by N111YX » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:53 pm
I just returned from an outstanding trip from Atlanta to Oshkosh via New England. In my quest to touch down in all of the lower 48 States, I thought it best to knock out all of the New England states at one time. Needless to say, when covering so many miles and dropping into so many places that cool memories are going to happen.
The highlights...
-flying down the Hudson Corridor with a circle around the Statue of Liberty
-circling Mount Washington in New Hampshire
-speaking with Gene Soucy at a small Ohio airport and discussing the best route to take his P-51 through the weather that I had just been through
-performing a go-around at Oshkosh because of the mass arrival of Cubs...I read about the arrival for two months and always figured that I would right in the middle of them... :lol:
-attending the Sonex Open House and Monday Night Party
-camping with fellow Waiex builder/flyer Mike Farley and his family in "Homebuilt Camping"
-flying in the "Homebuilt Review" at Oshkosh...basically participating in the airshow!
-speaking with dozens of Sonex builders about their airplane and mine
-meeting an old college friend in the DC area
-flying past the skylines of New York City, Cleveland, and Chicago
-enjoying incredible scenery in places like the Lake at Laconia, NH, the Adirondack Mountains and, coastal Maine
-experiencing no mechanical problems except for a failed fuel cap just two stops from home
The route...
Monroe, GA
Morganton, NC
Blacksburg, VA
Martinsburg, WV
Frederick, MD
Middletown, DE
Trenton, NJ
Danbury, CT
Pawtucket, RI
Fitchburg, MA
Laconia, NH
Portland, ME
Montpelier, VT
Fulton, NY
Niagara Falls, NY
Erie, PA
Fremont, OH
Flint, MI
Michigan City, IN
Green Bay, WI
Oshkosh, WI
Hartford, WI
Hendricks CO (Indianapolis), IN
Rockwood, TN
Monroe, GA
The numbers...
8 days
17 states
3343 statute miles
25.9 flight hours
129.1 average mph
138.4 gallons fuel used
24.14 miles per gallon
5.34 gallons per hour
- Attachments
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- Resting in Frederick, Maryland.
- NE1.JPG (79.39 KiB) Viewed 9923 times
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- Circling the "Lady" and heading for Manhattan.
- NE2.JPG (55.29 KiB) Viewed 9923 times
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- The 911 Memorial Site.
- NE3.JPG (71.89 KiB) Viewed 9923 times
Last edited by
N111YX on Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:03 am, edited 6 times in total.
Kip
2010 Waiex 0082 (first flight May 2010)
Jabiru 3300 #1637 and #3035
Dynon D-180
Becker radios
Garmin GDL 82 ADS-B
1175 hours
48 states visited
Based near Atlanta
Also flying a...
2000 Kolb Firestar II, Rotax 503, 575 hours