CRQFlier
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Looking for some tactical advice. Been flying 20+ years but have never gone coast to coast. Son and I are planning a 2 week round trip this summer - San Diego to Kitty Hawk and back.
Current plan is fly in the morning 5-6 hours - done by noon - then hangout wherever we are in the afternoon. The thinking is 5-6 days enroute each direction. This is all about sightseeing along the way so we're doing it VFR and hitting small fields every couple hours - Class D max.
Current thinking is look at the weather the night before then figure out where we go the next day and find a strip with a motel nearby. Is that the best? Or you think we'll hit no-vacancy during the summer? Do you map it all out now, make reservations and deal with cancel fees, etc? Should we only overnight at fields with FBO/mechanics on site or just deal with vagaries along the way?
Just trying to gather some thoughts, maybe some new perspectives and advice I haven't considered.
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Current plan is fly in the morning 5-6 hours - done by noon - then hangout wherever we are in the afternoon. The thinking is 5-6 days enroute each direction. This is all about sightseeing along the way so we're doing it VFR and hitting small fields every couple hours - Class D max.
Current thinking is look at the weather the night before then figure out where we go the next day and find a strip with a motel nearby. Is that the best? Or you think we'll hit no-vacancy during the summer? Do you map it all out now, make reservations and deal with cancel fees, etc? Should we only overnight at fields with FBO/mechanics on site or just deal with vagaries along the way?
Just trying to gather some thoughts, maybe some new perspectives and advice I haven't considered.
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