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04-17-2017, 01:36 PM
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And it looks like Scott and Tanya's APRS tracker is working splendidly. It's showing them just off the northern coast of the Dominican Republic and ahead of Rosie, so I'm thinking Rosie spent a couple of hours back at Homestead this morning while some of the other flights departed. Hmmm....inquiring minds are anxious to hear the first day's report. 
P.S. My crude distance measuring estimate gives me about 210 nm distance between Rosie and the Cards. Rosie and Tuppergal are just south of the Turks and Caicos Islands and are headed toward the Dominican Republic, while Scott and Tanya are about 210 miles ahead and heading eastward, off the northern shore of the Dominican Republic. They have just changed their heading (slight left turn from 105 to 073). I'd say they are avoiding some weather. Now they are turning back to the right (heading 125).
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04-17-2017, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rv7boy
They have just changed their heading (slight left turn from 105 to 073). I'd say they are avoiding some weather. Now they are turning back to the right (heading 125).
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It looks like some convective wx there.

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04-17-2017, 06:06 PM
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Bravo flight made it all the way. As did alpha flight minus Rosie. Not plannin on doing that again. Headed for a stiff drink on st kitts!
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04-17-2017, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by scard
Headed for a stiff drink on st kitts!
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Yes, worst weather we've ever been through on these trips.
It started off beautiful.
(Sorry if the pictures are upside down..the iPad fixes it, and I can't tell.)
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04-17-2017, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by scard
Bravo flight made it all the way. As did alpha flight minus Rosie. Not plannin on doing that again. Headed for a stiff drink on st kitts!
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Man that was too far from the shore even for my comfort. Whew 70 something nautical miles? I do some crazy runs but not that far. Was weather that bad?
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04-17-2017, 10:01 PM
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No Rosie
And theses trips move forward without Rosie.
After an evening with friends that have gone through the same trials that the 6 airplanes sitting on the ramp at TKPK made it through today, we are treated to the below picture as we call it a day.

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04-17-2017, 10:07 PM
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Have you ever heard of the concept of mama duck?
Today, everyone quacked in sequence to make the impossible happen!! I'm not kidding, ask any RV on the field tonight at st kitts. The other rock star is sharkbait that safely landed alpha flight. Andrew is da man! <drop mic>
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04-17-2017, 10:08 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
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Over water distances....
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Originally Posted by Vlad
Man that was too far from the shore even for my comfort. Whew 70 something nautical miles? I do some crazy runs but not that far. Was weather that bad?
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Here are some over water distances these pilots have flown during previous RV Caribbean trips. Many pilots going this year also flew these earlier trips too.
Key West to Cuba: 95 n.m.
Turks to Dominica Republic: 120 n.m.
Cuba to Grand Caymans: 175 n.m.
Dominica Republic to Cuaraco: 365 n.m.!
Cuaraco to Grenada: 390 n.m. (Some small islands with no airports along route, and 90 miles to coast of South America).
So, being seventy miles off shore today was just something they worked through, just like past ocean passages they've made.
It's all relative, someone once said,
jimmyB
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04-17-2017, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by rv699jb
Here are some previous over water distances from previous trips. Half the distance to get to soil.
Key West to Cuba: 95 n.m.
Turks to Dominica Republic: 120 n.m.
Cuba to Grand Caymans: 175 n.m.
Dominica Republic to Cuaraco: 365 n.m.!
Cuaraco to Grenada: 390 n.m. (Some small islands with no airports along route)
So, being seventy miles off shore is nothing compared to some of the previous trips!
It's all relative someone said,
jimmyB
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Wow, JB, I feel a certain lack of respect. A nice, congrats for making it would have been better. We would have welcomed your guidance today.
Edit: No worries Jimmy B. We all hugged it out last night over rum punch. There was a little Top Gun, a little wile e coyote, and a whole bunch of steely eyed aviating that happened yesterday.
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04-17-2017, 10:30 PM
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Scott, NO LACK OF RESPECT INTENDED!
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Originally Posted by scard
Wow, JB, I feel a certain lack of respect. A nice, congrats for making it would have been better. We would have welcomed your guidance today.
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Scott,
You were on some of the previous trips mentioned! No disrespect intended. You have all my respect for today, but just as much or more for your previous overwater trips that were further offshore than today! You play your best game with the cards you hold. You don't need anyone's guidance, let alone mine. You are doing great! I do wish I could be along though. Have a great time! Like you mentioned earlier, no matter how hard you plan these trips, there are always stories that slip into the script you didn't plan for, or wish to happen! Today was an example..... Vlad has his stories too!!
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