Silly aviation goals

1.fly coast to coast, a real cross country
2.own an airplane
4.build an experimental
3.pull my airplane into a hanger, take out a lounge chair and drink a beer after a relaxing day of beautiful VFR flying

:D
 
USMCmech said:
I think 2 pilots could do it over 4 long days in the summer. Most of these are 10 minutes apart in a RV. Start out in El Paso, and wind up in Texarkana. The real hard part would be laying out a route that didn't backtrack any more than required.

Like I said, it's totally frivilous.
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A buddy and I did this in Virginia. 102 runways in 16 hrs an change. It included every public, most military and a few private airports to get the total over 100. We did it for a fundraiser for Angel Flight in 2004 for the Centennial of Flight year (thus the fixation on 100 runways). I think the longest leg between airports was about 20 minutes, but most were in the 2-5 range. In doing so we set the NAA record for "Fastest time to visit every public-use airport - Virginia" or something to that effect. The process was pretty easy.
 
Oh, I forgot. In the short(er) term, fly to every state in the country. As you can see by my sig, I'm currently sitting at 19. I need to hit up some east coast action :)
 
1. Obtain an unlimited LOA for warbirds.
2. Help restore a warbird to flight status.
3. Rebuild and "personalize" a Super Cub, Maule, or Husky to suit my wildest dreams.
4. Finish my dang rotorwing certificate.
5. Fly a taildragger, jet, and helicopter all in one day.
 
Not necessarily in this order:
  • Get CFI/CFII/MEI.
  • Teach my kids how to fly.
  • Get tailwheel endorsement.
  • Get seaplane rating.
  • Get glider rating.
  • Learn some basic aerobatics.
  • Get A&P.
  • Build a Bearhawk (wonder if I could do it with a turboprop?)
  • Put my Bearhawk on floats.
  • Fly my Bearhawk around the world, landing in every continent at least once along the way.
  • Fly "the bush" as a mission/relief pilot.
  • Retire on a private grass/dirt strip or lake with a grass/dirt strip and fly my Bearhawk for the rest of my life.
 
Show DFW how it's really done:

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Firebird2XC said:
Show DFW how it's really done:

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Oh, man.

You just had to post Truman J. Sparks, huh? :D

Can't believe you found this clip. This is one of my favorite movies ever.
 
Firebird2XC said:
's a classic. Back when Costner didn't make every movie about him saving a post-apocalyptic world.

Good times.
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Heh. He only did that twice.

The fireworks battle in the cemetary was one of the most haunting pieces of film I've ever seen.
 
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