substitute for the Coupe. Each has its advantage. The Challenger is better for low flight and is naturally slower than the Coupe. Safety in low flight comes from being able to get the plane into a limited choice of fields for an emergency landing. The Challenger's low landing speed makes low flying a lot safer and besides, I'll have a BRS parachute.
Coupes, on the other hand, can more easily be used for flying trips. Going east, I flew from Iowa to Connecticut with two fuel stops in a single day. Flying back took three fuel stops and an overnight to wait for a front to blow by. While I dream of taking my Challenger II on the same Grand Tour of the western states that I did in my Coupe, the slower cruise (75 mph vs. 100 mph) makes that harder. I just looked at the map and realized that trip took eight flying days plus one weather-holdover day. I may just do the Grand Tour in the Challenger some day. I flew over the mountain range east of Salt Lake City, then over Salt Lake City itself, all at 12, 400' and it was a thrill to be up there with the airline traffic in it's pattern a few thousand feet below me. Then it was special to fly over the edge of the Great Salt Lake, then the salt flats to Wendover with visibility of 150 miles. Flying through the pass west of Wendover, Utah, during climbout from a fuel stop and flying up the Columbia River George east of Portland were magical in the low-wing Coupe. Flying over Crater Lake was something I'll never forget, as well as up and down the Pacific Coast, (a few nervous yards out over the ocean). Then I flew to Glacier National Park and across the Great Plains back to Iowa. I sure recommend you find a way to make trips like that in your Coupe. It'll be different with my new plane but it'll be awfully hard for it to be better. Ed Burkhead -----Original Message----- From: Darwin Girdauckis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 12:56 AM To: edburkhead Subject: Re: Selling the Coupe Hello Ed! During the short time I've been on the coupe list, your kind help & knowledge have already gone a long way in making my purchase of this coupe a lot easier & safer. I hope you'll continue to stay on the list & share what you know with us. Good luck with the sale of your plane, & have fun with your challenger. I have been on the challenger list for about three years & consider them a great bunch. If the deal for this coupe hadn't come along, I probably would have gone for a challenger too but it just seems to good to pass up. Darwin edburkhead wrote: > Darwin, > > Yes. I've been without a medical for eight years. During that > time, my flight time has been minimal due to the difficulty of > getting licensed pilots (with medicals, even) to come for a ride > when I want to go. 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