February 2003 pireps with comments

sid tatton, 01-02, alaska, cessna 206 stationair oh-chz, 1.25, bgas011, ak07-ak92, dog fish bay to rabbit creek 11,500ft 126,6nm @125knts 16.8gallons fuel broken cloud

sid tatton, 01-02, alaska, cessna 208 caravan amphibian, 6.00, bgas011, 5z1-se to z29e, juneau harbour to kalakaket creek 97.9gallons 763.3nms broken cloud 

sid tatton, 01-02, car 143, dash 7- 103, .66, bgas011, mygf-mynn, freeport to nassau.130 gallons 112.6nm @219knts broken cloud

sid tatton, 01-02, car 143, dash 7- 103, .66, bgas011, mynn-myef,  nassau to exuma 135 gallons 122.8 @231knts broken cloud

sid tatton, 01-02, car 143, dash 7- 103, .50, bgas011, myef-mysm,  exuma to san salvador 92.9 gallons 79.8nms @219knts broken cloud

Bill Agee, 02-01, fl803, cv-240, 4.80, bgas006, kdal-kjax, kdal dallas,kmem-memphis,ktal-atlanta,kjax-jacksonville

Gary McCarty, 2-1, Flying the Keys, DHC-2 Amphib., 3.43, bgas031, KMFY-KTMB, KMKY,KEYW,X20,KMTH,72X,X09

tom steadman, 02-01, Mail, Stilson SR-5E, 1.17, BGAS010, KSWW-KSPS, Contining the flight a little longer

Bill Agee, 02-02, cam-18, b40a, 12.78, bgas006, kcgx-ksfo, kamw-25ne-ktvy-043

Gary McCarty, 02-02, CAR89, C-46, 6.16, bgas031, kspg-tisx, myig

Brent Brazeel, 02-02, TAT-1, Ford 5-AT-C, 1.43, bgak-28, KCMH-KUMP, What a joy to fly this historical route in the Ford  Tri-motor.  I am looking forward to flying the other legs of this route.

Gary McCarty, 02-03, CAR77, G21 Goose, 0.35, bgas031, kmia (sea)-myaw(sea),

Gary McCarty, 02-03, CAR78, G21 Goose, 0.40, bgas031, mybs(sea)-kmia(sea),

Gary McCarty, 02-03, CAR83, G21 Goose, 0.87, bgas031, kmia(sea)-myaw(sea),

Perry Hayward, 02-02, CAR143, Grumman Goose, 3.15, bgan034, mygf > mysm, via mynn and myef
Good flight with great weather.  So nice after all the cold and snow in the north! Happy pax, nice smooth flight.

Bill Agee, 02-03, turbo, f-50, 0.97, bgas006, kphx-kelp, Phoenix to El Paso

Bill Agee, 02-03, turbo, f-27, 1.52, bgas006, kphx-kelp, Phoenix to El Paso

Bill Agee, 02-03, alaska, c-140, 0.74, bgas006, cybd-cyjq, Bella Coola to Bella Bella Canada

Bill Agee, 02-04, bgad806, dc-2, 2.67, bgas006, ywtn-ymti, Winton-Mornington Island.  I tried several times to use the flight plan but it refused to load ywtn to ymti. Very strange!

Gary McCarty, 02-04, Charter, PBY5-A, 6.74, bgas031, kmia(sea)-txkf,

Bill Von Sennet, 02-04, NE-116, Convair 580, 0.92, bgas001, kewr-keen, Newark-Newburgh NY-Keen NH

Kevin Johnson, 1-1, charter, Comet, 2.25, bgas005, cyyq-kjfk, This was the second leg of a transatlantic flight from Gatwick to Idlewilde.  The original fuel stop was planned for St. John's but low ceiling and blowing snow caused the divert to Sydney. 

The appraoch into New york was exciting: in the dark, rain, 500' ceiling and 3 miles vis.   

Kevin Johnson, 1-3, charter, DC4, 1.05, bgas005, kmia-mynn, Smooth flight, nice weather.

Kevin Johnson, 1-7, charter , Caravelle, 0.71, bgas005, kmia-mynn, This is a nice early jet to fly.  Only saves about 15 minutes on short flights like this versus a DC4.  Will probably use on longer routes to major cities: Miami to Atlanta, San Juan, New Orleans, Washington, Lexington, etc.

Kevin Johnson, 1-15, ba9, dc4, 1.05, bgas005, kmia-mynn,

Kevin Johnson, 1-15, ba9, dc4, mynn-mtpp, bgas005, 3.89, Awesome flights until Great Inagua.  forgot to turn off AP during approach.  The aircraft kept wanting to pitch up for some reason (duh!).  Fought the trim with the aircraft pitching vilontly up and down to about 50' agl when I discovered the problem!  Instead of going around I tried to land.  Big mistake.  Could someone send another DC4 please?    

