Cross Country Miles

About 356,000 in 20 years


Holy smokes Tony!!!!
How many gliders have you worn out??

On Monday, August 27, 2012 6:13:03 PM UTC-4, joesimmers wrote:
About 356,000 in 20 years

Holy smokes Tony!!!!

How many gliders have you worn out??

356,000 NM / 60 knots = 5933 hours, say 6000 hours

So it could be done in one glider.

6000 hours / 20 year = 300 hours a year

On Friday, August 24, 2012 9:52:37 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote:
I wonder how other cross country enthusiasts are doing...

I've only totaled up my miles for 2002 to-date at 52,000 miles.
For late 80's and 90's I was doing more miles per year,
so probably at least 150,000 total ? I'll have to go add
it up one of these days, but as I didn't start logging
electronically until 2002 it will be a nuisance...

See ya, Dave "YO electric"

On Friday, August 24, 2012 8:52:37 PM UTC-5, Bill wrote:
When I prepared my résumé for the FAA "Master Pilot" award, I added up my cross country miles in sailplanes. I have logged 65,107 cross country miles in the fifty years that I have been soaring. I wonder how other cross country enthusiasts are doing. I know that some pilots in California routinely make long flights. Comments anyone?

About 356,000 statute miles and 6,200 hrs to date. About 100 hrs in L-13 & 1-26, 300 hrs in a Std Cirrus, 3500 hrs in a Ventus B, 60 or so in a D2, 30 in an ASG-29, 50 in a Duo, and about 2200 hrs in my current LS-8.

Love to fly XC!

TS1

About 175000 miles, 3800 hours, nearly 1000 flights in 14 years.

Ramy

204,000 in 19 years , most in 2 gliders, and practically all of it chasing

TS1 around the western skies!

CH

I got into the soaring game late, so I'm playing catch-up ;-). About 10,000 miles so far this year, about the same for the last 4-5 years.

TA

According to my OLC scores, 61556 sm since 2004

Not precise, due to the devalued legs in the OLC scoring prior to
2010, but close enough.

MSM