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This is a perfect, simple description of the trip. After 42 hours of flight time and 2509.9 NM, we are at our destination. Highlights include desert mountain flying at night, hours of empty desert, fleeing thunderstorms with hail and tornado warnings (spoiler alert: an R22 can't outrun a TS)...

Vne is ~102kts, and I've spent plenty of time at 95+ in smooth air. Full fuel is about 2.5 hrs. I'm far from the first person to move an R22 to the east coast from CA, so it's definitely doable.

Hey man, a chip light's a chip light. (Just kidding, FAA!)

Awesome information, thank you for the response! I'll definitely read your blog. Regarding 1 and 4: as a CFI I am certainly conditioned to go all day on a pack of trail mix, but point still taken. I'll definitely be calling some restaurants and motels looking for permission to land! 2: This is a...

Thank you for the useful feedback. I’ll definitely have a heated vest for the trip, but I’m always cold anyway. The I40 route does seem like it will offer some amazing views. Max DA is 14,000, though I have no intention of testing that limit.

Thank you for the input. I'm debating between the I40 vs I10 route. 40 is more direct, but could be a bit cold through AZ and NM this time of year.

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I'll be doing a ferry flight from the Sacramento area to Raleigh in a helicopter, and would love any tips or advice from someone that has done a similar trip. I'll be heading south to avoid the mountains, at least into NM. From there the terrain is a bit easier to navigate. Route suggestions...