Episode 5: Final Transcon In My Beech 18 - So Long Blackstone Airways

In this episode, Michael takes you along as he flies his 'Twin Beech' for the last time on a 1,911 nm transcon from the West Coast to the East Coast on his final flight as the Captain of his own 1957 Beech E18S - 9600, one of the first true airliners of the 1940s-50s.  This flight represents the end of an era for Michael, as he hands the keys to his vintage pride and joy to the new owners of his award winning 1957 Beech 18, N90TT. The transcon journey took only 14 hours and 18 minutes  over a 3 day epic flght, but this flight represents the culmination of his flying career, letting go of the past to move on to a hopeful future.  Michael clearly loved flying and owning this incredible work of aviation art.  You will surely be able to hear the passion in his voice as he shares the respect he had for this time machine with you as well as his dedication to mastering the art of flying a true legend of the sky - The Beech 18 - Warmly known by those who fly them as simply the "Twin Beech."     

Chapters

• 3:32 Beech 18 N90TT on Cover of AOPA PILOT
• 4:52 Takoff from Chino, CA in August 2020
• 6:07 Weight & Balance on the Beech 18
• 9:29 Beech 18 Fuel Burn at Cruise Altitude
• 10:58 1st Landing in Safford, AZ at 43*C/108*F (407nm)
• 17:00 Epic Thunder Storm at Sunset Over Texas
• 19:15 2nd (Night) Landing in Kickapoo, TX (1,001 nm)
• 23:16 3rd Landing at Tullahoma, TN (1,613 nm)
• 27:12 Engine Start Procedure and 4th Landing at Winston-Salem, NC (1,911nm)
• 28:46 Taxiing and Takeoff in the Beech 18, (Free Castering Nosewheel, Like the B-25 Mitchell)
• 35:18 Maximum Range & Endurance with Full Fuel 318 gallons (800-1,000 nm) or 6 hrs 30 min
• 35:51 Father's Day Transcon in 2014 (West Palm to Fullerton)