Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
You haven't made it clear what your abilities are but if I were flying further
than 200 miles and didn't have an instrument rating, I'd find somebody with one
and who is current to come along. Otherwise your attempt to fly cross country
VFR on a time schedule is really just a crap shoot.

In the summer you can fly out West all you want w/o an instrument
rating. Just avoid the coast.

-Robert