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48 States in 7 Days
Planning a 48 state trip in two weeks with my son. Below is our planned route. We'll try to do it in 7 days but truly have no need or desire to push our limits or even complete the trip unless it's easy and fun. We plan to be as self-sufficient as possible but we all know how those plans go. We don't plan on an oil change as we'll leave with fresh oil and filter and flight time is planned for 40 hours. We may need an O2 refill, though. I'll try to do a trip report but definitely don't expect Vlad quality. Thanks to Joe Rainbolt for his kind help with route planning and advice.
Planned Stops: KBAZ KDUX KGUY KEHA KTAD N19 KPGA KSGU KHTH KAAT KGCD KALW S68 KBTM W43 KHEI KPIR 0B4 KSBU KLSE C27 0H7 KDTG KVPZ KIRS 5A1 N38 NY0 KRUT KSFM KDAW 6B6 KSFZ 4B8 KOBI KGED KOXB KFFA KFVX KBLF KPBX 0A9 KCEU KPXE KMAI KPRN KMEI 4M5 KIER KBAZ |
wow! thats gonna be an awesome trip. Look forward to reading about it.
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This is a great idea Larry! The timing is tight it's a sort of a record. Stay 1 day ahead of the weather, improvise or change the route on the go and you are all set. Looking forward for a trip report.
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Parts is parts...
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From my own adventures in the past (34 Trans-Cons in my RV4 and HR2) if you have any major replaceable parts that break and tend to ground you somewhere, box them up in a overnight mailer box (they're free). If you need support from home, they can be easily mailed to wherever you break down. I kept my old starter, mag/harness, alternator and fuel pump boxed, marked with yellow sticky and ready to go. If you don't have spares, get the correct part numbers for yours and keep them on your phone in notes. Don't forget a spark plug socket in your tool bag you bring. I Slimed my tire tubes as it's not fun fixing a flat on the road, trust me. Slime works well despite site naysayers who claim otherwise. Consider a PLB and a small survival kit for you both if you haven't already. Two popular PLB's can track your progress for family members. https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-adv...r-beacons.html Have fun...:) V/R Smokey |
What a great idea!
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0V4 Brookneal Campbell County is basically a ghost town of an airport. Liberty University purchased it a couple of years ago to handle their volume of student training . No services. So unless you're going to meet someone there there's no reason to be there. KLYH would be the better closest choice, or KFVX 30 miles East, there I can show you some hospitality.
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Wow great trip which airport in Wi. KOSH
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Don't think there is anything at 61A. In that neighborhood you want KPRN (Greenville) for food and fuel. Or KMVC (Monroeville) usually has free food at the FBO with a fuel buy. It's a popular military training stop.
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Aurora, Oregon???
Can't believe you're going to be within 200 nm of MECCA and not planning on visiting the mothership at KUAO. Man, whatcha thinking? Call ahead and if you're there M-Th during work hours, you'll probably get a tour.
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Appreciate the advice
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