Wow! This may be a fun flight! Florida to Moscow

[Kingair1181]

Just wondering how long do you expect this flight to take!?

I have known two people who have flown from the US to Europe (one in a single engine aircraft) and both enjoyed their trip beyond words. It's been a while since I talked to em but I'll see if I can't track them down and get some insight if I can. Are you going to fly solo or take a friend/fellow pilot with you and how many days rougly are you planning on taking? I also wonder how many lines in your logbook this flight is going to take....

 

[NW_Pilot]

Just wondering how long do you expect this flight to take!?

I have known two people who have flown from the US to Europe (one in a single engine aircraft) and both enjoyed their trip beyond words. It's been a while since I talked to em but I'll see if I can't track them down and get some insight if I can. Are you going to fly solo or take a friend/fellow pilot with you and how many days rougly are you planning on taking? I also wonder how many lines in your logbook this flight is going to take....

100% Solo, I will be on a Special Flight Permit & will be pushing gross or over gross with myself, safety gear & full fuel! I have not calculated the hours yet as the buyer (New Owner) is unsure exactly where he wants me to drop it off at. I figure 7 to 12 days depending on weather and service availability (i don't want to pay no over time fees $$$$$) I May have to break the news to the owner 300gal ferry tank may be to much for this aircraft he already has the tank on it’s way owner is insistent that it’s the proper one! Plus all the seats but pilot & copilot have been removed boxed and are ready to be shipped. We will see what the local airport wrench & FSDO has to say about the tank. I know I have had a plane with a ferry tank that was ok over gross on a permit “daylight hours VFR only while operating over gross yada yada yada” how far the FSDO will let it go over on the ferry permit no telling will find out when all the details are done in June.

 

[NW_Pilot]

Aw, shoot, but I was hoping he could stop by S. Oregon and let me fly it...

MFR

MFR, When you called this morning I was on the phone about this flight guy was calling from moscow sorry! I tried to call back machine was recived!

 

[NW_Pilot]

Well, it does sound like and interesting trip. These folks proably have more information about getting a small plane from Alaska to the Russian Far East than anyone else on the planet. http://www.alaskaairmen.com/

Good luck

Thank You, Exact info I was looking for looks like N.A.C. is the way to go!

 

[Diesel]

go east and take the green route. Going over alaska means there are a lot of desolate places in siberia.

 

[MFRskyknight]

MFR, When you called this morning I was on the phone about this flight guy was calling from moscow sorry! I tried to call back machine was recived!

Yeah, my battery was dead, but it's cool, my boss wasn't gonna let me fly back to Medford anyway (company time, liability, blah blah). Just as well though... wx was a beyotch all the way down to about Grants Pass. Got POURED on almost all the way and our driver nearly got us in a god-danged wreck. Idiot...good thing a guy THREE ROWS BACK was paying attention to the road.

Well Portland was fun though... can't complain about the $7 t-bone at the Acropolis!

MFR

P.S.--I'm budgeting for a flight down to SNA on May 21st for a family get-together...if I can swing it sooner or later, I'd like to fly the Comanche up to McMinnville and check out the museum. I'll let ya know when I'm headed up there.

 

[TurboS7]

Eastern Route is real easy. Just go to Goose then to BGBW and then to Rekavik. At Rekavik(SP)there is a real nice hotel to stay all. From there to the Farlo Islands and then across to Moscow. That is the easy way to go. That time of the year it will always be light so no big deal for your ferry permit. You can go Gandar to KEF with that much fuel, man you have a lot of fuel for a ferry flight, a little overkill if you ask me.

 

[sleddriver71]

Just out of curiosity, how much is this guy paying you to do this for him?

 

[NW_Pilot]

Just out of curiosity, how much is this guy paying you to do this for him?

You, really don't want to know!!!! I fell like a 2 bit whore that taking food stamps for my services!!! But if you insist $1,000 + Expenses = WOW $$$$$. The Experience & Baron Time may be well worth it.:beer:

 

[NW_Pilot]

man you have a lot of fuel for a ferry flight, a little overkill if you ask me.

That’s what I told him!!! But he was insistent about what size of tank its going to need I guess the tank will fit I called turtlepac they also say baron use up to 300 gallons!

I am not going to argue my self out of a run so, so be it! If he wants 300 gal then 300 gal it is! I don't have to top it off, Do I!!!!!!