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Pre-takeoff checklist
Well, I am heading off a fun, 9-day business trip next weekend from DC for my longest solo trip to date. Taking the club 182RG @ 150kts w/ autopilot, TIS, G430w, Stratus 2, FF, strikefinder, JPI and 88 gallons of sweet sweet avgas. Just my pomapoo and I cruising around the country, jamming to some bluetooth music, 5T-ing, living the dream, and trying to drum up some business.
I am thrilled to be putting my recent IFR rating to use across the southeast, and am sure there will be a lot of learning experiences along the way. I am looking forward to the challenges of weather planning, weird routing, cool airports, and real world approaches (hoepfully). Seems like a good time of year for dispatch rate, assuming there aren't any tropical storms in Florida. I obvioulsy have some flexibility in times built into my plan for weather. Yes - I got about 5 hours of actual in training, have done real approaches to minimums, and have gotten some meaningful XC time (to Nunavut last year). I am planning on keeping my decision making on the conservative side.
Here is my plan:
9/29 - Montgomery County Airpark (KGAI) to Nashville International (KBNA) 3.5hrs. Staying downtown at the Hutton. Some client meetings on Monday then a conference tues-thurs. Will be around sunday eve if anyone local wants to grab a beer or dinner.
10/3 - Nashville (KBNA) - Northwest Florida Beaches (KECP) - 2.5hr Staying with a client at his vacation home in Rosemary Beach, FL. He is a fellow pilot who has worked hard enough to own/fly a Piaggio and SR22. He has a few motorcycles and other fun toys down there and we are going to cruise Thunder Beach one day with a group of industry friends, spend the rest of the time on the beach, eating, and drinking wine.
10/6 Norwest Florida Beaches - Charlotte Monroe Executive - 2.5hrs
Staying with a client with a house near the airport, and meeting with a couple other companies around the area.
10/7 Charlotte - Montgomery County, MD - 2 hours
Need to be back home in time to catch a flight to the Broadmoor on 10/9, otherwise would have extended this trip another week!
Airline costs for the non-stop flights (what I get reiumbursed at) would be about $1500. This trip if things go as planned will be about $2000 in ~12 hours of tach time, so am more than happy to eat the difference personally - even if it runs way over with unanticipated stops, routing, and change of plans. Should be quite the adventure.
Whose excited?
This Guy
I am thrilled to be putting my recent IFR rating to use across the southeast, and am sure there will be a lot of learning experiences along the way. I am looking forward to the challenges of weather planning, weird routing, cool airports, and real world approaches (hoepfully). Seems like a good time of year for dispatch rate, assuming there aren't any tropical storms in Florida. I obvioulsy have some flexibility in times built into my plan for weather. Yes - I got about 5 hours of actual in training, have done real approaches to minimums, and have gotten some meaningful XC time (to Nunavut last year). I am planning on keeping my decision making on the conservative side.
Here is my plan:
9/29 - Montgomery County Airpark (KGAI) to Nashville International (KBNA) 3.5hrs. Staying downtown at the Hutton. Some client meetings on Monday then a conference tues-thurs. Will be around sunday eve if anyone local wants to grab a beer or dinner.
10/3 - Nashville (KBNA) - Northwest Florida Beaches (KECP) - 2.5hr Staying with a client at his vacation home in Rosemary Beach, FL. He is a fellow pilot who has worked hard enough to own/fly a Piaggio and SR22. He has a few motorcycles and other fun toys down there and we are going to cruise Thunder Beach one day with a group of industry friends, spend the rest of the time on the beach, eating, and drinking wine.
10/6 Norwest Florida Beaches - Charlotte Monroe Executive - 2.5hrs
Staying with a client with a house near the airport, and meeting with a couple other companies around the area.
10/7 Charlotte - Montgomery County, MD - 2 hours
Need to be back home in time to catch a flight to the Broadmoor on 10/9, otherwise would have extended this trip another week!
Airline costs for the non-stop flights (what I get reiumbursed at) would be about $1500. This trip if things go as planned will be about $2000 in ~12 hours of tach time, so am more than happy to eat the difference personally - even if it runs way over with unanticipated stops, routing, and change of plans. Should be quite the adventure.
Whose excited?
This Guy