a 4 day trip: 162 gallons, 3100 miles flown, 29 hours flown, 5.6 avg gph
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Aaron & Isaiah Knight’s Father-Son ‘Sonex Cross Country’ from MA to OK and back again. A 4 Day Trip: 162 gallons, 3100 miles flown, 29 hours flown, 5.6 avg GPH. On the way out, dodging Tropical storm Fay blocking the entire NE. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A 4 Day Trip: 162 gallons, 3100 miles flown, 29 hours flown, 5.6 avg GPH
Aaron & Isaiah Knight’s Father-Son ‘Sonex Cross Country’ from MA to OK and back again
On the way out, dodging Tropical storm Fay
blocking the entire NE
Dodging more major weather from the N
Stuck overnight, then early AM start, and
stuck for 3 more hours due to weather!
Clear shot home! Flew straight home in one day - perfect clear
conditions in 14 hrs
Lots of rides for family & an amateur Sonex
Aerobatics show!
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Our sweet Sonex Glass Cockpit & rental XM Weather Center!
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Test flight around Martha’s Vineyard
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Getting all the gear ready
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Looks like everything’s ready for the big trip!
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Crossing MA & NY
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Starting to see some bumps
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Happy to be over and around the other side of the weather
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Easily negotiated showers
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Middle America Flatlands
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Long day… getting tired?
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Approaching relatives ranch
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Getting high-altitude goofiness disease...
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Giving out rides & an aerobatics show over Aunt’s ranch
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Pictures with my Grandfather (Isaiah’s Great-Grandfather)
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Isaiah just had to pose in gun-country...
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Hopping the tops
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Nice ride home
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Getting bossy
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Nice sharp line of clouds extending forever...
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Your taildragger is bigger than mine...
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More loopy moments...
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Boy the sun hits that paint job nice
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Konked out again
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Isaiah wanted to stop here for a drink from the river
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The evening home-stretch
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