Flying Across America – Follow my new Adventure
In exactly one year from now, I’ll be taking off from Daytona Beach Airport in N512R, a Cessna 150, with Jason Schappert from www.m0a.com in the right seat. This will be the first of many legs of the coast-to-coast we organize to promote general aviation.
The idea of flying from Florida to California and back to promote General Aviation popped-up one month ago. We’ve worked hard since then to turn this crazy idea into a credible project. We’re launching it today and you can find all the details under www.flyingacrossamerica.com.
The message we want to send with this flight is simple: General Aviation carries important positive values which must be promoted. Solidarity between pilots around the world, development of self-control and self-confidence, service to the community and fun. We also want to show that general aviation is not reserved for the elite or the affluent.
You can help us to make this flight become reality. Are you living close to our route ? We’d love to visit you. We’ll fly as far west as our budget will allow for and we hope to reach Catalina Island, off the coast of California. We need financial support but also help with the logistics along the route. If you’re running an FBO and can support us, please contact us.
You can also profit from several promotion opportunities, from simple link on our website to sticker on the plane. We’ll organizing giveaways for our patrons and look for additional sponsors. You can fund a single mile for $3.75 !
We already invested a lot of time and some money in this project and this will continue because we think it is important. All the revenues from plasticpilot.net will directly flow in this venture. If you have a blog, please put one of the logos or banners you can find in the support page of www.flyingacrossamerica.com and link to us.
The blog on www.flyingacrossamerica.com will be updated at least weekly during the preparation, and at least daily during the flight. You can help us to make general aviation better and we count on you !
Visit www.flyingacrossamerica.com for all details and to support us.
4 Comments, Comment or Ping
Flying Dan
This sounds like an awesome adventure! i’m looking forward to hearing about it!
Jun 18th, 2009
Rob Close
All that time in a cramped 150? You are a brave man! Good luck!
Jun 18th, 2009
Julien
Man, that’s absolutely awesome news! I’m sure you’ll have a blast. I don’t know though how you tall frame will feel after three weeks in a 150
Will you have room for baggage with two blokes and full fuel? I remember reaching MTOW with one chubby instructor and myself in a 152 a while back.
Best of luck with everything and especially with fund raising! And after you’ve crossed the US coast to coast you won’t have any excuse not to do the same thing in Australia. The country is pretty much the same size as the US, just there’s a lot less airports in the middle
Julien.
Jun 19th, 2009
Vincent
Thank you all for your comments and support. Be sure to check http://www.flyingacrossamerica.com periodically to stay up-to-date on the preparation and during the trip itself.
We need all possible support to spread the word !
Jun 20th, 2009
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