BIG EAST TRIP
May 29,2004 – June 14, 2004
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7
Well, this was the big one. The trip of a lifetime, some called it. I call it a lot of flying, and a lot of landings, a lot of sight seeing, and overall, a lot of fun. In my quest to land at all 50 states, this added 28 to the list, for a total of 46. We landed in Oklahoma, which we’d already done, and obviously Colorado. We also had to land in Kentucky twice because of a power outage at one of the airports. Weather was a constant concern, although except for the last couple hours of the trip, the ride was fairly smooth. Of the 31 planned airports, 4 had to be changed due to weather, and 1 had to be added due to the power problem above.
Surprisingly, on our last landing in Longmont the kids were asking when/where the next trip was going to be to!
Trip stats
Estimated Total Mileage=4,819 Nautical Miles (@5,541 Statute Miles)
Estimated Flight Time=44:36
Estimated Fuel= 573 Gallons
Estimated Fuel costs=$1,778
Avg Fuel Price: $3.01/gallon
Landings to a full stop=18
Touch & go’s=14
Uncontrolled airports=19
Controlled airports=13
States landed in=31
Longest flight day=8:42 (Day 5)
Shortest flight day=4:06 (Day 4)
Route of flight with airport/waypoint ID’s
