Cross Country

Initial thought...sounds like fun.

Second thought...that's a long flight in a 150. I get sore in a 172 after about 2 hours of flying, I'd plan many stops at fun places.

Have fun, post pictures for us.
 
Matt13C said:
Initial thought...sounds like fun.

Second thought...that's a long flight in a 150. I get sore in a 172 after about 2 hours of flying, I'd plan many stops at fun places.

Have fun, post pictures for us.
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That was my first thought to but oh well like you said lots of stops. And a little cheaper
 
Sounds like a blast, pack light with two guys going, keep your camera charged and on the glare shield, so that you use it (you can always delete pictures but you can rarely go back and take more).

Personally I have no problem doing 3 hour legs in a 150, by then I need to pee.
 
Ask NASA tower about Shuttle Landing Facility runway flyover. You will love it. Just ask tower directly don't go to approach they will bounce you.
Have fun and report about it HERE! :)
 
Fencer said:
Ask NASA tower about Shuttle Landing Facility runway flyover. You will love it. Just ask tower directly don't go to approach they will bounce you.
Have fun and report about it HERE! :)
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Going on the opposite coast but sounds like it might be worth going over on the other side for that!haha
 
Fencer said:
Ask NASA tower about Shuttle Landing Facility runway flyover. You will love it. Just ask tower directly don't go to approach they will bounce you.
Have fun and report about it HERE! :)
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They still allow that? I figured they would have stopped after they got hyper-sensitive about security following 9/11.
 
ATN_Pilot said:
They still allow that? I figured they would have stopped after they got hyper-sensitive about security following 9/11.
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Yes they still do. Better in the morning when tower just opened. 5 minutes to opening I would say. I flew over 3 times over last 5 months. Got bounced two times too.
 
Sounds like a blast My biggest concern would be pee-factor, after about 3 hours I have to land to and pee
 
If you swing by the Pittsburgh area, I had a pretty decent route up the Eastern seaboard. Went up and down 3 different times in a 172. I'll try to remember some of the cool places. Unfortunately, my trips were mission based, so not too much exploring. Farthest North I went was Pittsburgh.

Roanoke is pretty scenic, especially when the sun is low.
If you want to get some interesting ATC experience and/or scare your self a little. Head into Manaasas in the SFRA, just south of DCA. :)
If you swing by Norfolk, a fun way to cross the bay is low and slow following the bridges.

I'll try an remember more. I'm actually jealous you you doing this in a 150. Not that the 172 needs that much more room, but I would have definitely felt more comfortable going into some of the more scenic and smaller airfields in something smaller.

What's your destination in Florida?
 
You may already know all this but if not here's some ideas. Fly at 1000' AGL just off the shoreline when you approach Boston/Cape Ann, it's a scenic area. Then request class B clearance to fly down or up the Charles river. The local terminology is "for a city tour." When you're outside of class B head towards Provincetown and then down the Cape Cod and to Martha Vineyard. KMVY is actually a nice place for a $100 burger, and te restaurant is open this time of the year. When you approach NYC fly down the Hudson VFR corridor. You will need the NY TAC, it has the corridor charted on the back along with the mandatory reporting points. IIRC SkyVector, ForeFlight and other electronic products do not show that.

If you have any questions, yours truly is a CFI and a scenic ride driver in the Boston area, so feel free to ask.
 
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