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I. too. had planned to fly my ALON to the Nationals in June. Subsequent to
considerable flight planning and head-scratching, I decided not to fly my
Coupe, but will get to Terrell some other way. I'm a bit further south in
Florida than Ken, a bit older and heavier than him, too. It appears that the
minimum distance I would have to fly is 1200 sm. Assumimng no wind, that
would require a minimum of three stops enroute, four if I wanted to arrive
with some fuel aboard(I do). Flying time each of two days might be as little
as six hours, but predictable time at fuel stops could add several hours to
that, as could even minor deviations around weather. Then, too, there is
always the possibility of having your airplane disabled and grounded way out
in the boondocks. Absence of an autopilot is a factor, too. Airline tickets
plus a rental car at Texas would be cheaper than the fuel for the Coupe. Not
all that important, but you can't wait until the last minute to make airline
reservations.
Of course, I'm referring to flying from Florida to Texas, not the route you
are considering, and there is no necessity for me to make the trip in two
days. However many considerations are the same. I am quite sure there are
Coupers who have considerable experience doing what you want to, in a Coupe
like yours, and over the terrain you want. I'm confident you"ll be hearing
from them here on the Flyin site. Good luck.
Don Bowen
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Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] X-country
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 09:28:14 -0500
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Scott,
I've flown my Alon between Missouri and Florida 3 times, almost 1000 miles
and a 2 hour day. I flew a 415-D from Florida to Arkansas, about the same
distance and time. I've had several other trips that were in the 600 mile
range. I[m planning on flying my Alon from Florida to Texas for the
Nationals this year.
It is pretty easy to fly 6 hours in comfort, maybe 9 hours, depending on the
outside temp. It's amazing how much country you can cover in a day if the
weather is good and you don't have a strong headwind. If you have a
passenger it would be easy to do about 500 miles a day, 3 hrs in the
morning and 3 in the late afternoon, and no one would get too frazzled.
The best plan is to be flexible. You never know when you will have weather
issues, or just happen upon some location that is interesting and slows down
your progress.
Ken Doyle
Deland, Florida
Alon N5477E
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