Long Flight

[John O'Shaughnessy [FCM]]

Just did Denver (KBJC) to home (0W3 - NE MD) non-stop. 1333 nm straight line.

7 hours in the air, landed with about 26 gallons of fuel left.

Wow. Even with a piddle pack, I'm not sure I could last 7 hours without a stop. I know the C210 isn't likely too, either. I've flown 5 hours 15 minutes twice. My typical flight-planned leg is 3:30 or shorter.

Glad it worked out for you! That is amazing.

[Scott Dyer DXR/CT]

Last time I had a nice tailwind going westbound, which took me nicely to Chicago non-stop, was still there when I came home 2 days later...and I had to refuel on the EASTBOUND leg!

[Terry Carraway]

Funny thing was, the first leg westbound (0W3 to KROG, Rogers AK) had tailwinds also. I did that one in 5.5 hour engine start to shutdown.

Then 2 hours to KGGG for Mooney Max. 1.6 to over to Mineral Wells, and the 4.0 to Denver (KBJC)

Oh, commercial would have been around 6.5 from driving into the airport to home. And about 45 minute longer drive from my friends house.

[Scott Dyer DXR/CT]

What’d it take you going west, fella?

I just sat out a 54 hour delay MSP-LGA, many wx cancellations and couldn’t get a seat until last night. A real CF. It would have been a decent trip in the 210, fly up to the weather in PA, spend the night and then continue early morning before things built again.

[Terry Carraway]

Just did Denver (KBJC) to home (0W3 - NE MD) non-stop. 1333 nm straight line.

7 hours in the air, landed with about 26 gallons of fuel left.

I filed direct. I got the PLAINS departure to AKO direct. I had one deviation for weather, and then direct again. It is nice flying in the teens.

I LIKE my Mooney.

To compare, flying non-stop commercial is 3 hours 33 minutes. Plus getting to the airport 2 hours ahead of time, plus parking and getting to the terminal (30 min) and driving (1 hour) from BWI to my house (7 minutes from my hangar) adds up to over 5 hours. Assuming your flight is not cancelled.