Kevin Johnson, 1-27, charter, f27, 2.49, bgas005, kewr-kbos, Round trip flight from Newark to Boston

Kevin Johnson, 1-27, charter, DC6B, 2.07, bgas005, kbos-klga, Round trip from Boston to La Guadia. Rough landing in cross wind and low ceiling.

Kevin Johnson, 2-2, car135, dc3, 0.70, bgas005, kmia-mybs,

Kevin Johnson, 2-2, car155, dc3, 0.80, bgas005, mybs-mygf, These short hops are fun, but I need to get back to an around the world trip I started in December.  I left a Connie waiting for me at Fiumicino, Rome.

Gary McCarty, 02-05, , PBY5-A, 1.20, bgas031, kdin-mynn,

Gary McCarty, 2-05, , PBY5-A, 1.02, bgas031, mynn-myxm,

Bill Von Sennet, 02-05, NE-116, Convair 580, 1.03, bgas001, keen-ksyr, Keen NH-Albany-Syracuse

Gary McCarty, 2-06, , PBY5A, 3.12, bgas031, mbpv-tjsm

Pat Daley, 02/06, CAR 5, DC-3, 3.7, bgak029, MTPP-TISX, STOPS @ MDHE,TIST

Peter Wilson, 02-03, CAR127, DHC-3  Otter, 1.4, bgas003, KGNV- KTPA, Flying migrant farm workers.
Gainsville (KGNV) to Tampa Intl. (KTPA)

Bill Von Sennet, 02-06, NE-116, Convair 580, 1.12, bgas001, ksyr-kbuf, Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo
Check out the screenshots!

Bill Von Sennet, 02-06, dc3-2085, DC-3, 1.18, bgas001, klns-kagc, ceiling 3,000'  viz 1mile
Lancaster Pa to Pittsburgh (Allegheny County) flew at 6,500' via Harrisburg, Altoona and Johnston VOR's then via Mckeesport NDB 287.0

sid tatton, 2-7, social, l-1049h, 7.25, bgas011, ypph-wmkk,

sid tatton, 2-7, social, dc4, 2.00, bgas011, eddf-lfmn

Bill Agee, 02-07, car17, c-140fl, 1.90, bgas006, tvsv-tffm, tlpl-tfff, added a couple of stops for a diver

Gary McCarty, 2-07, , PBY-5A, 0.64, bgas031, tjsm-tist,

Gary McCarty, 2-07, , PBY-5A, 0.43, bgas031, tist-tixm,

Gary McCarty, 2-07, , PBY-5A, 0.80, bgas031, tixm-tncm,

Gary McCarty, 2-07, , PBY-5A, 0.48, bgas031, tncm-tkpk,

Gary McCarty, 2-07, , PBY5-A, 0.84, bgas031, tkpk-tffr,

Pat Daley, 02/08, CAR09, DC-3, 2.61, BGAK029, TNCM-TLPL, STOPS AT TFFR AND TFFF  THANX

Gary McCarty, 2-08, , PBY, 0.95, bgas031, tffr-tfff,

Gary McCarty, 2-08, , PBY, 0.43, bgas031, tfff-tlps,

Gary McCarty, 2-08, , PBY, 0.59, bgas031, tlps-tvsv,

Gary McCarty, 2-09, , PBY, 0.70, bgas031, tvsv-tgpy

Gary McCarty, 2-09, , PBY, 0.84, bgas031, tgpy-ttpm

Gary McCarty, 2-09, , PBY, 2.62, bgas031, ttpm-sycj

Sandi Koprivec, 02-09, CAR133, DHC3, 1.83, bgas033, KMIA-MYAT, I flew the Car 133 flight departing from KMIA, arriving at MYAT, with the intermediate stop on the MYGF airport. So my route was KMIA - MYGF - MYAT. It was a very nice flight. Passing the Bimini islands I saw a Bluegrass hangar for floatplanes on north Bimini. Very exciting. I will fly (my next flight) there with Grumman Goose.

Jon Carlson, 02-05, T21M, Boeing model 40A, 2.55, bgas012, KDAL - KGAL, quick stop at HUNT. Not used to airport codes but these were listed in the flight schedule. Using Del's scenery for Golden Wings (FS98). Avg ALT during flight was 2500 ft. Low and slow but the mail gets through!

