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Jet Journal
5 Days, 8 Cities, 2 Coasts and 1 Citation M2
by David Miller
“I
have a business trip starting in Dallas next week with presentations in LA, Chicago, Dayton and New York City. Four nights and five days flying several
passengers and bags from one coast to the other. Want to fly right seat?”
Such was the email from friend Larry King, owner of a Cessna Citation M2. It was a chance to live like Dick Karl of Flying magazine. I glanced at Patty. “Honey, have you thought about spending some quality time with your mother? Or catching up on all the Outlander re-runs you have only seen twice? And Larry might even pay me!”
Morristown, NJ (just west of NYC)
Chicago, IL
Dayton, OH
Little Rock, AR Mesquite, TX (Dallas)
Permission granted.
Now began the hard part. The planning. Max fuel available for our passenger load. Fuel prices. Where to stop en route. Temperature and takeoff limitations based on runway and climb gradient. Hotels. Rental cars. Airport choices based on location of meetings. It turns out that a lot of “what ifs” go into preparing for a big trip like this. Paperwork behind us, here’s how it went.
Day One
KHQZ (Mesquite, TX) — KPHX (Phoenix, AZ)
Cruising Altitude Temp Leg Time TAS Fuel used
FL400 ISA+2 2+36 395 kts 2,140 lbs
Colorado Springs, CO
Long Beach, CA (Los Angeles)
Phoenix, AZ
12 • TWIN & TURBINE
January 2017