Roost Air Lounge => General Discussion => Topic started by: Plthijnx on December 02, 2005, 01:47:15 PM
Title: anyone been to cheraw, S.C.?
Post by: Plthijnx on December 02, 2005, 01:47:15 PM
i'm taking a buddy pass to Columbia, S.C. then hitching a ride to Cheraw tonight to ferry back a C-152 to Houston. eeesh. it's going to be a long day. IF i could do it non-stop, which obviously i can't, duats says 10-1/2hrs. i'm willing to bet 2 fuel stops and 12-13 hours.
Title: Re: anyone been to cheraw, S.C.?
Post by: Mike on December 03, 2005, 05:32:50 AM
wow, that seems like a long trip! did you bring your gatorade bottle?
I once ferried a Helicopter from Miami to LA. Coast to Coast! Took three days, and I think I spent a whole day just trying to cross Texas. What a huge state!
Title: Re: anyone been to cheraw, S.C.?
Post by: Sleek-Jet on December 04, 2005, 03:41:27 AM
I sure would like to be flying a 152 eastbound instead of west... ::)
Title: Re: anyone been to cheraw, S.C.?
Post by: Plthijnx on December 07, 2005, 07:18:48 PM
east bound would've been MUCH better. my g/s was 70kts if i was lucky. the trip took 12.9 hours on the hobbs. and to start off with, you know it's going to be a long day when you have to hand prop a plane by yourself at 5:45am est. and it's colder than sh*t!. i had to push the plane from the fuel tank area to the tiedowns so i could tie up the tail. luckily though it only took 1-1/2 tries to get it running. when i had moved the plane the night before it barely started then so at least i was able to run it a little before the next morning. then on take off the flaps stuck in the down position due to a faulty switch(?) i was able to retract them after take-off but i thought i was going to have to make the trip with about 20% flaps. now from what i understand, mike, my weekend boss is trying to aquire a piper dakota somewhere down south of miami.
Title: Re: anyone been to cheraw, S.C.?
Post by: Plthijnx on December 07, 2005, 07:24:32 PM
wow, that seems like a long trip! did you bring your gatorade bottle?
I once ferried a Helicopter from Miami to LA. Coast to Coast! Took three days, and I think I spent a whole day just trying to cross Texas. What a huge state!
nah, i forgot the bottle but no worries there. if i had to land it wouldn't be a big deal b/c i wasn't working helo-relay. i thought about it though!
yeah, Tx. is a biggun! i've had three charters to El Paso before and that was a long day. 10 - 12 hours round trip in a pa-28r-200
Title: Re: anyone been to cheraw, S.C.?
Post by: chuckar101 on December 25, 2005, 05:07:44 AM
Dang and I still get worried about my little hour cross country to lovelock. Man I have a long ways to go.
