A Flight I Denied (172RG To Fiji) Lets Wish Him Luck he is "Enroute"

Flight was not worth $2,000 to me I guess to some one it was!!! I wanted
$3,500 Labor Single Engine over the big Pond Ummmm I guess he is tanked with
200 gallons total onboard.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9484B

Lets wish this pilot some good luck on this trip whoever it may be.

NW_Pilot wrote:

Flight was not worth $2,000 to me I guess to some one it was!!! I wanted
$3,500 Labor Single Engine over the big Pond Ummmm I guess he is tanked with
200 gallons total onboard.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9484B

Lets wish this pilot some good luck on this trip whoever it may be.



Well, that link has a route to Hawaii from Hayward. It does say that
a 172 is going 2300+ miles.

I wonder where the fuel stops are going to be. Is it even possible
for a 172 to carry that much fuel?

("NW_Pilot" wrote)
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9484B

Lets wish this pilot some good luck on this trip whoever it may be.


I check him out:
Estimated Time Enroute vs. other 172's:

2:50
2:40
1:35

17:00 -------- Him (books on tape? g)

1:20
2:21
3:39
1:15


Montblack
My sister and her hubby spent over a month in Fiji, last August (pre-coup).
They loved it!

On 2007-05-29 14:25:07 -0700, Erik said:

NW_Pilot wrote:

Flight was not worth $2,000 to me I guess to some one it was!!! I
wanted $3,500 Labor Single Engine over the big Pond Ummmm I guess he is
tanked with 200 gallons total onboard.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9484B

Lets wish this pilot some good luck on this trip whoever it may be.


Well, that link has a route to Hawaii from Hayward. It does say that
a 172 is going 2300+ miles.

I wonder where the fuel stops are going to be. Is it even possible
for a 172 to carry that much fuel?

With auxiliary tanks and a ferry flight permit from the FAA. This is a
long old trip and NW Pilot was quite right in turning it down as not
paying enough. I have never figured out how people manage to stay awake
long enough to make these flights.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

"Erik" wrote in message
...
NW_Pilot wrote:

Flight was not worth $2,000 to me I guess to some one it was!!! I wanted
$3,500 Labor Single Engine over the big Pond Ummmm I guess he is tanked
with 200 gallons total onboard.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9484B

Lets wish this pilot some good luck on this trip whoever it may be.

Well, that link has a route to Hawaii from Hayward. It does say that
a 172 is going 2300+ miles.

I wonder where the fuel stops are going to be. Is it even possible
for a 172 to carry that much fuel?


He is tanked with 200 gallons of fuel onboard!!! He has more than enough
range to make it direct. I am just not sitting my rear in a Ratty OLD 172RG
for 18 hours.... Then have to do it Again the Next Day and the Next!!!! Not
for $2,000 No way!!! Now if it was a New 182 or 206 Yea, But I Still would
charge more than $2,000 ($2,000 labor is what the job was offering for 4
days worth of risk)

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
news:200705291439078930-christophercampbell@hotmailcom...
On 2007-05-29 14:25:07 -0700, Erik said:

NW_Pilot wrote:

Flight was not worth $2,000 to me I guess to some one it was!!! I wanted
$3,500 Labor Single Engine over the big Pond Ummmm I guess he is tanked
with 200 gallons total onboard.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9484B

Lets wish this pilot some good luck on this trip whoever it may be.


Well, that link has a route to Hawaii from Hayward. It does say that
a 172 is going 2300+ miles.

I wonder where the fuel stops are going to be. Is it even possible
for a 172 to carry that much fuel?

With auxiliary tanks and a ferry flight permit from the FAA. This is a
long old trip and NW Pilot was quite right in turning it down as not
paying enough. I have never figured out how people manage to stay awake
long enough to make these flights.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor


In the old days it was Coffee thoday it's called Energy Drinks haahahahaha
In 13 Hours I can drink 6 sugar free Monsters!

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
news:200705291439078930-christophercampbell@hotmailcom...
On 2007-05-29 14:25:07 -0700, Erik said:

NW_Pilot wrote:

Flight was not worth $2,000 to me I guess to some one it was!!! I wanted
$3,500 Labor Single Engine over the big Pond Ummmm I guess he is tanked
with 200 gallons total onboard.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9484B

Lets wish this pilot some good luck on this trip whoever it may be.


