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Old 22-06-2009, 00:28   #69
canuck1955
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: BC Canada
Boat: 28' Coronada - Seileaster
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Ahhh to have a dream. I guess if you sit in your boat and it cannot keep afloat it is too small.

Of course this is just philosophically speaking.

How small is too small to fly a plane cross country or Trans-atlantic.

27' 90HP 75mph biplane
27' 225 HP 133 mph airplane

Now most of wouldn't dream of doing this but it didn't stop Charles Lindbergh

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Even though Lindbergh had not had a lesson (or even flown) in more than half a year, he had nonetheless already secretly decided that he was ready to take to the air by himself. And so, after just half an hour of dual time with a pilot who was visiting the field to pick up another surplus JN-4, Lindbergh flew on his own for the first time in the Jenny that he had just purchased there for $500.[14][15] After spending another week or so at the field to "practice" (thereby acquiring five hours of "pilot in command" time), Lindbergh took off from Americus for Montgomery, Alabama, on his first solo cross country flight, wikipedia
5 hours flying time! ! !


That said, I am not Lindbergh and would want many many hours and NM of experience
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