bullojm1
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Oshkosh 2018 - BullockAir-A-Palooza
I've been planning this Oshkosh/Airventures trip (coined BullockAir-A-Palooza) for some time now - I've been wanting to shuffle things up from years past as I've had friends move to new locations in the US -- As you have followed along in the past, I use this week off work to do the Oshkosh thing, and then visit a bunch of college friends around the US. This year I had a friend move out to Fort Collins, CO, so I decided to take the RV further west than she's ever been before.
My original itinerary was Cleveland - Oshkosh - Ft Collins - Des Moines - Detroit - Buffalo - Home. Weather was a MAJOR challenge along the route. Low ceilings, rain, headwinds, turbulence, etc.. It was the most challenging trip I've ever taken in the RV.
This is my GPS track from Garmin Pilot running on my iPad. I was only able to hit 83% of my intended cities, as I needed to bail on Buffalo, NY due to poor weather forecasted.
Official BullockAir-A-Palooza Stats:
I've been planning this Oshkosh/Airventures trip (coined BullockAir-A-Palooza) for some time now - I've been wanting to shuffle things up from years past as I've had friends move to new locations in the US -- As you have followed along in the past, I use this week off work to do the Oshkosh thing, and then visit a bunch of college friends around the US. This year I had a friend move out to Fort Collins, CO, so I decided to take the RV further west than she's ever been before.
My original itinerary was Cleveland - Oshkosh - Ft Collins - Des Moines - Detroit - Buffalo - Home. Weather was a MAJOR challenge along the route. Low ceilings, rain, headwinds, turbulence, etc.. It was the most challenging trip I've ever taken in the RV.
This is my GPS track from Garmin Pilot running on my iPad. I was only able to hit 83% of my intended cities, as I needed to bail on Buffalo, NY due to poor weather forecasted.
Official BullockAir-A-Palooza Stats:
- 22.1 Hours flown
- 178.8 Gallons of 100LL put to good use
- 3249 Nautical Miles Traveled
- 18.17 Average MPG
- 8.09 Average GPH
- 3 SOS Brothers Bikini Beer Bongs Consumed
- 1 Bumble Date Ruined
- 11 States Overflown
- 7 States Landed In
- 1 New State added (Nebraska)
- 1 Tornado Warning (Ft Collins while on Bicycle)
- 3 Breweries Visited
- 3 Media Passes
- 10 Nights Total
- 5 Nights in a Tent
- 32 oz of Prime Rib Consumed
- 1 Torrential Downpour
- 1,371 Pictures Taken
- 9 Friends Visited
- 100's of Aviation Friends Seen
- 1 New friend I ran into 6 consecutive days randomly!
- 0.5 Quarts of Oil consumed
- 2 Autopilot Malfunctions
- 8.4373 BEERMUGs (Beer Estimated Equivalent Rounded Measurement Units in Gallons).
- COUNTLESS Laughs.
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