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Posted By: Hal Brown
Date Posted: Apr 15, 2006
Description: I did the trip in 4 legs: 1) from Lakeland, FL to Savannah, GA. - 300 miles 2) From Savannah to Georgetown, SC. - 200 miles 3) from Georgetown to Williamsburg, VA - 250 miles and 4) from Williamsburg to Rhode Island - 450 miles.

In all I traveled about 1,200 miles at an average speed of about 90 mph, most of it over the east coast at 100 feet or less above the water, trading waves with families and afternoon dog-walkers along the many gorgeous beaches up the edge of the United States.
Date Taken: Apr 15, 2006
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Owner: Bret
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John Robert Dunlop - Apr 15,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    What a grand trip Bret. I've done the lower 1/4 twice and it was great fun..     
  
Chet Tims - Apr 16,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Bret -- What great inspiration !!! A 'follow the tideline' journey from Southeast Texas all the way to Sun N' Fun has been a goal of mine FOREVER. Now that I things are stabilized ( sorta' ), I am gonna' start workin' on next year...... I've got a spiral-bound publication by some guy that sailed ( and motored ) every mile of the Intracoastal and he's documented every little coonass dive and gumbo joint along the way..... I can just smell that gator boilin' right now !!!     
  
Frank A. Carr - Apr 16,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Bret, Looks like a great trip but I'm curious about the track plot on the country; is it a GPS plot of your actual track or done by other software? How'd ya do that?     
  
Bret Smith - Apr 16,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    No, it wasn't a GPS download but I've seen a friend that uses a GPS hiking download his route onto a map. I'd bet I could do it with my Garmin 196...<br /><br />But what I did is take a map from Google Earth and copy it into Microsoft Paint and drew the line by hand (with the mouse I mean).     
  
Mark Alan MacKinnon - Apr 17,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    I'd consider doing this, if I could wing with someone. Long trip from Maine. I just don't have any long distance experience.     
  
Tom Lansing - Apr 25,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Hey Mark, I'm with you. I would do it with someone preferably in another SR with a lot more experience than me. I think instead of gaggles we ought to get some of the experienced pilots to set up a cross country rally or something. I drool over each post Bret sends!!! What about joining up for Osh or Georgian Bay?     
  
Philip Mendelson - Apr 25,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Hey Guys, Would you like to organize a trip from central Florida to Osh and then up to<br />Geo. Bay for the Canadian Gaggle. Let me know I am game! Phil Mendelson     
  
Dave Lima - Apr 25,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Good idea Phil, we'll meet you at georgian bay! Anyone's welcome to stay at my place, just tell me what to line up.     
  
John Robert Dunlop - Apr 26,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Hey that would be great Phil! We now have eighteen SeaReys interested in coming!<br />I'll send you out the info package in May when I start soliciting for firmer hotel bookings.     
  
Marcus Jakob - May 19,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    How great is that? - A whole bunch of Seareys going up to Osh - I'd love to come too, if SEA-3PO's are allowed? Kinda have never done a long distance trip with my Searey, but would really like to fly with some guys together and have a blast! Let me know when...     
  
Tom Lansing - Apr 27,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Ok so now it is time to hear from the North East squadron. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Mass, RI, NY etc. Anybody experienced SR pilots going to Osh or the Gaggle. I am southern shore Lake Ontario. Maybe we can pick up Dave (Picton) or... I am a bit intimidated doing this alone but really think it would be fun &amp; instructive to fly along with some of you guys with kagillion hours.     
  
Bret Smith - Apr 17,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    I didn't really have that much either Mark. I've done a bunch of 200 and 300 milers but nothing this big over multiple days. If you've got a pilot's license and you're proficient, you've got the skills to make this trip... and have a good time doing it.<br /><br />From talking with other guys who fly these long trips, one theme continued to emerge. They'd say, 'what are you worried about? It's just a whole bunch of little trips stacked together'... and thats just how it is.<br /><br />I just got out the sectionals and drew a line from Garners Landing to X61 - about 50 miles. That was my first leg, a little 50 mile 'trip'. Then I picked out another airport 50 or 80 miles away and so on and so on. I made a list of these checkpoints on my notepad, writing down airport ID, distance, COM and AWOS freqs, and any notes. All of these where regular small airports and the path avoided controlled airspace almost completely.<br /><br />Breaking this 'problem' down into managable steps is the key. Using small airports as nav points is great because at the end of each short leg, you have a place to stop for a rest, and/or get fuel... and late in the day you start looking at these nav points as a potential place to stay for the night.<br /><br />Don Maxwell sat down with me for a couple hours at Sun N Fun and showed me his route down and we planned a prelimary route for me back up. But I really didn't plan out all the details until each morning when I knew what the weather and winds along the route were supposed to be for the day. Sometimes I would just flight plan up until lunch and then do it again mid-day for the afternoon legs.<br /><br />It was fun and visiting all those little airports is great too. But beware, the SeaRey gets lots of attention... you find yourself talking instead of flying if you're not carefull! But thats fun too!     
  
Steven J Pugh - Apr 17,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Brett - Thank you for this! A great inspiration to get off my butt and do something similar (as soon as 149SP is back in 1 piece!). Having flown cross-country mainly in the UK where everything is a lot closer together I've found the scale of US terrain ( &amp; the weather making potential ) pretty intimidating. <br />Mark I'm hoping to get to JD's 'gaggle' later this year so after that my ship will be up north (NH) aiming to head back down for the winter. If that looks like its happening I'll give you a shout and maybe we can plan something?     
  
Dave Lima - Apr 17,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Hey Steve, when will your plane be ready? Hopefully nothing too serious.<br />     
  
Steven J Pugh - Apr 17,2006   Viewers  | Reply
    Hi Dave<br />Thanks and hopefully not,... going to take the chance to upgrade to the 'B' series hydraulic gear but need to replace the windscreen and also have a 6' tear in the upper edge of the hull just in front of the 'screen that needs fixing. Hopefully will be posting a photo showing 'SP (I must come up with a name one of these days) all spit shined once again.. hope you're all having fun!     


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