So my wife and I wanted to do something huge this year, it's possible we might have a kid in the next year and that would make a trip like this exponentially more difficult. Also we've always taken our other big trips south and east.
Really we're starting out at KUIN just N of St louis but for logistical reasons our trip starts out at 2I0 in KY and will end in Santa Barbara with a day's rest about halfway in Roswell.
Here's the general very subject to alteration based on winds/weather route. Planned departure date is the 1st week of Apr.
Day1:
2I0 KFYV KHBR KROW
Day2: Take a day off, explore Roswell area, look for aliens.
Day3:
KROW E80 KSJN KEED KSBA
Hopefully, if all goes well next week I'll have a shiny new instrument rating for this trip. I've taken some long cross countries in the past... not quite this long but still pretty long VFR only. So aside from the usual suggestions of bringing snacks, money, and expecting weather related delays anyone got any route specific notes/suggestions? Being that the outbound trip is mostly west, I am somewhat concerned about headwinds making it grueling but it will do what it will do. Not above putting in early somewhere if it gets too long but the number of places that are near the route and look like fun aren't too long.
We have 2 weeks available to us and we're not completely committed to staying in Santa Barbara, there's been some talk of staying a day in Albuquerque on the way back. I'd also thought about stopping in the Vegas area or Grand Canyon but we've been to both of those before so IDK. Usually our pattern is spending 2-3 days in one town before getting bored with it and onto the next place.
Anyway, comments/suggestions/concerns?
Really we're starting out at KUIN just N of St louis but for logistical reasons our trip starts out at 2I0 in KY and will end in Santa Barbara with a day's rest about halfway in Roswell.
Here's the general very subject to alteration based on winds/weather route. Planned departure date is the 1st week of Apr.
Day1:
2I0 KFYV KHBR KROW
Day2: Take a day off, explore Roswell area, look for aliens.
Day3:
KROW E80 KSJN KEED KSBA
Hopefully, if all goes well next week I'll have a shiny new instrument rating for this trip. I've taken some long cross countries in the past... not quite this long but still pretty long VFR only. So aside from the usual suggestions of bringing snacks, money, and expecting weather related delays anyone got any route specific notes/suggestions? Being that the outbound trip is mostly west, I am somewhat concerned about headwinds making it grueling but it will do what it will do. Not above putting in early somewhere if it gets too long but the number of places that are near the route and look like fun aren't too long.
We have 2 weeks available to us and we're not completely committed to staying in Santa Barbara, there's been some talk of staying a day in Albuquerque on the way back. I'd also thought about stopping in the Vegas area or Grand Canyon but we've been to both of those before so IDK. Usually our pattern is spending 2-3 days in one town before getting bored with it and onto the next place.
Anyway, comments/suggestions/concerns?
