Flying to Russia. . .

It is 267 NM, Nome (PAOM) up to Wales AK (IWK) the directly across to
Russia, then down the coast to Providinia (UHMD), Russia which is the
closest Russian airport. Certainly doable in a small plane. Fuel is
certainly available in Nome, doubtful in Wales, and is probably
available in Provedinia, assuming you have cut through all the red
tape, I'm sure you will find out about fuel also.

Although the flight does cross about 50 NM of ocean there is an island
1/2 way.

Once you fly from lower 48 to Nome, you will be used to flying over
hostile terrain, and the terrain on this flight is no worse than what
got you to Nome.
There are no roads to Nome. One cool thing about flying in Alaska, you
can fly places you can only reach by airplane, (and boat in Nome's
case).

Chris W wrote in message news:HSzXc.6635$gl.1041@okepread07...
Suppose you wanted to fly from Alaska to Russia, in a typical single
engine GA aircraft like the 172. From mainland Alaska to mainland
Russia is about 55 nautical miles. Are you going to make preparations
for the possibility of a water landing?

I have read a few accounts where people did. I don't really see why you
would bother. Here is why I think that. What maybe those who would
don't know, is there are 2 small inhabited (by a hundred of so Eskimos)
islands at about the mid way point. You will never be more than 15
miles from land. If you fly at 12,000 feet or higher you should easily
be able to glide that far shouldn't you?

Yes I know about all (well maybe not ALL) the problems of flying a GA
plane in Russia (lack of AV gas, need to speak Russian or take a
translator with you, tons of paper work. . .) I am just dreaming about
potential future plans. Anyone here made such a trip?

Doug wrote:
It is 267 NM, Nome (PAOM) up to Wales AK (IWK) the directly across to
Russia, then down the coast to Providinia (UHMD), Russia which is the
closest Russian airport. Certainly doable in a small plane. Fuel is
certainly available in Nome, doubtful in Wales, and is probably
available in Provedinia, assuming you have cut through all the red
tape, I'm sure you will find out about fuel also.

I would have thought there would be some kind of a Runway in Uelen. My
plan makes the fuel problem all but disappear. I plan on doing this
trip in an RV-7 with a Deltahawk diesel engine. Since AV Gas is very
hard to find in Russia, and from what I understand the closest airport
that is likely to have it, is around 1600 miles from Nome. Since the
diesel can burn jet fuel, it should be very easy to get fuel, and with
that engine in an RV-7, I will have a range of over 700 NM with plenty
reserve.


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