18 Hours in a 172

Fred Garvin · Sep 10, 2022

Brand new plane, modified a bit for the delivery, in the air 2 hours later for a lesson.

A Cessna 172 Just Flew 18 Hours Nonstop from California to Hawaii

Pilot Tom Lopes recently piloted a brand new Cessna 172 Skyhawk from Merced, California to a flight school in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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BigAl07 · Sep 12, 2022

I can't even start to imagine how long and grueling that flight was.

Fred Garvin · Sep 12, 2022

He was alone, so not shoulder to shoulder cramped....when I was in college back in the mid 80's I had a VW Beetle. Every spring my fraternity brothers would drive down to South Padre for Spring Break. So, 12 hours in a Beetle, me and my girlfriend. Granted, we could stop for gas, bathroom and leg stretch...but, I can imagine his ordeal....

Gagey52 · Sep 12, 2022

No smoko break on that flight. I've driven trucks for that long but could not imagine doing it in a 172.
Regards

t303 · Sep 17, 2022

Nope......
Someone asked me to ferry a C210 from the US to Australia once....[Edited by ADMIN]! Pull off the wings and they fit nicely in a 40ft container.
If you want to read about one of the luckiest [Edited by ADMIN] on earth:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjqhZz8r536AhWJ6jgGHbVyAYcQFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Fworld%2Fpilot-ray-clamback-takes-another-dip-in-his-stride-20041007-gdjvg7.html&usg=AOvVaw01uE7n8S9xlPks3Vu3_17h

Gagey52 · Sep 18, 2022

t303 said:
Nope......
Someone asked me to ferry a C210 from the US to Australia once....[Edited by ADMIN]! Pull off the wings and they fit nicely in a 40ft container.
If you want to read about one of the luckiest [Edited by ADMIN] on earth:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjqhZz8r536AhWJ6jgGHbVyAYcQFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Fworld%2Fpilot-ray-clamback-takes-another-dip-in-his-stride-20041007-gdjvg7.html&usg=AOvVaw01uE7n8S9xlPks3Vu3_17h

I vaguely remember that story. A ballsy trip in lighty.
Regards

t303 · Sep 18, 2022

I gather it's quite common for Air Tractors and the like to be ferried over with a hopper full of JetA1. I would be far more comfortable with a PT-6 out front than a Lyc., but that is a long way without Otto. The best I have done is 6.5hrs YPDN-YPTH in a Metro hand flown.

Gagey52 · Sep 18, 2022

t303 said:
I gather it's quite common for Air Tractors and the like to be ferried over with a hopper full of JetA1. I would be far more comfortable with a PT-6 out front than a Lyc., but that is a long way without Otto. The best I have done is 6.5hrs YPDN-YPTH in a Metro hand flown.

Didn't realize you were in Oz. I would often have to pax in metro from Dwn to Groote. Not much chop when your 6'2".