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
Outbound Journal Entries | Vancouver, Canada > Wevelgem, Belgium
Two steps closer…
Now we don’t only have the low pressure system to our east that is moving ever so slowly further east. We also have a low
June 14, 2022
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What schedule?
Well… we were ahead of schedule but we are not supposed to be in a hurry…last I checked “travel by air, time to spare” is
June 13, 2022
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The Prairies to the Great Lakes
This was our first full day… In the planning phase, Raymond and I agreed on flying not much more than 6hrs/day and legs not much
June 12, 2022
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We launched… and…conquered the Rockies!
An early start… ahead of schedule… We were (and still are) anticipating thunderstorms over the Prairies on Saturday (tomorrow) afternoon. Therefore, we decided to leave
June 11, 2022
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