11 Hour Flight in a Piper Navajo?

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Santa Maria, CA to Hilo, HI. Wow. That’s a lot of extra gas.

flightaware.com/live/flight/CGSDL

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So what’s the standard range for a piper navajo without refueling? (assuming tailwinds all the way) By the way, 11 HOURS!!! I’d rather strap it to a 747. Better yet, an offshore racing powerboat with some serious twin mercury’s could go faster! YIKES!!

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Ferry flight? They load them up with fuel, and not just the regular tanks, but in place of the seats. What an uncomfortable ride. :confused:

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So would this be someone in Hilo who just can’t live without a Piper and that’s how they make the delivery from the mainland? Isn’t there an easier way? Can ya call FedEx?

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The cost to take apart and place into a 747 or other aircraft would be much more than the cost of the ferry flight.

All sorts of short to medium range aircraft are ferried across the oceans every day.

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Just about every Extra, Socata, Pilatus, etc. gets here on its own wings via a ferry flight.

Regards,

James