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

[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...


Route info for this leg.


Packed up all my supplies and did a final check...warmed up the engines and entered my flight plan into the GPS...


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!


Flying over the northern tip of Montana....nice moutains!


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....


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!


Thanks for watching! Comments/Suggestions always  welcome!

[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

[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!)

[ATI_7500]

And he's on his way again...very nice pics!  :D

[jrpilot]

Great shoots

[Sock]

Great stuff Cherokee!  

[GeForce]

Great stuff Cherokee, I'll be watching for the next leg

[awash2002]

I will email you 2 screenshots of how to do with a detailed discriptcion

[Fly2e]

Hiya Dean!
Hope you packed allot of Captain Morgans!

[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

[Sam 400]

Coolius Maximus! I cant wait till get time to do a round the world trip later this Year. Sam

[Mike Thurman]

Great shots! What a brilliant idea for a trans-usa adventure!