Trip Statistics

Geographical

9,600 Nautical Miles / 11,100 Statute miles

40 legs in 16 days of flying out of 25 days away from home – 3 days holding for weather

Landings in 9 states and 7 different countries (some twice, Texas three times)

Five time zones: Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic

13 different sectionals (= 6 WAC charts) plus 4 ONCs (WACs) in the Carib. & Venezuela

"Changes in (L)atitude" From N 45.25, W 122.77 (Aurora, Oregon, USA)

To N 6.20, W 62.85 (Canaima, Venezuela)
  And back.
Fuel-ographical

592.4 gallons of gas at an average of $2.55 per gallon

71.7 hours on the tach, 76.1 hours on the clock

8.25 gph (tach) / 7.8 gph (clock)
 
 

Politic-ographical

11 international flight plans filed

Guestimated 45 General Declarations handed to Customs and Immigration
 
 

Mechan-ographical

One overhauled alternator (100,000 mile Geo Storm unit) (Florida, outbound)

One broken tail wheel steering chain clip (replaced with a few turns of 040 SS wire) (Martinique, inbound)

One oil change (about 25 hours late) (Florida, inbound)
 

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