Narrowing it down... Comanche?

After the novelty wears off, long trips suck in a slow airplane.
I flew my arrow from vegas to louisville ky, took about 9-10 hours and 2
fuel stops
in a car it would have taken 3 days to do the trip. I had a blast, I think

I love flying long x-country in GA planes. We've criss-crossed the country
in a 150 hp Warrior (not real fun in high density altitudes), our 235 hp
Pathfinder, and -- just last week -- in the right seat of a 500 hp Aztec
(250 hp x 2 engines).

None of these planes is particularly fast, but they're still light years
ahead of driving -- and the sights we've seen! It's a wondrous -- albeit
unreliable -- way to travel, and we simply love the feeling of being 1000
miles from home at a small GA airport. Flying commercial just plain sucks.

I prefer flying over the midwest and southern states then the desert SW.
lots more to see there then here.

The Midwest is beautiful, but I find flying over mountain and canyon country
to be fantastic. Stark, and kinda scary -- but gorgeous and alluring.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:




The Midwest is beautiful, but I find flying over mountain and canyon country
to be fantastic. Stark, and kinda scary -- but gorgeous and alluring.

So when are you going to join us for the annual work party at Schafer
Meadows? More party than work and I guarantee you've never been any
place as beautiful as this. It's always the third week of July so this
year it will be the 14-16th. We usually fly in on Thursday so we have
the place to ourselves for a day. I've sent you a couple of pictures to
your hotels email.

OK, Newps...this is at 4855' MSL, and in the middle of July! 3200' x
60' "turf" runway with "gopher holes in runway" according to the
Montana Airport Directory, and "for experienced pilots only." Not to
mention the "frequent horses, deer, moose and bear frequently on
runway." You may consider this sport; but a flatlander? Hell, even I'm
intimidated by this, and I fly this altitude routinely, like you. Oh
yeah, the one way runway, also. One look at the Montana Aeronautics
Division map or the sectional, and you better warn him to bring extra
underware. BTW, when I flew this on MSFlite Sim 2002, I barely
made it out the first time in a C182.
That said, can my wife and I do it in my 172/180????