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Rather long flight in a Cessna 206
Noticed this 15 hour flight en-route on Flightaware. Long time to sit in a Cessna. He will be landing in the dark. (flightaware.com) Altro...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
And 2 days later he flew from Honolulu to Lanai? Doesn't add up.
Well I stand corrected, FlightAware now shows his flight back as well so I guess he really did it...
Why aren't little planes like this delivered inside a cargo plane ?
Little is relative. A Cessna 206 is 28 feet 3 inches long with a wing span of 36 feet.
The Antonov AN-225 is the largest general purpose cargo plane ever built and it can accommodate a maximum width of 20 feet. A 206 won't fit.
Plus these huge cargo planes are expensive. I really have no way to know but I'd guess the AN-225 is $15,000 to $20,000 an hour. Hawaii to the West Coast is about 5 hours. Plus you have to pay to position the AN-225 to Hawaii at the same hourly cost.
Since a used 206 is worth $100,000 to $200,000 you quickly exceed the value of the Cessna.
The Antonov AN-225 is the largest general purpose cargo plane ever built and it can accommodate a maximum width of 20 feet. A 206 won't fit.
Plus these huge cargo planes are expensive. I really have no way to know but I'd guess the AN-225 is $15,000 to $20,000 an hour. Hawaii to the West Coast is about 5 hours. Plus you have to pay to position the AN-225 to Hawaii at the same hourly cost.
Since a used 206 is worth $100,000 to $200,000 you quickly exceed the value of the Cessna.
Check flightaware for PA46 N915C last week.
At first glance, I almost thought that it could've been an incorrect airport code or registration used but very likely to be using extra fuel tanks.
I've seen codes used in Australia (some of which are unofficial) most of which don't exist as official codes but sometimes there is a code used that is an official airport coded used outside of Australia. Also seen callsigns used that are linked to an overseas airline but has no connection to it what so ever. Example: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WAL271 (WAL271) World Atlantic "WORLD ATLANTIC" is in fact Wagga Air/Mabena Pty Ltd [http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHEJE]. Though was a little funny seeing VH-OVS (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHOVS/history/20140206/0518Z/YMAY/YXWG) flight plan's to YXWG (a code for an emergency helipad at a local sports ground, though the official name is Wagga Hospital http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/ersa/LND__14-Nov-2013.pdf).
I've seen codes used in Australia (some of which are unofficial) most of which don't exist as official codes but sometimes there is a code used that is an official airport coded used outside of Australia. Also seen callsigns used that are linked to an overseas airline but has no connection to it what so ever. Example: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WAL271 (WAL271) World Atlantic "WORLD ATLANTIC" is in fact Wagga Air/Mabena Pty Ltd [http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHEJE]. Though was a little funny seeing VH-OVS (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHOVS/history/20140206/0518Z/YMAY/YXWG) flight plan's to YXWG (a code for an emergency helipad at a local sports ground, though the official name is Wagga Hospital http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/ersa/LND__14-Nov-2013.pdf).