NW Pilot's flight to Saudi Arabia - Track it here

[Kaudbron]

Shake the wing to fix the fuel guage problem. Our's showed zero, the tech came out and shaked the wing a couple times and wala it worked again. The rebooting has been happening to our a/c as well, I don't know the fix for it, but they don't do it anymore. Cessna might know what the deal is. Also, watch out for leaky wing fuel sumps, I've personally seen two myself, they dont leak at an alarming rate, but I know I wouldn't want my fuel leaking over the Atlantic...

 

[kf4amu]

Last I heard the G1000 problem was a cross threaded circuit breaker...

Not sure if that was the final problem or they are still tracking it...

 

[Guitar rocker]

Hey NW Pilot, while your in France, hop on a 10 speed wearing a yellow jersey with an American Flag and show em how it's done! Dont be suprised if you get drug tested there for EPO!

Anyway, glad to hear that your trip has gone well! And as JP4 said, you got some big brass balls there.....Good luck with the rest of the trip. Send more pictures when yah can.

 

[Brak]

To paraphrase Stephen Colbert, "......of course he has big balls. He's an American, we have big balls."

As for G1000 failures, I've never flown the 172 Nav III, but I've had a few in the DA40. I've had a fuel tank indicator fail in flight, got the red X, but still had the FF indicator and consumption calculations. I've also had numerous alternator failure warnings, all of which were false reports. I've had a couple of GIA1 fan failure advisories and a PFD fan failure, all of which went away upon landing. I've never heard of one of ours rebooting though.

Sounds like a great trip. Fly safe.

 

[NW_Pilot]

Made it to athens Maybe I can pass on some of my unusual philosophy hahahahaha to the Greek:laugh: well I may be here all weekend as have to wait for a permit to get in to my final location! If i can find the time I will write more and bay do I have tome tales!!! Stoped by a cessna service center in Rome, Italy and fixed a few issues and did it's 50 hour service!


Well someone else wants this puter so i have to go seee ya!!!

 

[PUNISHER]

How many gallons of fuel does that aux tank hold?

 

[NW_Pilot]

How many gallons of fuel does that aux tank hold?

It holds 100 us gallons + 18 in baggage compartment+ 53 in the wings ! well departing in about 1 hours for my last and final leg of the trip if you dont here from me in a few days call the department of state and have them come looking for me!

Beirute, Lebanon Is now the drop off location!

 

[414Flyer]

On the trip back from India I did, I went thru Syrian airspace, over Beirut and into Cyprus.

 

[NW_Pilot]

Well, another one delivered! Beirut was the final destination!!!! Wow what a city + great food!!!! Will be here for a day or so I am in good company!!!! What a Ride it was!!!!! Snaped a nice photo on short final!!!!! Well i will fill you all in when i return to the states!

 

[navigator72]

Congrats, can you bring me back a t-shirt?

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

Awesome man, you have bigger than life gonads. Tell us about your scary moment or moments. What kind of fee do you get for this kind of trip.

 

[Guitar rocker]

I hope that he makes it out of Beirut in one piece!

 

[NW_Pilot]

Ahhh what a night the locals and food are great! Only if the media would show this side of the people here!

 

[Guitar rocker]

Ahhh what a night the locals and food are great! Only if the media would show this side of the people here!

It is a shame that our media only focuses in on the bad of it all. But, what else would you expect from a liberal media as this?

 

[NW_Pilot]

It is a shame that our media only focuses in on the bad of it all. But, what else would you expect from a liberal media as this?

Yea, the media really sucks!!!!!