BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2013, 15:38

Awesome!

- Martin

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2013, 15:43

Congratulations Bill :cheers:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2013, 15:48

WOW...Like all of us that have nervously followed the progress, I'm anxious to read all the details. Really amazing. :clap:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2013, 15:53

Here is a picture that puts this feat in perspective.

To think this flight was accomplished with an "experimental" plane. What strikes me the most is that planes and the flights like this one provide so much data. It speaks volumes about the reliability of some of the components in use in such a plane.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2013, 16:30

He is in the books respect to you for making
The journey!!! AWESOME !!!!!!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2013, 16:33

very nicely done!

Can we get him come over to talk about the flight at our fly-in @ PineHurst?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2013, 19:02

Wow!

My butt gets tired on a 5 hour flight...

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2013, 19:57

Quite an adventure.....Goodnight Bill.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2013, 22:43

Anyone know what the actual total flight time was?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 03 Mar 2013, 01:14

Username Protected wrote:

Anyone know what the actual total flight time was?

And how much fuel he landed with?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 03 Mar 2013, 01:44

Bill again showed what magical machines these little airplanes really are. Congratulations! :bow:

http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_l ... 4011&row=1

Username Protected · **Posted:** 03 Mar 2013, 02:39

My brother Kurt will likely be speaking with Bill in the next day or so. I'm sure we'll get some of these questions answered soon!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 03 Mar 2013, 06:54

Amazing, what a flight! Congrats Bill, you are the man!! :bow:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 03 Mar 2013, 12:43

Username Protected wrote:

Anyone know what the actual total flight time was?

And how much fuel he landed with?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 03 Mar 2013, 13:24

Username Protected wrote:

A 550 burns 14 to 17 gallons an hr. Loaded as heavy as he was, lower altitudes, minimal tail winds, 8000 miles, average speed less than 190 knots 38 hr flight, I'd say he landed on fumes?

He couldn't have burned fuel at that rate if the aircraft was configured as shown in his builder's log. His long range expedition configuration consists of 443 gallons. My calculations show his flight was about 39 hours 16 minutes. But as you said, "he landed on fumes."

While watching his progress, I thought for sure he'd have to land short of KJAX. :bow:

An amazing accomplishment.

http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_l ... 4011&row=1

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