... Landed at 9:20pm Texas time last night. 6 hours and 20 minutes of non-stop flying, Las Vegas, NV to Georgetown, Tx, mostly at 9,500 msl. Tailwind - 195-200 mph ground speed ... burning 12.8 gph. That flashing green light to the left of the runway is the "Airport Beacon" ... it tells night pilots where the hell the airport is 😎 ML
5,404 views; 650 likeshobbit0717 What is the range in hours +/- ? You said you flew 6 with tail wind. How much longer could you go? Houston, Baton Rouge ? Just wondering. 1 like
- laruetactical @hobbit0717 ... we landed with 28 gallons onboard. 4 likes
boltgunners And the beacon will designate what type of airport. For example dual peak white and green is military. 3 likes
captainallovertheplace White over white you will fly all night.
- jhorton216 @captainallovertheplace or you're out of sight
texas_kalashnikov_llc_ 6 hours 👍 pretty good 1 like
- texas_kalashnikov_llc_ @texas_kalashnikov_llc_ when we drive we take two days. Each way.
- laruetactical @texas_kalashnikov_llc_ ... Small planes are "Time Machines" 2 likes
trg1986 Who landed the plane
- laruetactical @trg1986 ... Not me, I was running my phoneCam, plus I got 1,500+ hours, all in Navions 😎
gunsbbqnbeer Do you fly to Henderson or North Las Vegas when you go out there?
- laruetactical @gunsbbqnbeer ... McCarran, "Oh one far left" and park at Atlantic. 1 like
- gunsbbqnbeer @laruetactical Funny how we don't call McCarran by it's new name, because it's offensive. 3 likes
- laruetactical @gunsbbqnbeer ... Hornady guys/gals were loading up into a long jet of some sort and an upgraded KingAir 300. 1 like
- laruetactical @gunsbbqnbeer ... Atlantic hid my Navion Rangemaster (with it's new panel), behind the dumpster out back 😎 3 likes
mhutch79 Do you have a list of your panel equipment you are willing to share? Or more detailed photos?
- laruetactical @mhutch79 ... Garmin750 ... PSE8000G ... KX-155 ... GTX345 in-out transponder ... JPI 830 ... GI-106 indicator ... 1 like
- mhutch79 @laruetactical nice set up
- laruetactical @mhutch79 ... And now the auto-pilot is tied into all of it and working 💪💪💪 2 likes
- mhutch79 @laruetactical that's a real game changer! The Mooney and V tailed Bo I fly don't have a autopilot. Yet.
- laruetactical @mhutch79 ... I have 1,500+ hours in Navions ... all of it hand flown, no auto-pilot.
mcflyr64 That plane is living up to its name! 1 like
natalieevamarie Verified 💪💪💪 1 like
- laruetactical @natalieevamarie ... A Cessna 172 smokes a Ferrari 😎 1 like
rob.ready.go Safe Travels, Friend 🙏🙏🙏 1 like
stumpwso Greased it in 1 like
crelsinore Got to like those winter tailwinds 1 like
texasviking85 Butter🤙
therealsmt Nice panel! 1 like
kodiak_precision Glad you had a great trip! 1 like
akscott60 Awesome. 1 like
guns2317 Nice!👏👏👏 1 like
james_siler 👍👍
laruetactical @charliesclones ... With zero hours logged, I bought a Navion L17-B in 2000, then paid someone to teach me to fly it.
laruetactical @charliesclones ... I know this because I logged 3 hours in the Space Shuttle Simulator on it's last day of operation. Then it got busted up and hauled off to A&M. I made 10 landings and all 10 were within the operating window of the Shuttle. It would drop you at 10,000 feet on a downwind. You then flew it to a landing. Flew just like a dirtied-up Navion.
laruetactical @charliesclones ... Dirtied-up, Navions have the same glide path as the Space Shuttle 😎