46 Stops, 17 States

All I can say is that is it was one of the greatest experiences of my life.

Our great country is beautiful, but even more so from the bird's eye view that pilots are privileged to enjoy.

From			To		Initial Heading			Distance
46 segment path:								5704 mi
	ROG (36°22'20"N 94°06'25"W)		KRAW (38°20'49"N 93°20'44"W)		16°	(N)		142 mi
	KRAW (38°20'49"N 93°20'44"W)		IRK (40°05'37"N 92°32'42"W)		19°	(N)		128 mi
	IRK (40°05'37"N 92°32'42"W)		IOW (41°38'24"N 91°32'50"W)		25°	(NE)		119 mi
	IOW (41°38'24"N 91°32'50"W)		SFY (42°02'45"N 90°06'29"W)		68°	(E)		79 mi
	SFY (42°02'45"N 90°06'29"W)		57C (42°47'50"N 88°22'21"W)		59°	(NE)		103 mi
	57C (42°47'50"N 88°22'21"W)		MTW (44°07'44"N 87°40'50"W)		20°	(N)		98 mi
	MTW (44°07'44"N 87°40'50"W)		4R5 (46°47'19"N 90°45'31"W)		321°	(NW)		237 mi
	4R5 (46°47'19"N 90°45'31"W)		GPZ (47°12'40"N 93°30'35"W)		283°	(W)		133 mi
	GPZ (47°12'40"N 93°30'35"W)		HIB (47°23'12"N 92°50'20"W)		68°	(E)		34 mi
	HIB (47°23'12"N 92°50'20"W)		TVF (48°03'56"N 96°11'06"W)		287°	(W)		163 mi
	TVF (48°03'56"N 96°11'06"W)		48Y (48°59'59"N 95°58'57"W)		8°	(N)		65 mi
	48Y (48°59'59"N 95°58'57"W)		PMB (48°56'33"N 97°14'27"W)		266°	(W)		57 mi
	PMB (48°56'33"N 97°14'27"W)		06D (48°53'04"N 99°37'15"W)		268°	(W)		108 mi
	06D (48°53'04"N 99°37'15"W)		S28 (48°59'52"N 100°02'36"W)		292°	(W)		21 mi
	S28 (48°59'52"N 100°02'36"W)		D09 (48°49'49"N 100°25'02"W)		235°	(SW)		21 mi
	D09 (48°49'49"N 100°25'02"W)		ISN (48°10'41"N 103°38'32"W)		254°	(W)		155 mi
	ISN (48°10'41"N 103°38'32"W)		OLF (48°05'40"N 105°34'30"W)		267°	(W)		90 mi
	OLF (48°05'40"N 105°34'30"W)		GGW (48°12'45"N 106°36'53"W)		280°	(W)		49 mi
	GGW (48°12'45"N 106°36'53"W)		HVR (48°32'35"N 109°45'44"W)		280°	(W)		147 mi
	HVR (48°32'35"N 109°45'44"W)		HLN (46°36'25"N 111°58'58"W)		218°	(SW)		169 mi
	HLN (46°36'25"N 111°58'58"W)		MSO (46°54'59"N 114°05'26"W)		282°	(W)		102 mi
	MSO (46°54'59"N 114°05'26"W)		COE (47°46'28"N 116°49'10"W)		295°	(NW)		141 mi
	COE (47°46'28"N 116°49'10"W)		3W7 (47°55'19"N 119°04'59"W)		276°	(W)		106 mi
	3W7 (47°55'19"N 119°04'59"W)		EAT (47°23'53"N 120°12'21"W)		235°	(SW)		64 mi
	EAT (47°23'53"N 120°12'21"W)		KPLU (47°06'14"N 122°17'14"W)		259°	(W)		100 mi
	KPLU (47°06'14"N 122°17'14"W)		MMV (45°11'40"N 123°08'09"W)		197°	(S)		138 mi
	MMV (45°11'40"N 123°08'09"W)		77S (43°55'51"N 123°00'26"W)		175°	(S)		87 mi
	77S (43°55'51"N 123°00'26"W)		GCD (44°24'10"N 118°58'00"W)		79°	(E)		203 mi
	GCD (44°24'10"N 118°58'00"W)		LKV (42°09'40"N 120°23'57"W)		205°	(SW)		171 mi
	LKV (42°09'40"N 120°23'57"W)		SVE (40°22'32"N 120°34'22"W)		184°	(S)		124 mi
	SVE (40°22'32"N 120°34'22"W)		O43 (39°00'15"N 119°09'29"W)		140°	(SE)		121 mi
	O43 (39°00'15"N 119°09'29"W)		BIH (37°22'23"N 118°21'49"W)		158°	(S)		121 mi
	BIH (37°22'23"N 118°21'49"W)		L06 (36°27'38"N 116°52'47"W)		127°	(SE)		103 mi
	L06 (36°27'38"N 116°52'47"W)		0L7 (35°46'06"N 115°19'47"W)		118°	(SE)		99 mi
	0L7 (35°46'06"N 115°19'47"W)		BXK (33°25'14"N 112°41'10"W)		136°	(SE)		221 mi
	BXK (33°25'14"N 112°41'10"W)		AVQ (32°24'34"N 111°13'06"W)		128°	(SE)		110 mi
	AVQ (32°24'34"N 111°13'06"W)		E95 (31°59'59"N 110°21'28"W)		119°	(SE)		58 mi
	E95 (31°59'59"N 110°21'28"W)		LSB (32°20'00"N 108°41'30"W)		76°	(E)		100 mi
	LSB (32°20'00"N 108°41'30"W)		T27 (31°43'11"N 106°14'13"W)		105°	(E)		150 mi
	T27 (31°43'11"N 106°14'13"W)		PEQ (31°22'57"N 103°30'39"W)		97°	(E)		163 mi
	PEQ (31°22'57"N 103°30'39"W)		BBD (31°10'45"N 99°19'26"W)		92°	(E)		248 mi
	BBD (31°10'45"N 99°19'26"W)		KBMQ (30°44'20"N 98°14'19"W)		114°	(SE)		71 mi
	KBMQ (30°44'20"N 98°14'19"W)		T74 (30°34'22"N 97°26'35"W)		103°	(E)		49 mi
	T74 (30°34'22"N 97°26'35"W)		T12 (30°38'48"N 93°54'54"W)		87°	(E)		210 mi
	T12 (30°38'48"N 93°54'54"W)		OPL (30°33'30"N 92°05'58"W)		92°	(E)		108 mi
	OPL (30°33'30"N 92°05'58"W)		ROG (36°22'20"N 94°06'25"W)		344°	(N)		417 mi

