Katamarino's Round the World flight

[SoonerAviator]

What an accomplishment! Congrats! Get some well-deserved R&R before you complete the comparatively less-risky part of your circumnavigational journey.

 

[Vance Breese]

Welcome to the Santa Maria Public Airport!

 

[luvflyin]

The end of trip party will be at KPJC on Saturday, 5pm. All welcome.

Are you non stopping that leg

 

[Katamarino]

Are you non stopping that leg

Hell no.

 

[T Bird]

I've lurked/followed along from afar on your website/PoA and I'm so incredibly impressed by your trip! Congrats on that HI leg. I've been pondering a similar type of trip to various different countries (at least a couple years away if I can make it happen) so I greatly appreciate you documenting your trip, the prep work, etc.

Are you primarily based out of PA or the UK?

 

[EvilEagle]

The end of trip party will be at KPJC on Saturday, 5pm. All welcome.

Well dang it! I’ll be 29 miles away doing rides in the B-24. If we finish early I’ll try to get up there to say congrats in person!

 

[Katamarino]

Well dang it! I’ll be 29 miles away doing rides in the B-24. If we finish early I’ll try to get up there to say congrats in person!

Swing by in the B24!

 

[EvilEagle]

Swing by in the B24!

Man I wish!

 

[Steamflyer]

The end of trip party will be at KPJC on Saturday, 5pm. All welcome.

Congrats on quite the accomplishment!

Just went to KPJC for the first time ever last week - if someone could teach me how to pronounce the name of the field, perhaps will go back again!

 

[NealRomeoGolf]

Looks like Planey got to see the Grand Canyon today.

 

[Skywalker]

The end of trip party will be at KPJC on Saturday, 5pm. All welcome.

So, what’s the plan for Saturday @KPJC?

 

[Vance Breese]

Congrats on quite the accomplishment!

Just went to KPJC for the first time ever last week - if someone could teach me how to pronounce the name of the field, perhaps will go back again!

Zelienople is spelled phonetically zee-lee-uh-now-pl just like the township.

 

[Katamarino]

So, what’s the plan for Saturday @KPJC?

Just a big hangar party

 

[NealRomeoGolf]

I wish I could say we had the cheapest fuel in Illinois to entice you to stop here on the way to Pennsylvania.

 

[JOhnH]

I wish I could say we had the cheapest fuel in Illinois to entice you to stop here on the way to Pennsylvania.

Offer to buy him a tank full, or even just a few gallons.

 

[NealRomeoGolf]

Offer to buy him a tank full, or even just a few gallons.

Shhhh, the FAA is watching!

 

[Dana]

Offer to buy him a tank full, or even just a few gallons.

With the size of his tanks, that could be an expensive proposition!

 

[C-1 PILOT]

Congratulations!

So, POA meetup in Pennsylvania to welcome you back?

I’m in…

 

[JOhnH]

With the size of his tanks, that could be an expensive proposition!

That's true, but in my defense I did say "a tank", not all of his tanks.
Or perhaps buy him a cheeseburger instead.

 

[MajorTurbulence]

Yes, a cheeseburger, he likes those.

 

[Katamarino]

That's true, but in my defense I did say "a tank", not all of his tanks.

I choose the 150 gallon tank.

 

[Katamarino]

If anyone would like to join for the party on Saturday, here's a link to the details:

https://www.evite.com/event/033AWE2...m_source=evitelink&utm_medium=sharable_invite

 

[4RNB]

Fillit mig non???

 

[Dave Theisen]

Wish I could come. You certainly have something to celebrate! Congratulations again.

 

[Timbeck2]

Congratulations Ross! Well done

 

[JOhnH]

Wish I could come. You certainly have something to celebrate! Congratulations again.

Same here. But we are grounded for a while.

 

[GaryM]

I wish I could make it, but instead I’ll just send my heartfelt congratulations! It was a remarkable achievement under extremely trying circumstances!

 

[kaiser]

Congrats! Unfortunately I’ll be flying to KC.

Somehow I thought Rough River was your circumnav point?

 

[Skywalker]

Weather and work permitting we will show up for the hangar party.

 

[murphey]

Oh so close to final landing at this timestamp.....

Is that a pineapple or are you just glad to be back over dry land?

 

[NealRomeoGolf]

Oh so close to final landing at this timestamp.....

He had to draw a pineapple first.

 

[murphey]

GPS Tracker. It's really a lot more detailed as you zoom in but it's too big for my screen.

 

[Katamarino]

Home base messaged and told me to kill some time, I was too early

 

[murphey]

Looks like he's on the ground. At last.

 

[jsstevens]

Congratulations! An epic accomplishment. You got engaged and married. Oh, and there was circling the globe too.

 

[murphey]

Congratulations! An epic accomplishment. You got engaged and married. Oh, and there was circling the globe too.

Whoa! I remember the engagement, when was the wedding?

 

[jsstevens]

Whoa! I remember the engagement, when was the wedding?

Maybe I jumped the gun. Oops.

 

[Katamarino]

Completion

 

[iamtheari]

Completion

We are continuing to look into the forum software's lack of a double-like button. Until that's implemented, I'm going to post this reply and then like my own post.

Edit to add: Additional defect noted, I can't like my own post. Consider this a double-like of your awesome picture at the end of a most excellent adventure.

 

[Katamarino]

a most excellent adventure.