Flying to Europe

Orval Fairbairn wrote in message n
His L-2 is probably the best-equipped L-2 in the world!

wouldn't it happen to be the one I once saw at Amelia Reid's Aviation in
Reid-Hillview by any chance?

--Sylvain

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(Sylvain) wrote:

Orval Fairbairn wrote in message n
His L-2 is probably the best-equipped L-2 in the world!

wouldn't it happen to be the one I once saw at Amelia Reid's Aviation in
Reid-Hillview by any chance?

--Sylvain

It could very well be. It was Ken Hershberg -- his L-2 is blue
fuselage/yellow wings, with prewar US ARmy markings.

The French were reluctant to let him through French airspace in a
"foreign military" plane. Once he got to Israel, he dismantled it and
sent it airfreight to LAX, where he reassembled it and flew back to
Silicon Valley. He used to keep it at Hollister.

"Bob Webster" wrote in message
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Good points -- I'll gather some info on the Faroes and see about some
shorter hops. I also fly an Aircam, and I think it would be great to fly
to Iceland and Greenland (but not necessarily in that order).

In an Aircam??

But then why not? Brian Milton and Colin Bodill traversed the entire
world in their microlights.

Paul

"Sigvaldi Eggertsson" wrote in message
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We even had a
Boeing Stearman here a few years back (via Goose bay, Narsarsuaq and
Reykjavík, then on to Höfn, Torshavn and over to Scotland)

That's got to be cold! If you thought you knew what cold
was, I suspect this trip would make you think again...

Paul

"John Pelchat" wrote in message
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What an adventure that would be.

Then of course there's our very own Maurice Kirk.

http://www.pipercubforum.com/gkirk.htm

Paul

"Paul Sengupta" wrote in message
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Then of course there's our very own Maurice Kirk.

http://www.pipercubforum.com/gkirk.htm


This guy is a hoot. "Race rules required Kirk to carry
a radio and a GPS receiver, which could fix his position
by satellite. He preferred his old school atlas, plotting
his course between "the pink bits" that once marked the
far-flung British Empire." A real ripping yarn. Why did
his daughter "get thrown off the dignitaries plane in
the Middle East"??

"Tony Cox" wrote in message
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"Paul Sengupta" wrote in message
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Then of course there's our very own Maurice Kirk.

http://www.pipercubforum.com/gkirk.htm

Why did
his daughter "get thrown off the dignitaries plane in
the Middle East"??

I have no idea. Maybe you could e-mail him! I think we'd all
like to know! :-) His e-mail's on his website:
http://www.kirkflyingvet.co.uk

It should also have stories about his many run-ins with the
CAA. He's also got lots of quite cheap stuff for sale.

Believe it or not, they let him fly his DH2 at Farnborough last
year! :-)

Though I've seen him around a few times, I've never plucked up
the courage to say hello.

Paul

Bob Webster wrote in message .com...
Just for fun, I put up a web page on flying to Europe:

http://xpda.com/flyingtoeurope

I'd be interested in any comments, criticism, or general harassment.

Bob Webster

Mr. Webster,

Regarding the thread about flying to Europe, may I ask two questions
about the AirCam. I have really admired the plane for a long time and
like most every other person interested in aviation have thought about
flying across an ocean.

How long would you expect an Atlantic Crossing with an AirCam to take?
How much range and endurance would you use to plan this kind of trip?

Thank you in advance

John Pelchat

John Pelchat

John Pelchat wrote:
Bob Webster wrote in message .com...

Just for fun, I put up a web page on flying to Europe:

http://xpda.com/flyingtoeurope

I'd be interested in any comments, criticism, or general harassment.

Bob Webster


Mr. Webster,

Regarding the thread about flying to Europe, may I ask two questions
about the AirCam. I have really admired the plane for a long time and
like most every other person interested in aviation have thought about
flying across an ocean.

How long would you expect an Atlantic Crossing with an AirCam to take?
How much range and endurance would you use to plan this kind of trip?

Thank you in advance

John Pelchat

John Pelchat

Sorry for the slow reply... I've been out flying an AirCam, believe it
or not!

I took the long way from Oklahoma to Sun-n-Fun, 5332 (statute) miles in
about 4 weeks.

http://xpda.com/lakeland04

This was a pretty leisurely pace. A couple of years ago I flew another
long trip, to Alaska:

http://xpda.com/alaska02

On that trip I made about 9000 nm in a little less than 3 weeks of flying.

From Claremore, OK to Paris by AirCam would be 9500 to 10,000 nm.
Teterboro to Stornoway, Scotland would be 7000-7500 nm.

So I'd say it should take around 3-4 weeks of flying time, more or less,
depending on things like weather, how long you fly per day, break-downs,
etc.

Bob Webster

Bob Webster wrote:

From Claremore, OK to Paris by AirCam would be 9500 to 10,000 nm.
Teterboro to Stornoway, Scotland would be 7000-7500 nm.

I should clarify -- these are round-trip numbers, not one-way.