Code		Source		Location
ROG		FAA		Rogers [Muni-Carter Field], AR, US
KRAW		FAA		Warsaw [Muni], MO, US
IRK		FAA		Kirksville [Kirksville Regional Airport], MO, US
IOW		FAA		Iowa City [Muni], IA, US
SFY		FAA		Savanna [Tri-Township Airport], IL, US
57C		FAA		East Troy [Muni], WI, US
MTW		FAA		Manitowoc [Manitowoc County Airport], WI, US
4R5		FAA		La Pointe [Madeline Island Airport], WI, US
GPZ		FAA		Grand Rapids [Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport-Gordon Newstrom Field], MN, US
HIB		FAA		Hibbing [Chisholm-Hibbing Airport], MN, US
TVF		FAA		Thief River Falls [Thief River Falls Regional Airport], MN, US
48Y		FAA		Pinecreek [Piney Pinecreek Border Airport], MN, US
PMB		FAA		Pembina [Muni], ND, US
06D		FAA		Rolla [Muni], ND, US
S28		FAA		Dunseith [Intl Peace Garden Airport], ND, US
D09		FAA		Bottineau [Muni], ND, US
ISN		FAA		Williston [Sloulin Field Intl], ND, US
OLF		FAA		Wolf Point [L M Clayton Airport], MT, US
GGW		FAA		Glasgow [Wokal Field/Glasgow Intl], MT, US
HVR		FAA		Havre [Havre City-County Airport], MT, US
HLN		FAA		Helena [Helena Regional Airport], MT, US
MSO		FAA		Missoula [Intl], MT, US
COE		FAA		Coeur d'Alene [Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal], ID, US
3W7		FAA		Electric City [Grand Coulee Dam Airport], WA, US
EAT		FAA		Wenatchee [Pangborn Memorial Airport], WA, US
KPLU		FAA		Puyallup [Pierce County Airport - Thun Field], WA, US
MMV		FAA		Mc Minnville [Muni], OR, US
77S		FAA		Creswell [Hobby Field Airport], OR, US
GCD		FAA		John Day [Grant County Regional Airport/Ogilvie Field], OR, US
LKV		FAA		Lakeview [Lake County Airport], OR, US
SVE		FAA		Susanville [Muni], CA, US
O43		FAA		Yerington [Muni], NV, US
BIH		FAA		Bishop [Eastern Sierra Regional Airport], CA, US
L06		FAA		Death Valley National Park [Furnace Creek Airport], CA, US
0L7		FAA		Jean, NV, US
BXK		FAA		Buckeye [Muni], AZ, US
AVQ		FAA		Tucson [Marana Regional Airport], AZ, US
E95		FAA		Benson [Muni], AZ, US
LSB		FAA		Lordsburg [Muni], NM, US
T27		FAA		El Paso [Horizon Airport], TX, US
PEQ		FAA		Pecos [Muni], TX, US
BBD		FAA		Brady [Curtis Field Airport], TX, US
KBMQ		FAA		Burnet [Muni-Kate Craddock Field], TX, US
T74		FAA		Taylor [Muni], TX, US
T12		FAA		Kirbyville, TX, US
OPL		FAA		Opelousas [St. Landry Parish Airport-Ahart Field], LA, US

