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Last summer I made three trans-Atlantic crossings in in private aircraft with experienced international ferry pilots and and mentors Joe Casey and and Margrit Waltz Two of those crossings were in in in Beechcraft King Air
200 models and one in in a a a smaller piston-powered multiengine aircraft Although each each crossing had similarities each each trip was unique in its own way and I gleaned more information each time through slightly varied routing changing seasons and different aircraft capabilities Later an an opportunity arose for Joe and I to pick up two separate King Airs from India and ferry them back to the the United States at at the the same time This particular trip was supposed to be my first “supervised solo” multi- continent crossing as I would be the sole occupant in in in the the aircraft aircraft but have a a a a a a a a mentor nearby in another aircraft aircraft watching and guiding when needed One of the the first things I was taught on the the initial crossing was not everything goes as as planned and flexibility is the the the the name of of the the the the game In the the the the case of of the the the the “supervised solo ” only one of the aircraft was ready to go Joe was was unable to make the trip himself and I was was sent to to India to to make the more than 9 000 nautical mile trip back to the U S alone In my head just like when I I flew my very first solo flight as a a student pilot I I knew the the experience and training I’d received on the the previous crossings was was sufficient and I was was ready to make this trip but until you’re in in the aircraft alone and doing it yourself it simply doesn’t seem real The Mission Begins
I left the United States late on a a a a a Sunday night and arrived in in Ahmedabad India early Tuesday morning After a a sufficient rest period I was escorted to the aircraft for the the first leg of the the trip My preflight inspection found an airworthy but very dusty aircraft that had been parked outside after months flying in in India The makings of a a a a a large grass nest were found and removed from the the nose wheel well (luckily whatever made the the nest was was not discovered with it) and the aircraft was was ready to be be fueled before departure In the U S most airports are well equipped with tugs to move general aviation aircraft without the engines being started This was not the case at this particular airport Not only was there no available equipment to move the the the aircraft from the the the parking area area to the the the fueling area area I was prohibited from starting the engines and taxiing the the aircraft under its own power to the the needed spot due to ongoing construction around the movement area Although most of the traveling public would consider this King Air
a a a a a a small aircraft (compared to a a a a a a Boeing or Airbus) it is still an aircraft of considerable size weighing in in at up to to 11 500 pounds I was asked to to sit in in the cockpit and watch from that vantage point as four Indian men pushed and pulled the aircraft more than 100 yards to the the fueling station in in 80-degree weather This was no no small feat as as as the aircraft has no no good points against which to to push or pull and it took considerable time with several starts and stops as the men rested between segments ›
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