Dear friends,
For some this may be a first, for others it is a ritual....The transatlantic adventure to Oshkosh!
Meeting point in Le Touquet on July 22nd for a briefing. Departure on July 23rd with this tentative routing:
| Date | Start | End | Distance | Flight time | |
| July 22nd | Briefing and dinner | LFAT | |||
| July 23rd | Reykjavik and Blue Lagoon | LFAT | BIRK | 1,105 | 4 |
| July 24th | Ilulissat Iqaluit | BIRK | BGJN CYFB | 1,047 | 4.45 |
| July 25th | Oshkosh | CYFB | KCIU KOSH | 1,226 | 6 |
| July 26th | Oshkosh: Daher BBQ | KOSH | |||
| July 27th | Oshkosh: Young Eagles dinner | KOSH | |||
| July 28th | First flight Eastbound | KOSH | KBHB CYYT | 1,500 | 5.45 |
| July 29th | Last evening in Iceland | CYYT | BGBW BIRK | 1,500 | 5.45 |
| July 30th | Home on sunday | BIRK | LFAT | 1,105 | 4 |
Other locations where availability is not an issue will be booked once routing is set to avoid any fees. We have secured accommodation reservations in Iceland, Greenland and Oshkosh until we get your confirmation.Note that we are likely to amend this routing based on weather and winds.
Each Pilot in Command is the operator of his own flight and responsible for his passengers, hotel bookings and cancellations fees, equipment, flight planning, decisions and Customs formalities. This includes survival gear, current charts, US visa, EAPIS and CANPASS formalities.
FLYING Smart is only there to assist and share past experience.
Further details will be provided for each leg and Oshkosh procedures.
Feel free to ask all your questions to David.Fabry@FLYINGSmart.aero