X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:55:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from blu0-omc3-s13.blu0.hotmail.com ([65.55.116.88] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTP id 5086191 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:34:35 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.116.88; envelope-from=gt_phantom@hotmail.com Received: from BLU0-SMTP412 ([65.55.116.73]) by blu0-omc3-s13.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Mon, 8 Aug 2011 19:34:00 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [99.101.70.201] X-Originating-Email: [gt_phantom@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: gt_phantom@hotmail.com Received: from [192.168.1.70] ([99.101.70.201]) by BLU0-SMTP412.phx.gbl over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Mon, 8 Aug 2011 19:33:59 -0700 X-Original-Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 22:33:57 -0400 From: GT Phantom Reply-To: gt_phantom@hotmail.com Organization: None User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.15) Gecko/20110419 Lightning/1.0b2 Thunderbird/3.1.9 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: rwolf99@aol.com X-Original-CC: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: Trans Pacific in a Lancair 360 References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Aug 2011 02:33:59.0136 (UTC) FILETIME=[CB0A0600:01CC563C] While it is certainly do-able, one has to question why you would take the risk if you're not trying to break some record?

Take the wings off, carefully pack the entire airplane (and anything else you will be wanting in Hawaii) in a shipping container, and ship it. Probably won't cost much more than flying it, and with no risk to yourself.

Blue skies,

Bill

On 01/-10/-28163 02:59 PM, rwolf99@aol.com wrote:

I'm running the numbers for a ferry tank to take my Lancair 360 from California (probably Watsonville) to Hawaii. My back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest that I can do this with a GTOW of 2000 or 2100 pounds and have the range for 2100 nmi with a 30 kt headwind (no reserves).

Has anyone made this trip before in a 320 or a 360? I know a few IVs have done it.

Needless to say, the shakedown flights will be the other way -- California to Boston, or something like that.

- Rob Wolf