Longest Flight?

[FlyinRock]

What is the longest non stop single pilot flight you ever did? I've got at least three flights in excess of 11 hours. FW of course. Don't care to do any of them again. My bladder aint what it used to be.
Semper Fi and Happy New Year
Rocky

 

[Single Seat]

9.5+ in a Hornet, which totalled 11+ actually strapped in the seat.

 

[2ndGen]

9.5+ in a Hornet, which totalled 11+ actually strapped in the seat.

That doesn't sound fun at all, is there a relief system in the Hornet?

 

[MasterBates]

Single pilot? Around 2.0 on a solo.

Dual Piloted? 4.3 leg, 13 and change actually in the seat.

 

[FLYTPAY]

That doesn't sound fun at all, is there a relief system in the Hornet?

Yeah.....it is called a piddle pack.

What is the longest non stop single pilot flight you ever did? I've got at least three flights in excess of 11 hours.

Flying what/where/why?

 

[FlyinRock]

9.5+ in a Hornet, which totalled 11+ actually strapped in the seat.

Woooowww that is a long ride! did your ass get as flat as mine did? <gg>
Seriously, and admirably, I am impressed. wheeeew
Semper Fi
Rocky

 

[sevenhelmet]

How many times did you have to tank on that flight?

 

[Old R.O.]

1974. F-4J. Strapped into the jet at Miramar at 6:00. Took off and flew overhead USS Ranger which was operating off of San Francisco. Held overhead, tanked from the duty KA-6D, went into the pattern, 11 touch and goes, 7 traps, several hot pumps on the deck. Got a full bag on the last hot pump, and was shot to the beach. Landed at Miramar and finally was poured out of the a/c at around noon. 5.5 hrs flight time. 6 hours in the a/c. Signed the jet off, and proceeded home and the rack.

 

[exhelodrvr]

8.2 hours (I think it was). In an H-3, though, so you could get up and stretch, and there was also a relief tube. However, it was wearing a wet suit. (Which meant that 8.2 hours worth of farts were released in the ready room all at once during the debrief.)

 

[cosmania]

3.3 unrefueled in an F-14 going from Va Beach to Omaha, NE with a 120 knot headwind. By the way, that CQ thing gets a little iffy, since you're not really flying while hot-pumping on deck. Of course, the motor is running and you're strapped in, so it's still painful.

 

[Catmando]

7.0 CTO - TOJ
7.0 TOJ - KHT

F-14 ferry flights from the Grumman factory on Long Island to Torrejón, Madrid Spain; and then to Khatami Air Base, Esfahan, Iran.

 

[kejo]

Single pilot? Around 2.0 on a solo.

Dual Piloted? 4.3 leg, 13 and change actually in the seat.

Hmm sounds familiar...like the A profile I did after a shoddy post PMI FCF

 

[FLYTPAY]

7.0 CTO - TOJ
7.0 TOJ - KHT

F-14 ferry flights from the Grumman factory on Long Island to Torrejón, Madrid Spain; and then to Khatami Air Base, Esfahan, Iran.

What I wouldn't give to have the opportunity to splash one of the birds you delivered

 

[Catmando]

What I wouldn't give to have the oppurtunity to splash one of the birds you delivered

Me too!!

 

[A4sForever]

A-4: 4.1 hours airborne; air-refueled X2.

A-6: 10.2 hours non-stop CQ engine-turning butt-time ... 3 (?) trips through the NKX pits. Don't remember the actual "air" time.

B747: 14.6 hours (unrefueled ) JFK-NRT. :sleep_125