Bo to Hawaii

[AirBaker]

The secret is to leave South America, land in Antarctica, and then back up to Africa. I'm sure that's shorter.

Sounds like a challenge to find a current single engine flight to Antartica on Flight Aware to me!

 

[Dave Siciliano]

Yes, and one does have to consider things like facilities when they land; some places don't have 100LL lying around. Some folks that have flown around the world have had to pre-arrange to have fuel delivered. Parts for the plane and maintenance can also be an issue. Last I checked, Bermuda didn't have 100LL if one headed out that way.

Best,

Dave

 

[Richard]

everyone's doing it, even a C150 crossed the pond.....
this guy went the long-legged way:

http://www.cessna150-152.com/transatlantic.htm

Wow, what a flight. I wonder if I would be up to making even a VOR app after 14 anxiety filled hours over water.

 

[gismo]

Sounds like a challenge to find a current single engine flight to Antartica on Flight Aware to me!

A couple weeks ago I was talking to a pilot who flew a Caravan on floats to Antartica. Brrrr.

 

[Dave Siciliano]

Well, Mr. William Compton is 9 hours into another flight over the water.
His time PHNL to KBLI. This guy just doesn't know there is water down there.



http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N411EG

 

[SkyHog]

I take it he ran into weather that cause that diversion??

 

[Dave Siciliano]

Speculation is he is making pilot reports as there is not radar coverage out there. Something on a report incorrect, or, there is a big frontal system out there he was paralleling; might have diverted a bit.

Best,

Dave

 

[Dave Siciliano]

Tom Turner and John Deakin on the Beech list both know this pilot. From Tom:

"I've been in touch with Dr. Compton for some time. This was his sixth trip to Hawaii in his Bonanza. "

Evidently, he's going to do a write up in ABS magazine on the trip.

Best,

Dave

 

[Bill]

It's my understanding that one generally plans this at max range speed with planned changes for weight (max range speed decreases as you burn fuel), and you want to have something like 50% margins. I think you'd better re-compute.

And, you're bucking the wind the whole way.

 

[Dave Siciliano]

From John Deakin on the Beechlist:

Best,

Dave
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Gang,

Just got the following from Bill Compton:


Hi John, yeah, I've been resting up in Bellingham.

I don't know what the deal is for that northward jog on Flightaware. I stayed on route centerline. There were occasional delays for position reports due to HF inconsistency and need for vhf relays, maybe that caused a computer glitch.

I like to do this stuff every now and then. This was my first oceanic trip since 1995. I had 5 previous bonanza trips to PHNL.

The TSIO 520D ran mostly about 2200-2100 rpm, 26", 30-40lop richest cyl, 11.8 gph adjusting down to 10.3 gph as the aircraft lightened and accelerated. The engine stayed smooth, cool, and happy.

Best regards
Bill