knelson
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- Nov 26, 2001
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Did it, Liked it, Would do it again.
The other side of that story is that I went across from GRB to TVC it a turbo saratoga at FL190. As far as dumb things I have done. . . there is a list of those and it's too long. One multiple-leg-overwater-trip I took was delivering a Piper Brave to Durados, Mato Groso Del Sol, Brazil. The over-water island hopping wasn't so bad, but the 10+ hour leg from St. Maarten to Manaus with about 4 hours over the Amazon: now that's fun! (read: not overly experienced pilot doing something he would never do again)
The best way to make this decision is to picture yourself having a problem, then picture yourself telling the story 30 years from now (should you be successful and still alive), and be able to end the story without saying "man, I wish I hadn't done that".
My advise would be: if it doesn't have two engines, one of which can maintain an MEA/MRA/personal safe altitude, take a boat or fly around it. The human body is something like 75% water: don't make it 100. Good luck and be safe.
Kevin
The other side of that story is that I went across from GRB to TVC it a turbo saratoga at FL190. As far as dumb things I have done. . . there is a list of those and it's too long. One multiple-leg-overwater-trip I took was delivering a Piper Brave to Durados, Mato Groso Del Sol, Brazil. The over-water island hopping wasn't so bad, but the 10+ hour leg from St. Maarten to Manaus with about 4 hours over the Amazon: now that's fun! (read: not overly experienced pilot doing something he would never do again)
The best way to make this decision is to picture yourself having a problem, then picture yourself telling the story 30 years from now (should you be successful and still alive), and be able to end the story without saying "man, I wish I hadn't done that".
My advise would be: if it doesn't have two engines, one of which can maintain an MEA/MRA/personal safe altitude, take a boat or fly around it. The human body is something like 75% water: don't make it 100. Good luck and be safe.
Kevin