In 2003, I was given the task of bringing an S61 back to Vancouver, BC, Canada from Maturin, Venezuela. Daily routing as follows…
Maturin, VZ – Caracus, Venezuela– St Georges, Grenada.
St. Georges – St. John’s VC Bird, Antigua – San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan - Provodenciales, Turks and Caicos – Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau – West Palm Beach, Florida – Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee, FL - Madison, Mississippi – Dallas (Addison Field) Texas
Dallas, TX – Roswell, New Mexico – Gallup NM – Grand Canyon South Airport, AZ
Grand Canyon, AZ – Tonopah, NV – Reno, NV
Reno, NV – Eugene Oregon – Vancouver, BC
5245 NM, 47.7 hours flight time and nine days travel
Last October we picked up a S92 in Iqaluit and with the help of 55kt tailwinds made it back to St. John’s NL in 7.7 hours with only one stop in Goose Bay, just over 1100 NM.