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Re: Anybody ever fly a 120 to France and back?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:59 pm
by V529
5115 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 7:20 pm
529 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:10 pm
If you pick up a copy of Dorchen Forman's book
THE CESSNA 120/140 STORY BOOK
Victor,
Do you know where we can get a copy of the book??
Regards!
I feel really bad............
We've tried to locate copies of the book and have come up empty. Still trying. I'm sorry I did not get back with you sooner. If needed, I would be happy to loan you my copy.
Re: Anybody ever fly a 120 to France and back?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:21 pm
by 5115
No worries Victor!
Re: Anybody ever fly a 120 to France and back?
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 7:46 pm
by VIP227
I've flown my '46 C-140 to France a lot
but that was when it was still in Germany.
Long ago I've fantasized about flying the opposite direction (Europe to the US) but after having ferried a couple of airplanes across the Atlantic in either direction and having seen how much icy water you have to cross I think one must be pretty insane to do it in reality. On one of these flights I've met a guy who had flown a C-172 all the way non stop from Canada to Scotland. You could pay me a lot of money - no way.
A friend has flown his C-170 from the US to Switzerland
but I wouldn't do it in anything with less than two engines.
Re: Anybody ever fly a 120 to France and back?
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:27 pm
by 5115
A friend flew his Helio Courrier from Montreal to Iceland going trough Groenland and recently flew his Pilatus Porter PC-6 from Europe back to Montreal.
But I agree that is a lot of water under our C140 limited 4hrs of autonomy.
but that was when it was still in Germany. 
but I wouldn't do it in anything with less than two engines.