Whats your Shortest non stop flight?
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Re: Whats your Shortest non stop flight?
2NM from Kuredu to Komandoo 1min airborne
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Re: Whats your Shortest non stop flight?
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Re: Whats your Shortest non stop flight?
AK3 to ZBB..Off R25 straight-in R25..32 seconds in my Grumman AA1A/
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Re: Whats your Shortest non stop flight?
Great Circle Distance - 18mi
KMKE - KUES
Piaggio Avanti... 7mins
Or
Great Circle Distance - 12mi
CYYZ - CYTZ
Piaggio Avanti... 7mins
KMKE - KUES
Piaggio Avanti... 7mins
Or
Great Circle Distance - 12mi
CYYZ - CYTZ
Piaggio Avanti... 7mins
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Re: Whats your Shortest non stop flight?
I've also done this flight, albeit not intentionally! Peter had given me the coordinates to his place as I was heading up for a visit. But failed to mention there was an almost identical strip right next to his, also with a collection of different planes and parts laying around. I took a guess and ended up landing at Dougs. He lets me know of my miscalculation after I tell him I was there to see Peter. I quickly apologize and he tells me not to worry about it as he gives me the keys to his truck, points to Peters place and shows me the path leading directly to his house.
I returned after a few hours and made the quick hop from his strip to Peters. That was a fun day!
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Re: Whats your Shortest non stop flight?
I’ve heard of a couple people mistaking Denny Island for Bella Bella then making the 4 mile hop to the right airport.
Geez did I say that....? Or just think it....?
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Re: Whats your Shortest non stop flight?
I was beat to it. Done it in both directions.
One client once wanted to go to Island Lake. I asked him "There are 2 airports up there, are you sure?" Turns out he wanted to go to St. Theresa, but apparently I was the dumb one for landing at the wrong airport.
Why you would want to go to either sure beats me.
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Re: Whats your Shortest non stop flight?
Two.
Northern Quebec, saint honore airport to bagotville air force base. About 5 miles.
Mirabel airport to dorval airport. Also about 5 miles.
The northern flight took 3 minutes in a light single trainer.
The Montreal area flight took 20 minutes in a large jet!!!
Go figure.
Both in vmc conditions.
Northern Quebec, saint honore airport to bagotville air force base. About 5 miles.
Mirabel airport to dorval airport. Also about 5 miles.
The northern flight took 3 minutes in a light single trainer.
The Montreal area flight took 20 minutes in a large jet!!!
Go figure.
Both in vmc conditions.
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veni, vidi,...... vici non fecit.
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Re: Whats your Shortest non stop flight?
Medevac up there was fun as well. It was hard to get the patient, medevac plane and ground transport to consistently show up at the right airportSnotRocket wrote: ↑Sat Jan 05, 2019 7:31 amI was beat to it. Done it in both directions.
One client once wanted to go to Island Lake. I asked him "There are 2 airports up there, are you sure?" Turns out he wanted to go to St. Theresa, but apparently I was the dumb one for landing at the wrong airport.
Why you would want to go to either sure beats me.
It was a challenge though to be able to log .0 flight time.
As an AvCanada discussion grows longer:
-the probability of 'entitlement' being mentioned, approaches 1
-one will be accused of using bad airmanship
-the probability of 'entitlement' being mentioned, approaches 1
-one will be accused of using bad airmanship