Cub
World Tour Final Stats: 10/31/09
Flight Miles - 19805
Flight Hours - 367:01
Average Ground Speed - 53.96 MPH
Flight Legs - 231
Landings - 134
Current Location - New Smyrna Beach Municipal(KEVB), Florida
We Have Touch Down !!!!!
After 55 days, through 25 countries, our little J-3 Cub finally made
the last landing at KEVB a few minutes ago.
Final look of
the left side fuselage as we were headed into New Smyrna. While on
the way into Florida this morning I did think of a name I wanted to add to
the right side of
the fuselage, but didn't want to stop anywhere to update
the paint scheme. But when I get a few minutes, I'm adding this J-3's official name under
the Piper emblem on
the other side. From here on, she's officially named "Are We There Yet!".
Lift off this morning was at 5AM, from Barwick-Lafayette Airport(9A5) in northwest Georgia. Just about dawn we came down for
the first refuelling of
the day at Warner Robins Airport(5A2), a few miles south of Macon. This was
the first photo of
the day while departing 9A5.
There was probably enough fuel on board from
the stop at 9A5 to make it all
the way, but we really didn't want to have to make any pit stops after making it into Florida. Just north of
the border we topped off at Fargo Airport(GA25) in Georgia.
Flying over
the Okefenokee Swamp while crossing
the Florida border about 40 miles west of Jacksonville.
Looking back at Daytona International Raceway and
the Daytona Airport, KDAB. At this point I can already see our finally destination about 10 miles ahead.
Descending over New Smyrna, airport just ahead with clearance to land on Rwy2.
The final touchdown.
The feeling of being bummed out that
the journey was almost over actually kicked in when I crossed
the Canadian border into
the US. It was exactly that same feeling you get after a long road trip adventure and you make that final turn on
the last off ramp before home. You know that
the only thing left of your adventure are
the back roads to your house and suddenly everything goes into slow motion.
When we first started up
the coast of Florida and thinking about making a
world tour out of
the flight, I wasn't really sure I could get a Cub completely
around the world.
The storyline and flight plans were made up as we went along and as it happened. Then once we made it across
the Atlantic with
the help of
the "gas can in
the front seat" inovation, it started looking a little more like it was going to work. I was never completely sure about how to get across
the Pacific until we got over there. We were winging this one
the whole way.
Thanks to all of you that were reading and tagging along for
the trip.
FAC
