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JMA

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Distance
« on: January 09, 2024, 08:51:41 am »
Happy new year to everyone.  After seeing DonVs US tour, curious what is the longest leg anyone has taken their Commander?
My old man would talk about the early 80's (pre RVSM) of going direct from Las Vegas to PHL @ 35,000.
Drug running doesn't count- where the passenger compartment filled with gas is not eligible!
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donv

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Re: Distance
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2024, 12:50:13 pm »
I won't win this one, since my 980 is both limited to FL280 and only has 2850 pounds of fuel.

When I used to fly 1000s back in the pre-RVSM days, we rarely (never?) went further than HIO-PSP.
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Re: Distance
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2024, 01:24:29 pm »
Seems a few years back a guy departed with family from upper west coast and made it to Naples, Fl. non-stop.
Made the news but I do not recall the model of Commander.
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Bruce Byerly

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Re: Distance
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2024, 05:17:05 pm »
I used to say Seattle to Miami as Hillsboro to Lauderdale didn’t have as nice a ring to it. I just looked, I could likely do it today in the 840.
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Adam Frisch

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Re: Distance
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2024, 10:54:24 pm »
FL350 at 58gal/hr in a Jetprop. 487 gal capacity, right? How long to get up there? 20 min at 80gal/hr? That's about 7.30hrs after climb at altitude with 45min reserve. Let's say its a good day and you true 300kts. That's 2300nm, so I think 2000nm should be doable without having sphincter tightening for the last hour.
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Bruce Byerly

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Re: Distance
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2024, 07:39:34 am »
482 with 474 usable.  It just depends on the tailwind and LRC.
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JMA

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Re: Distance
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2024, 09:25:06 am »
Tailwind is always key.  Per picture, only 1200 miles, but got killed by headwind for 5+hrs.   Have to assume with gulfstream- somewhere in S. California to like a Boston has to be a winner for someone?
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JMA

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Re: Distance
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2024, 04:13:38 pm »
I should probably just google:  Thats a long leg.
https://flightlevelsonline.com/2020-2/looking-back-model-695-jetprop-980/


On August 13, 1988, serial number 95039, registered in West Germany as D-IHSI and flown by Egon Evertz, established a world record for “Distance without landing” of 6,171.35 km (equating to 3,834.7 miles), when flown from Toronto, Canada to Dusseldorf, West Germany at 501 km/hr.
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donv

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Re: Distance
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2024, 05:31:49 pm »
I think that one would be hard to beat. They must have had an impressive tailwind.
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Re: Distance
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2024, 01:17:53 am »
Probably just tired of canadian "beer"
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Re: Distance
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2024, 09:56:36 pm »
Quote from: appleseed on January 17, 2024, 01:17:53 am
Probably just tired of canadian "beer"

You sir are a philistine 🤨
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Bruce Byerly

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Re: Distance
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2024, 10:51:41 pm »
Quote from: appleseed on January 17, 2024, 01:17:53 am
Probably just tired of canadian "beer"

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