Gary McCarty, 2-10, , PBY, 1.60, bgas031, sycj-smjp

Gary McCarty, 2-10, , PBY, 1.45, bgas031, smjp-soca

Gary McCarty, 2-11, , PBY, 3.56, bgas031, soch-sbbs

Gary McCarty, 2-11, , PBY, 3.18, bgas031, sbbs-sbpb

Gary McCarty, 2-13, , PBY, 1.47, bgas031, sbpb-sbfz

Bill Agee, 02-13, car, c-140, 6.30, bgas006, tffm-mbsy, tffr-tapa-coco-tkpk-tnce-tffj-tncm-tist-cpx-tjsj-mdpp-mdmc

Rick Jasonis, 02/12/03, TFFF TFFM, 0.80, BGAK018, Flew one of the Caribbean routes in the new twin otter.
Needed a break from the cold and snow and bad vis. Replaced the .air file in the otter with the .air
file from the Lago twin otter amfibian and it works better than the original. Much better flight
characteristics. I also added the shark textures from one of the wheeled versions, so I'm the only one
in the world flying a shark amfibian with an enhanced IFR panel.

Gary McCarty, 2-16, , PBY, 3.55, bgas031, sbmo-sbps,

Tom Steadman, 15-02, Aussie Tst, DHC-2, 1.85, BGAS010, YFLI-YMEM, Trying to find last years setting, have not been flying this much, being flying the Stilson

This Time  1:51 at 33 Gals
last Year  1:45 at 29 Gals
It looks like Take two time....

Gary McCarty, 2-15, , PBY, 1.83, bgas031, sbns-sbmo,

Gary McCarty, 2-14, , PBY, 1.76, bgas031, fbfz-sbns,

Bill Von Sennet, 02-17, gar leg 31, R4D-6, 3.65, bgas001, ybcs-ybrk, 9,500' Testing for fuel reserves.

Bill Von Sennet, 02-17, gar leg 12, R4D-6, 3.11, bgas001, yaye-yltn, 8,500' Testing for fuel reserves.
(test 2 of same flight)

Bill Von Sennet, 02-17, gar leg 12, R4D-6, 3.20, bgas001, yaye-yltn, 8,500' testing for fuel reserves

Bill Von Sennet, 02-17, gar leg 10, R4D-6, 3.33, bgas001, ypwr-ybas, 8,500' test flight for fuel reserves.

Gary McCarty, 2-17, , PBY, 1.88, bgas031, sbvt-sbrm,

Gary McCarty, 2-17, , PBY, 2.10, bgas031, sbps-sbvt,

Ed Burke, 02-17, TAT-1, Ford5atc, 1.68, BGAD 011, Some very murky weather around the North-east right now!

Ed Burke, 02-17, Charter, DC-3, 3.32, BGAD 011, KJFK to KCMH

Bill Agee, 02-17, car, c-140, 6.08, bgas006, mbsy-kpbi, mbsc-mbnc-mbpd-mbpv-mymm-myxi-myld-myef-mye2-myxg-mynn-myx6-mygf-mybg

Gary McCarty, 2-18, , PBY, 2.60, bgas031, sbrj-sbct,

Gary McCarty, 2-18, , PBY, 2.17, bgas031, sbct-sbpa,

Ed Burke, 02-18, TAT-3, Ford AT-C, 2.38, BGAD 011,

Brian Wilson, 02-18, Online, DC-3, 9.91, bgad001, YMHB-YMML-YSSY-YBBN

Brian Wilson, 02-19, Online, DC-3, 9.08, bgad001, YBCS-YBTL-YBMK-YBRK-YBBN

Gary McCarty, 2-19, , PBY, 3.38, bgas031, sbpa-sabm,

Gary McCarty, 2-20, , Aero Comander, 4.07, bgas031, kmia-mmun, mynn

Ed Burke, 02-21, TAT-5, Ford Tri, 2.43, BGAD 011,

John Lawler, 02-20, BGAD204, Connie749, 8.23, BGAD017, OPKC-VTBD

Gary McCarty, 2-21, , Aero Comander, 4.06, bgas031, muca-kmia, myef

John Lawler, 02-21, BGAD204, Connie 1049, 5.48, BGAD017, VTBD - WIII (Bangkok - Djakarta)

Bill Von Sennet, 02-22, gar-leg 10, R4D-6, 3.37, bgas001, ypwr-ybas, 8,500' 5400# payload  325 gal fuel used

Gary McCarty, 2-22, , Beech 18, 2.04, bgas031, kmia-mysh, myem

Bill Von Sennet , 02-22, cam-18, Pitcairn Mailwing, 2.08, bgas001, Cheyenne-Rock Springs, High flying! 9,500' and still had to dodge some mountains.  Had to enable auto-mixture as this thing doesn't have a mixture control.  I'd like to add that and brakes!
Flew 270 deg toward Laramie, them picked up ndb 368 to Rawlins, then turned to 240 deg and picked up ndb 290 to Rock Springs.

