There is a Hilton Double Tree right on the airport property at Wichita (ICT) which is roughly halfway between Chicago and Phoenix.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
APA has a Ramada at the airport.
Thanks for the suggestions. I will look into these!
Per the flight planning software, it will be 8-9 hours in the air (but I'll be alone). My wife thinks it's "not safe" to fly that much in one day, alone.
Whether I do it all in one day, or make it 4 hours one evening and 4 hours the next morning is still TBD...
Depends a bit on the airplane, how it's rigged and or if the is a working A/P.Eight hours is a butt kicker. And you will likely be landing at night at an airport you're unfamiliar with when tired.
Depends a bit on the airplane, how it's rigged and or if the is a working A/P.
8 hours in a biplane will render you almost useless.
8 hours in a typical Cessna or Piper is not real pleasant.
8 hours a Beech it's not as bad.
No the real answer to all aviation questions about 'which plane' is a Beech 18!Damn. I forgot the standard answer on PoA is Bonanza with all the excitement of @SixPapaCharlie buying a Grumman!
The good thing about making a stop on the way to Chicago is that it gives you time to relax, clear your head, and realize that you really don't want to go there after all.
then you got no problems - if you go up to 11,500 and lean the heck out if it, with 86 gals you can almost make it nonstop.It's a Comanche with 2-axis autopilot, satellite weather, etc.
If I were to do it all in one day, I'd plan one fuel stop. Probably more efficient that way. (And certainly quicker).
Thanks for the suggestions. I will look into these!
Per the flight planning software, it will be 8-9 hours in the air (but I'll be alone). My wife thinks it's "not safe" to fly that much in one day, alone.
Whether I do it all in one day, or make it 4 hours one evening and 4 hours the next morning is still TBD...
...8 hours in a typical Cessna or Piper is not real pleasant...