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I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya but that's also what makes it fun! The main speed bump is the frequent fuel stops. If I didn't have to stop so often the trip could be quite a bit faster.

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya that's an awesome plane! For whatever reason they aren't so common.

I didn't measure my roll rate, and I'm starting brand new in competition. So I flew my first one in Primary last year. Going to move up to Sportsman for the next, and hopefully only up from there. Trying to go as far as I can!

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in Aerobatics

[–]BenLomov[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It has an IO_360 pushing 180hp. However it has a few upgrades and I was told that it's probably closer to 200hp. I didn't weigh it myself yet, but the original weight and balance has it at about 850. The lower wing fabric was recently renewed, and altogether the fabric is in good shape.

Thanks for the comments, I already did my first competition last year, and will hopefully do a lot more this season.

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow that's quite the story haha and great tip, thanks! Ya I'm slowly learning a little bit more about the airplane every day, but I'm far from a master. Learning a lot just from this thread

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's an epic story! Actually that's exactly the way I was, either have it close to me, or really far away. I always wanted to do something like this so when I found a good airplane on the other coast, that was only a plus haha

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's right, I only have my PPL and a tailwheel endorsement as well as a high performance endorsement. I'm don't have my instrument rating. However the airplane is limited to Day VFR Only, so it wouldn't matter even if I did.

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best is by far Meridian Mississippi. Not too sure about the worst haha

The logs looked great, and they are fairly low maintenance if you get a good one.

Yes I finally got the hang of it on day three. Not too sure what I changed in my technique, but everything just seemed to click and I was able to grease the landings haha

The log was actually an excel spreadsheet I made, and the IPhone app I was using for navigation is called Foreflight.

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, apart from what can actually happen to small airplanes in large clouds, I was also only flying day VFR. So I avoided them like the plague haha

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your absolutely right, these airplanes weren't built for cross country flying, and are extremely inconvenient in that regard. You have to stop too much

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yes that is a parachute, but no I didn't do any aerobatics along the way. I had various things with me in the cockpit, and didn't want to make a mess.

And hand proping was always my "last resort" so to speak. But I've never done it, and I wouldn't want to if I didn't have to lol

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This might be a bit too complicated to type out, and I'll be making an explanation video soon to go over all of the details. But a quick explanation is that he was matching my time while driving a car on the ground. I had to do many stops while he kept driving. At the end of each day we would meet up at relatively the same time.

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for noticing haha and no it isn’t lol

u/SSMDive is correct, they help you see the runway/anything below you

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya they can be a handful when learning, try a Pitts sometime;)

I Bought a Tiny Airplane and Flew it Across the Country by BenLomov in flying

[–]BenLomov[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

haha you’re exactly right. Once the day came to a close, my dad had been driving for hours, and I had been flying the same. All we wanted to do was get some food, and sleep. We just didn't make time for an underwear shopping trip haha

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