Sandi Koprivec, 02-20, CAR83,  DHC2 float, 1.4, bgas033, KMIA - MYAW, I departed from Miami Pan Am dinner key and landed on Walker Cay see base, but reported as MYAW. Hope did it wright.

Sandi Koprivec, 02-19, CAR 159, DHC3, 2.3, bgas033, MYGW-MYEF, I started a flight in MYGW, than landed on MYNN and finally landed on Great Exuma MYEF airport.

Sandi Koprivec, 02-19, SEA 39, B314, 4.5, bgas033, KMIA - THS (St.Thomas), I have reported THS code as St. Thomas where I have landed. Hope is wright.

Sandi Koprivec, 02-15, CAR 155, DHC3, 0.75, bgas033, MYBS-MYGF,

Bill Von Sennet, 02-23, charter, R4D-6, 1.80, bgas001, ksyr-klbe, Syracuse NY to Latrobe PA

Gary McCarty, 2-23, CAR-87, DC-4, 5.16, bgas031, kpie-tist, kfll

Bill Von Sennet, 02-22, c.a.m.-18, Pitcairn Mailwing, 1.67, bgas001, krks-u42, Rock Springs-Salt Lake City Metro 2
10,500' over the mountains east of Salt Lake City.

John Lawler, 02-23, BGAD204, Connie 1049, 6.05, BGAD017, WIII - YPDN (Jakarta - Darwin)

Phoebe Cameron, 03-21, BGAD524, DC3, 0.78 hrs, BGAD020,

Phoebe Cameron, 03-21, BGAD523, DC3, 0.76 hrs, BGAD020

Phoebe Cameron, 03-23, BGAD526, DC3, 1.58 hrs, BGAD020

Phoebe Cameron, 03-23, BGAD525, DC3, 1.5 hrs, BGAD020

Ed Burke, 02-24, TAT-7, Ford Tri, 2.13, BGAD 011, Kansas City - Wichita

Ed Burke, 02-24, TAT-9, Ford Tri, 1.10, BGAD 011, Wichita - Waynoka

Ed Burke, 02-24, TAT-11, Ford Tri, 1.72, BGAD 011, Waynoka - Amarillo

John Lawler, 02-24, BGAD204, Connie 1049, 6.72, BGAD017, YPDN-YSSY  (Darwin - Sydney)

John Lawler, 02-24, BGAD204, Connie1049, 1.68, BGAD017, YSSY - YMML (Sydney - Melbourne)
CAB! Essendon - I've a race to fly!

Brian Wilson, 02-20, Online, Balloon, 4.40, bgad001, YBAS-YAYE

Brian Wilson, 02-21, Online, CV-240, 9.3, bgad001, YMML-YMHB-YPAD-YSCB-YSSY

Brian Wilson, 02-22, Online, Balloon, 2.8, bgad001,

Brian Wilson, 02-24, Online, B707, 9.2, bgad001, EGLL-CYQX-KBOS

Gary McCarty, 2-24, CAR133, CV580, 0.81, bgas031, kmia-myat, mygf

Gary McCarty, 2-24, , DC-3, 1.38, bgas031, myat-kmia,

Ed Burke, 02=25, TAT-13, Ford Tri, 1.12, BGAD 011, Amarillo - Clovis

Ed Burke, 02=25, TAT-15, Ford Tri, 2.10, BGAD 011, Clovis - Albuquerque
AND, whoever put the flying heights on the site was an adventurer in possession of good tyres and a rugged suspension.  However we got through with a few grins along the way.

Ed Burke, 02=25, TAT-17, Ford Tri, 2.62, BGAD 011, Albuquerque - Winslow

Ed Burke, 02=25, TAT-19, Ford Tri, 2.05, BGAD 011, Winslow - Kingman

Ed Burke, 02=25, TAT-21, Ford Tri, 3.17, BGAD 011, Kingman - Glendale
I used the Aussie Race weather and the trip from New Mexico was into headwinds mostly, over the Sierra Nevadas being 40 to 50 on the nose!  Landed with 4 gallons on board; I will submit a full company report in triplicate.

Brian Wilson, 02-25, Online, DC-3, 8.12, bgad001, CYFK-KBOS-KJFK-KBWI

Gary McCarty, 2-25, , SR-10, 2.25, bgas031, kpdk-kmob,

John Lawler, 02-25, BGAD509, DC-3, 2.94, BGAD017, YMML-YMTG-YPAD