Lower 48 Tour
Posted: 15 Jun 2018, 17:13
Hello world!
For a long time, I've wanted to do a tour of the Lower 48. I gave it a go recently, choosing the A2A Piper Comanche for the trip. This was my first purchase from A2A. I am curious to see how long the Comanche will stay in one piece, as I am not the most considerate flightsim pilot. The plane's registry is N5665P, a repaint from the highly talented artist Marius Krämer at https://edrm-repaints.com/. It is equipped with a GTN750 unit. Yay!
The Lower 48 aka Pride and Heritage tour started at Meigs Field, Chicago. This is where it all began, at least for some of us. Meigs is probably the most iconic airport for flightsimmers.
The first six legs were: KCGX Meigs Field, IL - KBIV Holland, MI - KEYE Eagle Creek, IN - KPLD Portland, IN - KBLK Burke Lakefront, OH - KERI Erie, PA - N38 Grand Canyon, PA.
Yes, that's right, Grand Canyon! Did you know there is one also in Pennsylvania?
Leaving Illinois
Landing at KBIV, Michigan
A mediocre landing at Eagle Creek, Indiana:
Luckily, I did not damage the plane.
A view of downtown Indianapolis
Evening flight into Ohio
Night view of downtown Cleveland on final to Burke Lakefront
The local press took an interest in the Comanche at Erie Int'l Airport, PA
Following Pine Creek into Grand Canyon airport
Total flight time so far was 5:30 for a distance of about 700nm, so the average speed was 127kts. Fuel burned was exactly 100 gallons.
The Comanche turned out to be great fun to fly, the STEC autopilot needs some time to get used to but once you figure it out, it's a good pal.
More to come....
For a long time, I've wanted to do a tour of the Lower 48. I gave it a go recently, choosing the A2A Piper Comanche for the trip. This was my first purchase from A2A. I am curious to see how long the Comanche will stay in one piece, as I am not the most considerate flightsim pilot. The plane's registry is N5665P, a repaint from the highly talented artist Marius Krämer at https://edrm-repaints.com/. It is equipped with a GTN750 unit. Yay!
The Lower 48 aka Pride and Heritage tour started at Meigs Field, Chicago. This is where it all began, at least for some of us. Meigs is probably the most iconic airport for flightsimmers.
The first six legs were: KCGX Meigs Field, IL - KBIV Holland, MI - KEYE Eagle Creek, IN - KPLD Portland, IN - KBLK Burke Lakefront, OH - KERI Erie, PA - N38 Grand Canyon, PA.
Yes, that's right, Grand Canyon! Did you know there is one also in Pennsylvania?
Leaving Illinois
Landing at KBIV, Michigan
A mediocre landing at Eagle Creek, Indiana:
Luckily, I did not damage the plane.
A view of downtown Indianapolis
Evening flight into Ohio
Night view of downtown Cleveland on final to Burke Lakefront
The local press took an interest in the Comanche at Erie Int'l Airport, PA
Following Pine Creek into Grand Canyon airport
Total flight time so far was 5:30 for a distance of about 700nm, so the average speed was 127kts. Fuel burned was exactly 100 gallons.
The Comanche turned out to be great fun to fly, the STEC autopilot needs some time to get used to but once you figure it out, it's a good pal.
More to come....