VFR (I Follow Routes to Visit Friends and Relatives) { actually IFR stands for Instrument Flight Rules, and VFR - Visual Flight Rules},,, All joking aside all flight plans were done IFR (just love those extra pair of eyes).
| Leg # | Date | From - To | Location Name From - Location Name To | Flight
Time |
Reason
for Stop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7-14 | LWM-ACY | Lawrence MA - Atlantic City NJ | 2.4 | RON Fuel |
| 2 | 7-15 | ACY - CRW | Atlantic City NJ - Charleston WV | 3.3 | Lunch Fuel |
| 3 | 7-15 | CRW - MBT | Charleston WV - Murfreesboro TN | 2.7 | RON |
| 4 | 7-16 | MBT - FLP | Murfreesboro TN - Flippin/Marion Co. AR | 3.0 | Lunch Fuel |
| 5 | 7-16 | FLP - ELK | Flippin/Marion Co AR - Elkridge OK | 3.1 | Fuel |
| 6 | 7-16 | ELK - ABQ | Elkridge OK - Albuquerque NM | 3.4 | RON |
| 7 | 7-17 | ABQ - PHX | Albuquerque NM - Phoenix AZ | 2.5 | Breakfast Fuel |
| 8 | 7-17 | PHX - CRQ | Phoenix AZ - Carlsbad/Polomar CA | 3.4 | RO3N |
| 9 | 7-20 | CRQ - HWD | Carlsbad/Polomar CA - Hayward CA | 3.4 | RO5N |
| 10 | 7-25 | HWD -3S8 | Hayward CA - Grants Pass/Josephine Co OR | 3.0 | RON |
| 11 | 7-26 | 3S8 - OTH | Grants Pass/Josephine Co OR - North Bend OR | 1.1 | RON |
| 12 | 7-27 | OTH-80WA | North Bend OR - Quincey WA | 3.2 | RON |
| 13 | 7-28 | 80WA-LWT | Quincey WA - Lewiston MT | 3.8 | Fuel |
| 14 | 7-28 | LWT- ABR | Lewiston MT- Aberdeen SD | 4.0 | Fuel |
| 15 | 7-28 | ABR- OSH | Aberdeen SD - Oshkosh WI | 3.5 | RO2N |
| 16 | 7-30 | OSH - IAG | Oshkosh WI - Niagara Falls NY | 4.4 | Lunch Fuel |
| 17 | 7-30 | IAG -LWM | Niagara Falls NY - Lawrence MA | 3.4 | DONE |
| Reason For Stop | Reason Explained |
| RON | Remain Overnight - Single Night |
| RO2N | Remain Overnight - Two Nights |
| RO3N | Remain Overnight - Three Nights |
| RO5N | Remain Overnight - Five Nights |
| Fuel | Gas, Preflight and Go (Quick Turnaround) |
| Breakfast / Fuel | Airborne Real Early, Morning Break Time, and Fuel Up |
| Lunch / Fuel | Lunch Break Time, and Fuel Up |
| Total Time | 53.5 hrs |
|---|---|
| Actual IFR | 24.3 hrs |
| Estimated Distance Travelled |
5657
NM 6506 SM |
| Actual Instrument Approaches |
6
( 3 VOR, 3 ILS) |
| Night Time | 1.8 hrs |
| Night Landings | 2 |
| Total Time | 53.5 hrs |
|---|---|
| Fuel Used | 689 gal |
| Fuel Flow | 12.86 gal/hr |
| Average Price per Gallon |
$2.012 |
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| Initially Developed:
August 1997 Produced: February 2000 |
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