Tom Martin
Well Known Member
I just returned from a trip from our home in Southern Ontario to Victoria BC. My wife and I flew outbound over 1900 nm touching down in Elliot Lake, Thunder Bay, Brandon, Moose Jaw, Lethbridge, Penticton, Victoria and finally Delta BC. We took our time and had three overnight stays along the way for a total flight time of 12.1 hours. We fought headwinds all the way and dodged around some of the thundercells that spawned tornadoes in Manitoba. To climb over the Canadian mountains we flew at 12,000 feet in smooth air. The last hop was over the top of a solid layer of clouds. Our only reminder of the rugged landscape under us was the top of Mount Baker.
The next picture is one taken while descending to 6500 ft over the Frazier river.
We spent two days with my cousin, rv and rocket builder, Norm Younie, and then Diane and I toured Vancouver for three days.
My wife needed to get home so friend Wayne Hadath took her place in the back for the ride home. Wayne and I had both attended the RAA, Recreational Aircraft Assoction, meeting at Delta Airpark BC.
We cleared customs at Bellingham Wa, then flew southward to Seattle and then up to 11,500 to cross the mountains to our next stop Great Falls Montana. The next stop was Pierre South Dakota. On this leg we had crossed some of the most desolate and remote landscape that I have ever seen. Our next stop was South Bend Indiana where we ran out of daylight and stopped for the night. We flew 1700nms that day! It was an easy 1.5 hour flight home the next day. Our total time on the way home was 10.5 hours for an average airspeed of 193 knots. We did not have much in the way of tailwinds, to my disappointment, but we did pick up a bit of true airspeed as most of our trip was 9500 to 11,500 feet.
The following picture is taken south of Gary, looking north over Lake Michigan
4000 nm in an EVO rocket in a week, with time for sight seeing, what a plane!
The next picture is one taken while descending to 6500 ft over the Frazier river.
We spent two days with my cousin, rv and rocket builder, Norm Younie, and then Diane and I toured Vancouver for three days.
My wife needed to get home so friend Wayne Hadath took her place in the back for the ride home. Wayne and I had both attended the RAA, Recreational Aircraft Assoction, meeting at Delta Airpark BC.
We cleared customs at Bellingham Wa, then flew southward to Seattle and then up to 11,500 to cross the mountains to our next stop Great Falls Montana. The next stop was Pierre South Dakota. On this leg we had crossed some of the most desolate and remote landscape that I have ever seen. Our next stop was South Bend Indiana where we ran out of daylight and stopped for the night. We flew 1700nms that day! It was an easy 1.5 hour flight home the next day. Our total time on the way home was 10.5 hours for an average airspeed of 193 knots. We did not have much in the way of tailwinds, to my disappointment, but we did pick up a bit of true airspeed as most of our trip was 9500 to 11,500 feet.
The following picture is taken south of Gary, looking north over Lake Michigan
4000 nm in an EVO rocket in a week, with time for sight seeing, what a plane!
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