Would you fly a single-engine airplane across the Atlantic???

[UnAnswerd]

Everyone has thier personal limits. What do you think???

 

[viper548]

Turboprop yes, piston no

 

[GravityHater]

I've always wanted to. Good equipment, no cost or time restrictions? - let's go!.

 

[banned username 2]

Would you fly a single-engine airplane across the Atlantic???

Not a friggin' chance!

 

[Fly_Chick]

Depends on how familiar I am with the aircraft. Also depends on the aux fuel tank, wasI there during installation (ie C152 on the right/left seat and in baggage compartment), doI have sufficient nav aids, radios. If I were able to speak to the mechanics, avionics people, and they gave me the go-ahead I would do it.

I would not have done it with 500-700 hours or even 1000 hours, yet now would feel more confident doing it, and also have developed enough relationships with mx and avionics that feel I would have the info necessary to successfully do it. Yeah, I would probably be nervous, have trepedation, yet would feel the challenge would be amazing in itself.

My main concern would be if I were able to stay awake for the entire duration. Albeit I have yet to fall asleep inadvertently yet.... After all I was once told, when you rely on yourself, you do what you need to do!

 

[Fly_Chick]

Not a friggin' chance!

Why not?

 

[SCT]

I know a guy that flew a Piper Tomohawk from Ohio to Germany. He has bigger balls then me!!

 

[Huggyu2]

Yes.
I've done it 4 times.
I depends on your equipment, who maintains it, your training, blah, blah, blah... but, yes, it can be done safely.
No, I wasn't in a Cessna.

 

[banned username 2]

I would not have done it with 500-700 hours or even 1000 hours, yet now would feel more confident doing it

I've got a little over 8,500 hours and I wouldn't do it... No way, no how... Life expectancy in the North Atlantic is not very long... Think about it...

 

[aucfi]

Life expectancy in the North Atlantic is not very long... Think about it...

Dont forget, humans do not dominate the top of the food chain when it comes to the ocean.

 

[Fly_Chick]

I've got a little over 8,500 hours and I wouldn't do it... No way, no how... Life expectancy in the North Atlantic is not very long... Think about it...

Maybe I need to be enlightened, yet I hear about people doing it all the time.

 

[User546]

I had a guy about 6 months ago who was wanting me to fly along with him in his Mooney while crossing the Atlantic... had to politely decline that unusual offer! He did it ever couple years, with this company, Air Journey, that specializes in unique "air vacations" for general aviation guys.
You can check out their website below:
http://www.airjourney.com/

This guy did it in his Cessna 152! No friggin' way! I don't even want to fly to a neighboring state in a 152, little lone cross the Atlantic!!
http://www.cessna150-152.com/transatlantic.htm

 

[UnAnswerd]

User, interesting links. I didn't even think a C-150 had that type of range. How many miles are we talking here???

 

[UnAnswerd]

Nevermind. He installed a 66 gallon fuel-tank, and the trip was apparently 1350 miles. Impressive!

 

[typhoonpilot]

I would do it in a heartbeat. That is real flying, that is adventure, that is what life is all about. You wussies that are scared to do it probably played flag football instead of real tackle football when you were kids .

Of course I would take precautions as mentioned above. I would have a survival suit and life raft at the ready. In fact, as Bill Cox once told me. I would have the survival suit half on as there isn't enough time to put it on as you are dead sticking into the Atlantic. Bill wrote some good articles about that kind of flying back in the 80s for Plane and Pilot.

Typhoonpilot