THE REAL REASON I CAME HOME

Is going from a Cherokee to a Mooney a step up or a step down???
You are looking at one happy young man.....
Romeo is confused, she sleeps outside for 23 nights, sleeps in her hanger for 2 nights and then some stranger is in her hanger while she is made to sleep outside.

3 Reasons I Came Home To Rogers

There were several reasons I came home .

#1 Tannis was missing me so much...I can't stand to hear a grown woman cry....
#2 I was posting these bulletins on every airport for my friend Don Williams and I ran out of posters.
#3 My pilot friend Jim Hillabrand was suffering severe depression, he wanted to do a flight of 2 on my trip but he didn't think either of his planes would make the trip....I went, he couldn't = depression.

I have told him he needs a CHEROKEE...He might trade both of the planes in his hanger for a good CHEROKEE.

MY UNUSUAL LOG

Bragging rights......been there done there.
Everywhere I landed someone signed my cowling...


The signature of my son when I landed at Rogers...note the Mooney 201PX at the end. What is that all about???? Check my blog tomorrow for details.

65.3 HOURS LOGGED

When I landed my son Bodie was there to sign my cowling....
A very tired, but happy pilot....
Romeo will get to sleep inside for the first time in 24 days....

Getting Close to Home.....ROG

I have seen some beautiful country on the first leg of my trip...BUT...

NW AR. is beautiful also....to all my pilot friends who have been following my adventure, you have the offer to come to visit our beautiful area....room and board provided....I will make you a gumbo.

North OF OPL, 6500 Ft 8 AM Beautiful

Morning flying is very hard to beat!!!

Unless it is evening flying.....or middle of the day flying...or night flying....flying is always GOOD.
If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible.
(Bob Hoover)

Opelousas LA. OPL

I landed at Opelousa for fuel.

It was getting late, I was going to fly on to New Orleans area and spend the night.

There were some issues with the fuel pump, so I decided to just spend the night. Well as luck would have it, all the motel rooms in the area were taken because of the hurricane several weeks ago.
But that was no problem for the prepared, cross country traveller, I had a pilots lounge with high speed internet, a nice couch for my sleeping bag, a good book to read, Without Fail by Lee Child.......all the comforts of home. Life is good.

Airplane Cockpit

This is what us pilots are looking at as we fly.

This is a Garmin 496, see the little airplane on the screen? That shows my position. With the GPS I am able to program in where I want to go, the GPS draws a line to that place. You can also subscribe to real time weather on the 496...
My 140 has a very clean, easy to use panel.

When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten.
(Robert Livingston, "Flying The Aeronca")

KITFOX

When I landed in Lordsburg,NM there was a KITFOX there.

I went to lunch and to visit the ghost town, when I got back the KITFOX was gone.
My next stop was in El Paso, Horizon City. When I landed, there was the KITFOX again.

I met the proud new owners, Marilynn and George McDowell, they are from Houston, TX. they bought the KITFOX in California and were flying it home.

They left and I visited the musuem. I decided to fly some more, I headed to Pecos TX. to spend the night. When I was about 20 out and called in to the unicom, who do you think was doing the same. Yep, it was the KITFOX. We shared a courtesy car and found the last 2 rooms in Pecos.