FlyinTiger
Well Known Member
It was my privilege to ferry Jeanette Hibpshman's and my RV-4 from just North of Sacramento, CA to the Pittsburgh, PA area. The trip took one long and one short day, a total of 12.9 hrs "Hobbs" time. The weather was amazingly VFR the whole way. I stopped approximately every two hours for fuel. Good to stretch the legs, empty the bladder and take in the sights.
I flew at 11,500' for the first two legs, then 9,500 the rest of the way. Using the disposable supplemental oxygen bottles to take a deep breath of 95% oxygen every 10 minutes worked to keep my pulse oximeter higher than 85.
I enjoyed visiting the airports I had the pleasure of stopping at along the Northern route: KMYV KEKO LCU KEVW KGUR KOFK KVYS KFDY KBVI. The center and approach controllers were very accommodating and gave me flight following the whole way.
I was very fortunate to only have a couple of cotton-ball patches of clouds to avoid.
If anyone is considering a trip to any of these great places or a long cross country journey in an RV-4 please don't hesitate to PM me for more information.
Here are some pictures I took along the way to help me remember how amazing the trip really was:
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I flew at 11,500' for the first two legs, then 9,500 the rest of the way. Using the disposable supplemental oxygen bottles to take a deep breath of 95% oxygen every 10 minutes worked to keep my pulse oximeter higher than 85.
I enjoyed visiting the airports I had the pleasure of stopping at along the Northern route: KMYV KEKO LCU KEVW KGUR KOFK KVYS KFDY KBVI. The center and approach controllers were very accommodating and gave me flight following the whole way.
I was very fortunate to only have a couple of cotton-ball patches of clouds to avoid.
If anyone is considering a trip to any of these great places or a long cross country journey in an RV-4 please don't hesitate to PM me for more information.
Here are some pictures I took along the way to help me remember how amazing the trip really was:
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