Perma Grin
Her are some interesting details of the tour:
Tour lasted from June 7 to August 12 2023, 66 days.
Total flight time (air time): 164:50 h
Total legs/landings: 105
Estimated distance flown 24.750 NM
Fuel used 1365 USG
Average Fuel Flow: 8.3 GPH
Lowest Landing at Furnace Creek CA L06 -210 ft
Highest Landing at Leadville CO KLXV 9934 ft
Longest leg over water from Wick EGPC to Reykjavik BIRK 663 NM
Longest leg of the tour from Mannheim EDFM to Wick EGPC 805 NM
Longest flight from Yellowknife CYZF to Dawson CYDA 05:10 h
Highlights: Just everthing, especially enjoyed Greenland, Alaska, Idaho, Bahamas and of course Oshkosh.
I was prepared and equipped for ditching and was ready for the remaining risk. Sometimes I just lived and flew lower for sightseeing although higher altitudes are almost always safer. All in all this tour put a perma grin in addition to the Vans grin on my face!
Again I´m so impressed of the aviation community, the helpfulness and cameraderie especially of the Vans community.
Here is a scetch of my tour: