Whats the longest flight/trip you've made in a light airplane?

[Lopaka]

C-182- Orlando FL to San Jose CA. 35kt HW = 24 hrs. Return was 16hrs.
C-182- Panama City FL to Spokane WA. 32 hrs round trip.
Good fun!

 

[Almerick07]

1 week from tomorrow Ill be flying a c182 from OKC to brazil and a J3 cub back....going to be VERY interesting.

 

[Lead Sled]

1 week from tomorrow Ill be flying a c182 from OKC to brazil and a J3 cub back....going to be VERY interesting.

I hope you're bringing back a Turbo J-3. We'd all probably like to hear some of your stories when you get back - that would probably be sometime in late April or early May right?

 

[GLSoar]

9.2 hours in a Glider

650 miles...really

 

[Lead Sled]

650 miles...really

Now that's the most impressive post on this entire thread! What were you in and where where you at?

'Sled

 

[GLSoar]

asw20

Asw20, April 12'2000....god it was a long day..

 

[Av8ing]

longest trip in light airplane

I'm thinking about EVB-BLM (New Smyrna Beach, FL to Belmar, NJ) and back this weekend.

Probably be close to 9 hours each way.

Would put me near the 200 hour mark.

sez(sedona, az)-int(winston salem, nc) in a be-33

 

[Trogdor]

C172 from Rochester, NY to Naples, FL. I think it was around 14 hours thanks to some weather I had to go around.

 

[Almerick07]

Well everyone, I am leaving for OKC tomorrow morning bright and early to get everything planned out and paperwork done for the Brazil trip (leaving OKC on the 19th). And yes it is a turbo, I'll probably be back sitting in this chair in about 3 1/2 weeks. I am expecting to get back around Jan. 5-9th. Im bringing my laptop so hopefully im not too far out of touch, staying at all hiltons along the way so I should be able to hook up to the web....peace all!

 

[JeffSKDTW]

2800 NM
22.7 hours
C177RG
Solo

Michigan - St. Louis - Dallas - Colorado Springs - Chicago - Michigan

Pictures and the whole 9 yards here: http://www.pbase.com/jlsphoto/aircraft_tx_co_trip

 

[Hikoushi]

Not that long, but San Antonio, Texas to Santa Rosa, CA via Palm Springs in a beaten-up Cherokee 140 against strong headwinds in midsummer over the desert w/ a groundspeed averaging 80-90 knots. 20:25 one-way plus a few stops for fuel and narcoleptic fits. The pay was good, though.

 

[jetalc]

Lake City, FL to Boeing Field in Seattle, WA...in a Cessna 150 Aerobat...yikes...there were trucks passing us on the freeway not far below us!

 

[gkrangers]

Lake City, FL to Boeing Field in Seattle, WA...in a Cessna 150 Aerobat...yikes...there were trucks passing us on the freeway not far below us!

Wow..

 

[dsee8driver]

Van Nuys- OPF

I brought a 172 from Van nuys to Opa Locka back many moons ago. 24 Hours flying. Stopped in Phoenix, El Paso, Fort Stockton (sp), Austin, Outside New Orleans, Cross City, Opa Locka. Longest 3 days of my life...

 

[414Flyer]

Keep in mind, there are some ferry pilots of small singles, who have been in the air 24 hours or more nonstop on pacific flights.

 

[Ill Mitch]

The longest I have done in a single is Atlanta, GA to Oakdale, CA (Near Stockton) in a Cessna 150.
The longest day was a couple of years ago from Pecos, TX to Livermore, CA in a Steen Skybolt. That was about 16 hours in the air in an airplane that wouldn't fly handsoff for more than about 5 seconds. That sucked.

 

[chrtrplt]

Not as interesting as some ferry flight across an ocean, but fun none the less. MYF-JFK-MYF in a Duchess. Fuel stops in ABQ, APA, MCI, CVG, JFK, TRI, LIT, DFW, ELP, PHX. Around 40 hours of flying if I remember correctly.

 

[av8rbama]

I once shot multiple jobs that took us from Tuscaloosa, AL to Jackson, MS, Memphis, Paducah, KY, and Louisville, KY without stopping in our 210. 7.9 tach hours non-stop, all I can say is thank goodness for an autopilot and a shadin.

 

[777-2H4]

I think that a RTW (round the world) flight would be an awesome experience. But you've got to be able to rig the plane to handle enough fuel for a 2,400 mile leg.

 

[Ill Mitch]

I think that a RTW (round the world) flight would be an awesome experience. But you've got to be able to rig the plane to handle enough fuel for a 2,400 mile leg.

That would be fun. My old flight instructor (who now owns a MiG-21...still haven't received my promised flight in it yet), has flown around the world a few times. Twice in a C-182 and once in a King Air 90...just for the heck of it.

Anyone read Air Vagabonds by Anthony Vallone?