Well, that link has a route to Hawaii from Hayward. It does say that
a 172 is going 2300+ miles.

I wonder where the fuel stops are going to be. Is it even possible
for a 172 to carry that much fuel?

With auxiliary tanks and a ferry flight permit from the FAA. This is a
long old trip and NW Pilot was quite right in turning it down as not
paying enough. I have never figured out how people manage to stay awake
long enough to make these flights.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor


My Minimum Single Engine Over the Big Pond Is $3,500 Labor Multi Engine
$2,500 Labor and that's My Minimum's!

You all want to see What The Faa paperwork looks like for a tanked Aircraft
flying overgross I think I have a copy some place here I will can scan and
upload.

NW_Pilot wrote:
"Erik" wrote in message
...
NW_Pilot wrote:

Flight was not worth $2,000 to me I guess to some one it was!!! I
wanted $3,500 Labor Single Engine over the big Pond Ummmm I guess
he is tanked with 200 gallons total onboard.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9484B

Lets wish this pilot some good luck on this trip whoever it may be.

Well, that link has a route to Hawaii from Hayward. It does say that
a 172 is going 2300+ miles.

I wonder where the fuel stops are going to be. Is it even possible
for a 172 to carry that much fuel?


He is tanked with 200 gallons of fuel onboard!!! He has more than
enough range to make it direct. I am just not sitting my rear in a
Ratty OLD 172RG for 18 hours.... Then have to do it Again the Next
Day and the Next!!!! Not for $2,000 No way!!! Now if it was a New 182
or 206 Yea, But I Still would charge more than $2,000 ($2,000 labor
is what the job was offering for 4 days worth of risk)

50+ hours of retract time for the log book. That's worth $7560 to some young
buck. Plus he gets to hang out in Fiji and chill for a few days.

I wouldn't do it for 5 times that much today but 20 years ago. Probably.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
news:200705291439078930-christophercampbell@hotmailcom...
On 2007-05-29 14:25:07 -0700, Erik said:

NW_Pilot wrote:

Flight was not worth $2,000 to me I guess to some one it was!!! I wanted
$3,500 Labor Single Engine over the big Pond Ummmm I guess he is tanked
with 200 gallons total onboard.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9484B

Lets wish this pilot some good luck on this trip whoever it may be.


Well, that link has a route to Hawaii from Hayward. It does say that
a 172 is going 2300+ miles.

I wonder where the fuel stops are going to be. Is it even possible
for a 172 to carry that much fuel?

With auxiliary tanks and a ferry flight permit from the FAA. This is a
long old trip and NW Pilot was quite right in turning it down as not
paying enough. I have never figured out how people manage to stay awake
long enough to make these flights.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor


OK, Could not find a copy of the 337 But here is sample paperwork for a
tanked airplane

http://www.hostclip.com/dl/acd3af5f4...464f2b2554de8c

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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NW_Pilot wrote:
"Erik" wrote in message
...
NW_Pilot wrote:

Flight was not worth $2,000 to me I guess to some one it was!!! I
wanted $3,500 Labor Single Engine over the big Pond Ummmm I guess
he is tanked with 200 gallons total onboard.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9484B

Lets wish this pilot some good luck on this trip whoever it may be.

Well, that link has a route to Hawaii from Hayward. It does say that
a 172 is going 2300+ miles.

I wonder where the fuel stops are going to be. Is it even possible
for a 172 to carry that much fuel?


He is tanked with 200 gallons of fuel onboard!!! He has more than
enough range to make it direct. I am just not sitting my rear in a
Ratty OLD 172RG for 18 hours.... Then have to do it Again the Next
Day and the Next!!!! Not for $2,000 No way!!! Now if it was a New 182
or 206 Yea, But I Still would charge more than $2,000 ($2,000 labor
is what the job was offering for 4 days worth of risk)

50+ hours of retract time for the log book. That's worth $7560 to some
young buck. Plus he gets to hang out in Fiji and chill for a few days.

I wouldn't do it for 5 times that much today but 20 years ago. Probably.


The broker handling this flight will not pay for him to hang for a few day's
maybe one day if lucky depending on airline availability and his arrival in
Fiji then he is huffing it to the airport on the next flight out to the next
ferry flight or back home.