From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LNC2 Max Takeoff Weight ?
To: lml
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 09:07:12 -0400
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Posted for Ken Berkovec <berkovec@yahoo.com>:
Well the way I've been figuring it.  If I can carry 110 gallon of fuel that 
gives me enough gas
for the trip + alternate + 1hr reserve + 10% extra.   If I can manage to 
takeoff at 2100lbs I can
carry a life raft(light!!) some (light !!) survival supplies, and some food 
and water for the
10-12 hr trip.   

Its a little over 2000 nms from oakland to hilo, which appears to be the best 
route for me anyway.
   I expect I can make it over the bridge, but probably only on a calm clear 
day !!  I'm hoping if I
plan to leave at 5am I can make some arragements with bay aproach for an 
immediately turn out over
the pacific.  Maybe...  I haven't really loooked into the regulations much 
other then just reading
the fars though so there might be some issues I haven't considered.

I am indeed already flying my 360 ( about 250 hrs ), but I imagine a few 
changes would be needed
to make the crossing !! Among other things my current fuel transfer pumps are 
a single point of
failure ( and I've already replaced two of them !! ).  But stuff like that is 
easy to fix.

Lots of folks suggested taking the wings of and shipping the plane, but 
getting to hawaii is not
the point, flying myself to hawaii is !!

Of course if anyone reading this list has an aircraft carrier they'll let me 
land on and refuel
well then I'd love to consider that plan !!

Ken
   
> That's fantastic!  I too have had inspirations of going the super long
> haul in my 360.  I'd love to here peoples input on the higher math.  How
> many miles are we talkin?  What total fuel capacity do you anticipate
> having?  Are you still building?  Would you be planning to go under the
> Golden Gate?  I imagine you'd be stuck in ground affect for awhile.