An Oceanic Ferry Adventure
The Machine:
1973 Beechcraft Bonanza V35B with
- 300 hp Continental IO-550 with Tornado Alley turbo normalizing
- Fuel capacity = 74 Gallons in wings + 40 Gallons in tip tanks
- Fuel burn at normal cruise power, lean of peak 16.5 – 17 gph
- Endurance 6.3 hours (no reserve) at normal cruise power
- Non-pressurized
- Max gross 3,600 lbs (originally 3400 + 200 from tip tank STC)
Inbound Journal Entries | Bergen, Norway > Iqaluit, Canada
Puddle jumper vs Hercules…
Lucky pilots with good weather… Thanks mom for bringing eggs to the nuns! Long story short, we made it back to Canada, Iqaluit today. Here’s
The Golden Hour
Here’s a new meaning to the Golden Hour: any time the ETA on our Garmin 530 would go from “1:00” to “0:59” made for two
Welcome back… to Iceland!
Our day started like a typical Monday in Bergen … the world was crying… it was raining and looked miserable outside the window. Both Raymond
Outbound Journal Entries | Vancouver, Canada > Wevelgem, Belgium
Arrived report EBKT!
Apologies for the delayed report. The recovery from the impromptu hangar party upon arrival took a bit longer than expected… After a long day, we
ICELAND!!! Yeehaw!
We are getting closer… The weather in Narsarsuaq this morning (do I need to say more?): Well, the forecast that we already saw on Thursday
Another Zero Miles Report
Today was a relaxing day in Greenland… waiting for better weather in Iceland. Achievements of the day: Woke up (late) Prepared paperwork (notified FBOs and
Wow! A day full of surprises…
Today’s landscape was making the entire trip worth it. Arriving in Greenland’s capital Nuuk is beautiful but going to a place of nature, scenic landscape
First real oceanic leg…
For oceanic flights in our single-engine airplane, we needed to wear an immersion suit. We also kept the emergency raft close for a quick egress
Made it to ‘place of many fish’
What a day… we left civilized Quebec behind us this morning. After a 2.6 hr flight, fueling up in Shefferville was a first ‘in the