BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 08 Jul 2016, 18:28

Six LTs, including my little brother, should have made Narsarquat today. I've gone across the Gulf a few times with him, but I'll bet he thinks of that life raft a little more with the colder water. I tried to get him to tape a sheath knife to his pretty little dash, but he wouldn't even consider it...even after I told him about those WW2 accidental inflations with pilots getting squished into the yoke/dash followed by the big splash.

I hope I wasn't distracted while measuring/mixing the hysol...I may have to call him and mention that. Brotherly love.

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Username Protected · **Posted:** 08 Jul 2016, 21:30

Cool trip

Username Protected · **Posted:** 09 Jul 2016, 00:04

Very cool. If I were to do RTW trip, that's how I'd do it. Alaska then Russia all the way to Europe. No need for these crazy 13-hrs trans-Pacific flights.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Jul 2016, 10:47

They are still westbound. Just north of central Mongolia and slight west of Angara River. I'm wondering if they can see Lake Baikal yet.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Jul 2016, 10:50

Username Protected wrote:

They are still westbound. Just north of central Mongolia and slight west of Angara River.

do you have an N number we can track?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Jul 2016, 10:53

N410LT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Jul 2016, 11:13

Username Protected wrote:

N410LT

that shows they flew from Goose Bay to Narsarsuaq a week ago? :scratch:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Jul 2016, 11:17

Username Protected wrote:

N410LT

that shows they flew from Goose Bay to Narsarsuaq a week ago? :scratch:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 22 Jul 2016, 15:11

Now Kamchatskiy

Username Protected · **Posted:** 23 Jul 2016, 00:45

I had been asked to refrain from being too gabby about the trip, but just saw a press release from Doug King. It's an around the world trip, officially started in Oshkosh and concluding there on Monday. I could not make it this year and am missing his arrival. Proud of the little %#$@...he was the first out after reorganization and one of the guys that helped save the company. Can't say I loved working with carbon fiber or Hysol.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 23 Jul 2016, 10:19

They couldn't land Adak, below approach minimums. Returned to Russia for fuel, then to Nome, now in Anchorage.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 25 Jul 2016, 18:49

He got home to KHXF last night...2800 mile day. The official conclusion is at Air Venture this evening. No real problems, mechanically, on any of the 6 aircraft. They spent a bunch of time doing paperwork, especially in Russia. I think the aircrews will be naming their next child some variant of PT6A-67A(can't wait for this).

Username Protected · **Posted:** 30 Jul 2016, 11:39

Kent Ewing, an instructor and part owner of PBPT (Bonanza/Baron Pilot Training) was part of this trip. He said the Epic was a blast to fly- lots of utility. Here's a shot of the route they took. It's posted in the Epic tent, which is located on the grounds at Oshkosh near the Cirrus display.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 30 Jul 2016, 23:54

Around the world in 20 days and doing almost 1/2 of the trip trough Russia?
Not much to see besides the airports.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 31 Jul 2016, 13:06

Who had the bright idea to make the land blue and the oceans black on that map? I can't hardly get past it when zoomed in to tell what I am looking at.

Epic LTs to Russia