Hawaii in a X...

[G100driver]

Hey, it's HIS money, right?

Yep, I know that story! Just so long as he likes to spend it on airplanes we all win!

How about this:

http://www.controller.com/listings/...1107628&guid=3425D912F7954D1AB19BE5E306DE8083

I am sure it is at a premium, but it would do it all without any sweat on your brow.

 

[152SIC]

Too risky? I have flown to Hawaii in the X a few times from KSJC. No risk at all, and no wet footprint either. KBFI is a bit further away, but I would think you could do it most days with no wet footprint.

 

[HA25]

Too risky? I have flown to Hawaii in the X a few times from KSJC. No risk at all, and no wet footprint either. KBFI is a bit further away, but I would think you could do it most days with no wet footprint.

don't know what their logic was, but that was what the DO and CP more or less said.. we didn't do NAT or PAC on the X..

 

[NW Flyer]

Exactly the conversation I was looking for. Keep it coming!

G100, thanks again, but not sure the 300 is in our budget. (Nor do we believe it would make a good investment...)

 

[G100driver]

Sounds like a X in your future!

 

[junkjockey]

Pardon my ignorance but what is a wet footprint?

 

[NW Flyer]

Still looking for someone (that doesn't work for Cessna) to help me believe Seattle to Hawaii will not produce a wet footprint...

 

[NW Flyer]

Pardon my ignorance but what is a wet footprint?

An engine failure or loss of pressurization at your halfway point will force you lower, slow you down and increase your fuel burn. If this means you have to swim the last 100 miles, then you have a wet footprint.

Simplified explanation, but you get the drift.

 

[ultrarunner]

Still looking for someone (that doesn't work for Cessna) to help me believe Seattle to Hawaii will not produce a wet footprint...

NW, have the usual flight planning outfits burn you some summary flight plans with ETP's and such. They can use currents winds, Boeing winds, etc...

That'll tell you what you're up against.

 

[frac pilot]

G100, thanks again, but not sure the 300 is in our budget. (Nor do we believe it would make a good investment...)

A Challenger 300 is less than the cost of a new X. Space, range, DOC, and reliability are just a few attributes that the 300 has over the X. You may want to fly in one before you make a decision.

good luck.