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Got a fast plane and want an interesting way to use it?

I am proposing a race, JFK to LAX. Any plane you wish real or fictional.
You are responsible for your route.

I only suggest one very important rule to keep it interesting and fair:

No unlimited fuel. This would mean some fast fighters could hold their own against the likes of the SR-71,X-15. and XB-70. Fuel effeciency will be just as important as overall speed.
Fuel stops will be allowed if you need them. A lot of aircraft won't need to refuel at all.

Determining winner can be done in a couple of ways.

A. We can do it Cannonball run style, where best time wins.
                             

I'm in!

Chicago to Los Angeles following Route 66 takes would take long enough on my Super-Bike... ...

Doing the similar route in my trusty Cessna 150 Aerobat form JFK to KLAX. will take much too long, I'm afraid... ...!

The flight from KSFO to KLAX following Highway 5, or Highway 101, is plenty long enough for me to be sat in my Trusty Beech Baron!... ...!

F...G-BPLF.....a "short flight" enthusiast... ...!

I can sense a lot of people using time shift.....

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I can sense a lot of people using time shift.....

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LOL... ... ...!

...any mention of a "Long Haul Flight" fills me with dread!... ...!

...all those screaming Kids kicking the back of my seat, and insisting on driving the bleedin' Aeroplane!... ... ....

Nah!... ...!

F....a low and slow, SOLO flight, in a Cessna 150.... ...!

I had thought about the time shift thing and slew also. But I have done this route in just about every fast plane out there, So I am fairly certain I know what the minimum time to complete is. Also I could have my laptop running with the server's GPS map up to make sure.
It would be obvious if someone was just cruising along the map while the rest of us were still a couple of states behind.

 The whole point of this is just to have some fun. I think a prop based race would be kinda neat too. Each weekend start a new state, award points formula 1 style. Just looking for ways to utilize this awsome server we have here.  It is so nice to be able to fly online without the fear of being booted off suddenly.

Last night I did find an aircraft that completed this trip in 15minutes! No joke! So the whole fictional aircraft thing might have to be rethought.

So with at least 1 vote of enthusiasm, I can have hope that we can pull this off. It would be great to have a bunch of us from the forums flying together having some fun with something we all share in common and enjoy so much. 8-)

I had thought about the time shift thing

Last night I did find an aircraft that completed this trip in -5 minutes! No joke! So the whole fictional aircraft thing might have to be rethought.

.....Millennium Falcon?.... .... ;...!

Han Solo... 8-)...!

I had thought about the time shift thing

Last night I did find an aircraft that completed this trip in -5 minutes! No joke! So the whole fictional aircraft thing might have to be rethought.

.....Millennium Falcon?.... .... ;...!

Han Solo... 8-)...!

Paul, you could always pimp out your beech baron with an extra 400,000 lb's of thrust.

How did that become 5 minutes?
No it was the futurama spacecraft. 99,999ft at full speed! It said the trip would take 35minutes but my timepiece said differently.
Just tried it online again with the MIG-25, took three fuel stops. That thing is a gas hog! The hummer of the skies!

How did that become 5 minutes?
No it was the futurama spacecraft. 99,999ft at full speed! It said the trip would take 35minutes but my timepiece said differently.
Just tried it online again with the MIG-25, took three fuel stops. That thing is a gas hog! The hummer of the skies!

Nah...

..it was -5 Minutes (minus five minutes) in the Millenium Falcon... ...!

Han Duet.... ...!

Paul, you could always pimp out your beech baron with an extra 400,000 lb's of thrust.

And how many extra pounds of thrust would rip the baron's wings off?

Paul, you could always pimp out your beech baron with an extra 400,000 lb's of thrust.

And how many extra pounds of thrust would rip the baron's wings off?

They wouldn't rip off if Paul braught Chuck Norris on board, Chuck would break the extra thrust off the baron's wings  :)

Paul, you could always pimp out your beech baron with an extra 400,000 lb's of thrust.

And how many extra pounds of thrust would rip the baron's wings off?

They wouldn't rip off if Paul braught Chuck Norris on board, Chuck would break the extra thrust off the baron's wings

I'm interested, if the time difference doesn't kill it for me.

Count me in!!! Now time to go hunt for the perfect aircraft...