Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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) (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
ROGFAARogers [Muni-Carter Field], AR, US
KRAWFAAWarsaw [Muni], MO, US
IRKFAAKirksville [Kirksville Regional Airport], MO, US
IOWFAAIowa City [Muni], IA, US
SFYFAASavanna [Tri-Township Airport], IL, US
57CFAAEast Troy [Muni], WI, US
MTWFAAManitowoc [Manitowoc County Airport], WI, US
4R5FAALa Pointe [Madeline Island Airport], WI, US
GPZFAAGrand Rapids [Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport-Gordon Newstrom Field], MN, US
HIBFAAHibbing [Chisholm-Hibbing Airport], MN, US
TVFFAAThief River Falls [Thief River Falls Regional Airport], MN, US
48YFAAPinecreek [Piney Pinecreek Border Airport], MN, US
PMBFAAPembina [Muni], ND, US
06DFAARolla [Muni], ND, US
S28FAADunseith [Intl Peace Garden Airport], ND, US
D09FAABottineau [Muni], ND, US
ISNFAAWilliston [Sloulin Field Intl], ND, US
OLFFAAWolf Point [L M Clayton Airport], MT, US
GGWFAAGlasgow [Wokal Field/Glasgow Intl], MT, US
HVRFAAHavre [Havre City-County Airport], MT, US
HLNFAAHelena [Helena Regional Airport], MT, US
MSOFAAMissoula [Intl], MT, US
COEFAACoeur d'Alene [Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal], ID, US
3W7FAAElectric City [Grand Coulee Dam Airport], WA, US
EATFAAWenatchee [Pangborn Memorial Airport], WA, US
KPLUFAAPuyallup [Pierce County Airport - Thun Field], WA, US
MMVFAAMc Minnville [Muni], OR, US
77SFAACreswell [Hobby Field Airport], OR, US
GCDFAAJohn Day [Grant County Regional Airport/Ogilvie Field], OR, US
LKVFAALakeview [Lake County Airport], OR, US
SVEFAASusanville [Muni], CA, US
O43FAAYerington [Muni], NV, US
BIHFAABishop [Eastern Sierra Regional Airport], CA, US
L06FAADeath Valley National Park [Furnace Creek Airport], CA, US
0L7FAAJean, NV, US
BXKFAABuckeye [Muni], AZ, US
AVQFAATucson [Marana Regional Airport], AZ, US
E95FAABenson [Muni], AZ, US
LSBFAALordsburg [Muni], NM, US
T27FAAEl Paso [Horizon Airport], TX, US
PEQFAAPecos [Muni], TX, US
BBDFAABrady [Curtis Field Airport], TX, US
KBMQFAABurnet [Muni-Kate Craddock Field], TX, US
T74FAATaylor [Muni], TX, US
T12FAAKirbyville, TX, US
OPLFAAOpelousas [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.