View Full Version : 16 hour ferry flight in a C172?
AircraftOperations
17th May 2007, 14:11
I have been advised of a C172 flying from St Johns to Shannon today.
The flight plan shows it to be travelling direct.
Can this be correct? It shows a flight time of just over 1000 minutes flying FL 090 at 115 kts.
Surely a stop or two in Greenland or Iceland would be required? I know that some ferry flights can be very long, but surely a C172 is limited to how many extra tanks it can be filled with.
Rather than ringing Shannon myself, I thought I'd ask here first.
flexy
17th May 2007, 14:26
yep all direct - seems sensible if the winds are favourable - 11hrs 47 mins - not that bad if you consider a 747 would take 3 hours. Better than all that tootling about around keflavic etc etc with worse winds more cost etc etc.
-route N0115f090 Dct Novep 48n050w 49n045w 4930n04000w 50n035w 51n030w 5145n02500w 5220n02000w Malot Dct Burak Dct
vanhigher
17th May 2007, 21:23
well .... has he/she landed yet ??
eyeinthesky
18th May 2007, 18:56
These were a C182 and a C172 being delivered to Wycombe Air Centre at Booker. The C182 landed at Booker from Bristol as I was waiting to take off yesterday, and I passed the C172 joining downwind as I departed the circuit at about 1610 local. Must say the C182 pilot sounded a little weary!
AircraftOperations
18th May 2007, 19:32
Are you talking about the same C172?
According to it's flight plan, it didn't land in Shannon until 1610z on Thursday.
smarthawke
18th May 2007, 21:35
The C182 stayed at Booker, the C172 collected the 182 pilot and went somewhere else. Wouldn't have been the same aircraft, it left Booker 5ish having been on the ground for a couple of hours.
sternone
19th May 2007, 05:51
Don't they carry tanks on the passengers seats ?
smarthawke
19th May 2007, 19:23
I didn't look inside the 172, just saw it parked out on the apron. Normally they do indeed have a drum on the floor next to the pilot. Come to think of it the pilot of the 182 might have taken away the 172 solo.
The previous 182 to arrive had come via Denmark and had flown straight across to Denmark (not sure if it was from Gander or Goose)....
the bald eagle
19th May 2007, 19:31
Surprised the pistons did'nt melt for that amount of time
scooter boy
19th May 2007, 19:39
"Normally they do indeed have a drum on the floor next to the pilot."
This is known as the pilots long range tank and does not contain fuel!
St John's to Shannon - a warmer and less expensive route than Greenland, Iceland provided the en route weather is OK.
I hope the autopilot was working OK!
SB