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

[bobs98tlr]

06C (Schaumburg, IL)- DSM- TUL-AFW.....back the next day. 17 hours round trip...in an Archer.

Was at night the whole way down and half the way back up....CRAZY. Wouldnt trade that trip for much of anything but damn i was stupid doing that single engine at night.

 

[FearlessFreep]

This thread is still running? Just briefly browsing though no mentions of serious ferry flights.

My longest non-stop flight in a small aircraft was a C-182 from PHTO (Hilo, HI) to KOAK (Oakland, CA). 15:45 total duration. Oh yeah, no Autopilot, position reports on a HF radio that was connected to antenna that had to be manually matched to each frequency. That and the aircraft is seriously over gross by 30% (with FAA approval of course - Special Flight Permit). It was a real handful till you got burned down to normal max gross weight.

Have had longer "trips", multiple legs.

I am sure that there are some other overwater ferry pilots that could eclipse my flight.

Good Luck To Us All!

 

[Steve]

I think I have you all beat, (granted I didn't take the time to read all 200 posts) . I've crossed the pond in a King Air A90 with no auto pilot from Ft. lauderdale to Paris. It was 22 flight hours in a 32 hour period.


I have another, granted I haven't do it yet, but the offer is there (I don't think I;m going to either). flying a Piper Pawnee (true airspeed of about 120 mph) from Kanasas City down to Argentina. Endurance of 2.5 to 3 hours, and stoping at all the islands for fuel and a ton of customs paperwork. A pawnee is atick and rudder, hence, no auto pilot. I think it is just under 60 hous.

Wouldn't it be a lot cheaper to box up the pawnee and ship it my sea?

 

[RichardRambone]

Anyone know how long it would take to get to Columbia in a 421? Ive got, uh, friends I need to see there that want to sell me a large white cheese block.

 

[Avimec]

WEll Charlotte nc to L.a. in a cherakee 140.....22hours in three days, never again.

 

[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