Good points -- I'll gather some info on the Faroes and see about some
shorter hops. I also fly an Aircam, and I think it would be great to fly
to Iceland and Greenland (but not necessarily in that order).

I haven't flown much VFR in Europe, but from what I've seen it's similar
to the U.S. In a lot of places a non-local VFR flight requries a flight
plan, and there are a LOT of restricted areas with funny names. I'd
recommend asking the locals if a route is reasonable before you take off.

I think the overwater regs are enforced by the country you fly out of
and the country you're based at. There was a Chicago Convention a long
time ago, and people from countries that signed that agreement are
allowed into other countries that signed that agreement without getting
shot down. Except the U.S., if you forget to contact Customs.

Bob

Doug wrote:

You left out the Faroe (spelling) islands. They are between Iceland
and Scotland and my understanding is they have an airport with fuel.
They belong to Denmark. Also, what is it like to fly VFR in Europe?
But yes, it's a great site. One thing, all these over the water regs,
who enforces them? I mean what jurisdiction are you under when flying
them?

Must be a great trip. I have flight planned it with my Jeppessen
FlightStar, but never flown it. I got the longest leg at 465 NM
(Greenland to Iceland), but it may be shorter if you land and fuel up
with portable tanks at an airport in Greenland, (maybe there is fuel
there, I dunno). I suggest you include some info for smaller, slower
GA planes, if you can.

(Ben Jackson) wrote in message news:Yzu7c.58383$po.546602@attbi_s52...

In article ,
Bob Webster wrote:

Just for fun, I put up a web page on flying to Europe:

http://xpda.com/flyingtoeurope

I really liked that site until I got the part about "unless you're flying
something slow, like a TBM 700 or a PC 12". Way to make a guy feel slow!