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11-15-2012, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Saint Simons Island , GA
Posts: 1,523
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Time down south
It took Kari and me 6:10 from Dahlonega to Brownsville and 3:45 from BRO to MMAA. I have no AUX tanks in my 8 and landed here with 13.9 gallons on board, which at my burn of 7.0 gph was just about 2 more hours or 315 NM.
Beautiful ride east of Mexico City by the volcanoes.
Enjoying south of the border hospitality.
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Jerry "Widget" Morris
RV 8, N8JL, 3,000+ hours on my 8.
VAF #818
Saint Simons Island, GA. KSSI
PIF 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
 I just wish I could afford to live the way I do
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11-15-2012, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Denver area
Posts: 272
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RV8iator
Beautiful ride east of Mexico City by the volcanoes. .
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Ooh. Really? How much can you see? Can you loiter at all? This would make for an easy sell to get my wife on a Mexcan RV trip.
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11-15-2012, 06:31 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Saint Simons Island , GA
Posts: 1,523
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Absolutely
Easy flying, ATC was great, we filed IFR but told them we would proceed VFR at times and all they wanted were position reports at various DME's. kind of like flying I the states way back when. Wonderful place and very friendly folks.
The country side is beautiful east of MEX, spectacular views of Mt. Popo just steaming away.
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Jerry "Widget" Morris
RV 8, N8JL, 3,000+ hours on my 8.
VAF #818
Saint Simons Island, GA. KSSI
PIF 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
 I just wish I could afford to live the way I do
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11-20-2012, 06:36 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Posts: 1,628
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My two cents
What a great trip! Don't know about the rest of the country but Acapulco is a wonderful place to visit. The views are spectacular, the local people are friendly and warmly welcomed us. We were well prepared for the trip with the proper Customs and Border Protection decals and eAPIS clearances filed. Found that we didn't need the 12-inch N-numbers for the trip down but they are supposedly required for re-entry to the USA. The Brownsville tower controller jokingly mentioned that he needed his binoculars to read the N-numbers of the few team aircraft that did not bother to post 12-inch numbers. We did neglect to call flight service on the way into Brownsville to get a transponder code before crossing the ADIZ and were reminded by ATC to do that. ATC on both sides of the border were very accomodating. Customs inspections were cursory and we were all on our way without delay. (OK, Greese decided he needed to show off his souvenirs to the cute CBP agent, so he took a little longer.)
It's good to be back but already looking forward to the next international air show. That's it for Team RV in 2012. A very successful year. We will take a couple of months off to regroup and recharge and will start 2013 in January at Sebring with our new name and new look. Hope to see many of the VAF crowd at a show next year.
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Ron Schreck
IAC National Judge
RV-8, "Miss Izzy", 2250 Hours - Sold
VAF 2021 Donor
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11-20-2012, 07:59 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
Posts: 7,840
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Ron and the guys....great to hear you're all safely home,
Congrats on now being an International show team!
Best,
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Pierre Smith
RV-10, 510 TT
RV6A (Sojourner) 180 HP, Catto 3 Bl (502Hrs), gone...and already missed
Air Tractor AT 502B PT 6-15 Sold
Air Tractor 402 PT-6-20 Sold
EAA Flight Advisor/CFI/Tech Counselor
Louisville, Ga
It's never skill or craftsmanship that completes airplanes, it's the will to do so,
Patrick Kenny, EAA 275132
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