Flying from Florida to California - Need suggestions

I would stick to the south and cross into California near Blythe. Then
go up the L.A. valley and over the grapevine and up through Fresno.
I've crossed the Sierras many times in my Mooney but I often have to
get over 16,000 feet to stay out of the clouds. You probably don't want
to go into the clouds over the Sierras, it can be pretty bumpy.

-Robert

I fly between Texas and So. Fla. all the time. I make a turn at HEVVN
intersection, which keeps me out of the ADIZ and within comfortable distance
of the coast. Not really within gliding range at all times but within easy
range of the Coast Guard in case of a MayDay. Plus I can call up Flight
Watch and report in "15 miles west of HEVVN."

"Amandasdaddy" wrote in message
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Thanks for reading -

I'm new to this forum but found a lot of information! I am buying a
172RG II in Miami Beach area and will be flying solo back to San Jose,
california on May 19th.
My planned route is through the gulf, through New Orleans, Texas,
Arizona and then back to San Jose (KRHV).

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions as far as the route, or
things to avoid? Any thoughts are appreciated!

Brian

Ok - I'm new and all - so what is "15 miles west of HEVVN."

Is that an IFR vector?

Ok - I'm new and all - so what is "15 miles west of HEVVN."

Is that an IFR vector?

It's a location. HEVVN is probably an intersection. I don't have a
database in front of me and am not about to peruse all the charts from
Florida to California, but intersections used in IFR are all supposed to
be five letters and pronouncable. Intersections are used (among other
things) to define IFR routes. They are usually defined by crossing VOR
radials, sometimes by VOR and DME. Nowadays I bet they are putting in
some that exist only in the imaginations of GPS boxes too.

So, wherever HEVVN is, 15 miles west of it is... well, fifteen miles
west of it. Unless you're a country singer, in which case it's West
Virginia.

Jose
--
Get high on gasoline: fly an airplane.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

Amandasdaddy wrote:

Ok - I'm new and all - so what is "15 miles west of HEVVN."

15 miles west of Heaven! Get it?

HEVVN is an airway intersection and also a name of "that eternal place."

--
Peter













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On 4 May 2005 11:48:05 -0700, "Amandasdaddy"
wrote:

Thanks for reading -

I'm new to this forum but found a lot of information! I am buying a
172RG II in Miami Beach area and will be flying solo back to San Jose,
california on May 19th.
My planned route is through the gulf, through New Orleans, Texas,
Arizona and then back to San Jose (KRHV).

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions as far as the route, or
things to avoid? Any thoughts are appreciated!

General advice:

1. Don't fly over large bodies of water in an unfamiliar plane.
2. Don't fly at night.
3. Don't fly in IMC.
4. Fly high. Glide range is your friend.

I follow all these rules when my own plane gets out of maintenance. I
certainly would follow them for a plane that is new to you.

-Nathan

Hey 'neighbor'! Do you fly out of RHV? It is my home away from home
grin.

Your adventure sounds just too cool! Be sure to document it with pics and
maybe a video or two and put it up on a web page or blog where it will be
well visited! This has to be a major dream for most of us who haven't done
it yet (i.e., coast-to-coast) but would like to!

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Good Flights!

Cecil
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Student - CP-ASEL

Check out my personal flying adventures from my first flight to the
checkride AND the continuing adventures beyond!
Complete with pictures and text at: www.bayareapilot.com

"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery -

"We who fly, do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with
this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"
- Cecil Day Lewis -

You've had a ton of good advice on route, weather, etc., so I'll skip
that and make one comment... KNEW is a fine airport and priced like
one... The French Quarter, etc. is a total waste of time unless you
are looking to get drunk and fleeced... Burbon Street is an over
priced dump infested with drunks, business ladies, and tourists
shuffling along like zombies... Off Burbon Street, and especially
after dark, you are simply a mark to be pick pocketed or taken anyway
they can... I have a couple of interesting incidents to relate, maybe
later when i'm in the mood to type...
Like you, I had never been there so we passed through last week... It
wasn't worth the cost of the gas to get there...
My opinion... YMMV...

denny

Ok -
Thanks! It sounds like I can skip New Orleans then. Does anyone
have a suggestion as to where would be a good stop for me, between
Florida and Texas? I am not familiar with too many places in that
area. From Florida to New Orleans was about 4.5 hours, and I can go
about another hour or so west.

Any ideas?

Thanks

"Amandasdaddy" wrote

Thanks! It sounds like I can skip New Orleans then.

Not so fast.

It depends what you like, if you should go to Bourbon Street. If you
happen to like jazz, especially the Dixieland type, you need to go there.
The big easy is the home of the stuff. It also has great seafood, some
unusual drinks, that will pickle your gizzard, with a smile on you face.

You do need to wear a moneybelt, because there are more than a few thieves.
--
Jim in NC