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*** Trans - USA Adventure Leg 1 ***

PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 11:21 am
by Cherokee_6
Its that time again! Time for another wild and crazy adventure!!
For this adventure I will be encircling the USA. There are lots of sites that I want to see and Simv members local airstrips that I want to visit.

So I packed up the Baron once again and kissed the wife and kid good-bye, and I was off...

For the first leg I left my hometown of Calgary, Alberta and headed to Spokane Washington. I want to get to the west coast and follow it southward....

Current  Location...
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Route info for this leg.
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Packed up all my supplies and did a final check...warmed up the engines and entered my flight plan into the GPS...
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After getting clearance for takeoff, I lifted off and noticed all my family and friends waving good-bye! I tipped my wings in acknowledgment and headed south!
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Flying over the northern tip of Montana....nice moutains!
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On final into Spokane, the winds were crazy! There was a 50 knt crosswind...I am still trying to figure out why ATC wanted me to land on this runway...but I figured it was a good reminder for me on crosswind landing....
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Managed to get her down in one piece...got it parked and secured and headed out for a celebratory drink for a successful first leg!
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Thanks for watching! Comments/Suggestions always  welcome!

Re: *** Trans - USA Adventure Leg 1 ***

PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 11:34 am
by awash2002
Cherokee I will fly with you on your trans USA flight you tell me what plane to get and I will get to do the flight in and I will do the flight in it

Re: *** Trans - USA Adventure Leg 1 ***

PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 11:50 am
by Cherokee_6
Cherokee I will fly with you on your trans USA flight you tell me what plane to get and I will get to do the flight in and I will do the flight in it
Thanks! but how do you plan on flying with me?! I have never figured out how to fly online (not without spending numerous hours trying to figure it out  though!)

Re: *** Trans - USA Adventure Leg 1 ***

PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 12:33 pm
by ATI_7500
And he's on his way again...very nice pics!  :D

Re: *** Trans - USA Adventure Leg 1 ***

PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 4:06 pm
by jrpilot
Great shoots :)

Re: *** Trans - USA Adventure Leg 1 ***

PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 4:40 pm
by Sock
Great stuff Cherokee!   ;D

Re: *** Trans - USA Adventure Leg 1 ***

PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 2:08 am
by GeForce
Great stuff Cherokee, I'll be watching for the next leg ;)

Re: *** Trans - USA Adventure Leg 1 ***

PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:00 am
by awash2002
I will email you 2 screenshots of how to do with a detailed discriptcion

Re: *** Trans - USA Adventure Leg 1 ***

PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:02 am
by Fly2e
Hiya Dean!
Hope you packed allot of Captain Morgans!

Re: *** Trans - USA Adventure Leg 1 ***

PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:35 pm
by Cherokee_6
Thanks Everyone!!  I look forward to this trip and hope to not dissapoint anyone!

Good luck and I see you will be approaching me on Long Island from the South! We will make arrangement when you get closer to my house. I'm sure the wife and kids won't mind me building a fire out back while you and I "fire walk"!!  

Looking forward to it Dave!  ;D ;D ;D

Re: *** Trans - USA Adventure Leg 1 ***

PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:46 pm
by Sam 400
Coolius Maximus! I cant wait till get time to do a round the world trip later this Year. Sam ;D ;D ;D ;D

Re: *** Trans - USA Adventure Leg 1 ***

PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:55 am
by Mike Thurman
Great shots! What a brilliant idea for a trans-usa adventure! :D