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Old 01-02-2015, 12:30 PM
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I've cut the corners on the Gulf so many times I can't remember anymore, and flying over Galveston Bay for three decades, you're frequently out of gliding distance to shore....but at least the water is warm!

Now when I cross Lake Tahoe, realizing that there really isn't any place to land on shore either (rocks and trees), it does make me think just how COLD and DEEP that lake is.....
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Old 01-02-2015, 12:57 PM
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1968 in an A6 Intruder from California to Hawaii. A little over 2000 nm. Crew of two, two engines, two ejection seats. Escorted by an A3 tanker. Now, in my RV8 I stay within gliding distance of land. Older, not much wiser, but don't care to tempt fate.
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Old 01-02-2015, 06:46 PM
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Cool Overwater Flying

Well for me it was in a light Twin...

From Sydney,Australia to Vancouver, Canada..

In a B-777-200LR..;-)

The airplane could have gone all the way to Toronto...

That's a lot of water...I couldn't feel my back end after a short while so I cannot imagine what it must have been like for John Johassen when he did it in his -4...

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Old 01-03-2015, 09:28 AM
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No kidding! And without the ability to get up and walk around a bit to get the blood moving again...No bathroom, no "bunk"... simply incredible feat...

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I couldn't feel my back end after a short while so I cannot imagine what it must have been like for John Johassen when he did it in his -4...

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