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by LeRoy Cook, with The Travelers
Every true adventure begins in the imagination. Picture this: you love to see the world, experience different cultures, have your mind changed by new ways of seeing things. Africa, the home of great lions, graceful giraffes and elusive leopards, has irresistible appeal.
You haven’t even imagined yet that a hippo will be bathing in the
river outside your colonial tent while you rest after a day of safari.
And you see yourself wandering the through the ghostly city of
Prague, with the imprint of centuries of change in Europe, and
you want to do it all in style.
The real promise of travel is the gift of faith that it bestows, faith in the unknown; after all, you do have the keys to a brand-new Citation M2, purchased in March 2014, and 2,000 jet-flying hours. Our pilot had previously flown a Citation Mustang with the Garmin G1000-based cockpit. His earlier-acquired C525 type rating needed only some differences training to reactivate, bringing him up to speed on the M2’s G3000 touch-screen suite.
Our adventurer had made similar trips to Europe and South America, with his steadfast girlfriend, co-owner, companion and co-pilot, shared with friends who came along for various legs of the journey. Thus, the enterprising pair set out in May, for a series of remarkable self-guided travels over the next four months. Three separate itineraries were developed, with interspersed multi-week breaks so they could airline home for business. In all, 72 hours of Citation M2 flying was accomplished during 10 weeks of dedicated travel, a great way to learn the airplane’s newly-found capabilities.
6 • TWIN & TURBINE
JANUARY 2015
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