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October 15, 2005
152
I finished getting checked out in the Cessna 152 today. Originally I had reserved a 172 for a nice long cross country flight down to maybe Corpus, but the plane was still in annual.
I have a 152 reserved for a cross-country tomorrow. There are definitely things I don't really like about the 152s, but it's still a lot cheaper to operate when you don't need a lot of luggage or more than 2 people.
Oh, I also found CoPilot , a Palm app for flight planning. Too useful to do without.
Posted by jeff at October 15, 2005 07:25 PM
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So, on our next backpacking trip you can fly us out to New Mexico?
Leonard
Posted by: Leonard at October 16, 2005 11:00 AM
Running the figures... If you're 250lb, and I'm 180lb, and we have 120lb of gear (I guess that'd be doable with no water, and maybe picking up some perishables in NM) we'd be just a tad over gross weight with full fuel. And I mean just a tad, it might be doable.
From Grand Prairie Municipal (http://airnav.com/airport/KGPM , it has links to mapquest maps) it'd be about a 5 hour flight, and we'd have to stop for fuel once. The best place to land would, I guess, be Taos (http://airnav.com/airport/KSKX ). Not real sure on the best way to get from the airport to the mountain. (Well, the best way is to have a friend living in the area to pick us up :)
The total cost would be about $500 both ways... maybe as much as $600.
It could be a blast, but as we're both big guys you could be miserable. A 152 puts the pilot and passenger close. A 172 might be more reasonable, and could be done for $600-700.
Posted by: Jeff at October 18, 2005 12:04 PM