This year the 4th of July falls on a Friday, and we are going to observe it in our Friday Night flights series. We will start near where the American War for Independence started around Concord, MA, and then fly down the coast of the United States to the three historically important cities of New York, Philadelphia, and Washington DC. The United States has had eight capitals, and we will be flying to two of the former capitals. We will also do a flyover of the U.S. Naval Academy, Statue of Liberty, where Gen. Washington crossed the Delaware river, and the Mall in Washington passing Capital Hill, the White House, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial. I would also like to fly over Arlington National Cemetery prior to landing at Reagan National.
Time-zone BreakDown:
Friday, July 4th, 2014 at:
9PM Eastern
8PM Central
7PM Mountain
6PM Pacific
8PM Central
7PM Mountain
6PM Pacific
Flight Plan: PLN File
Target Airspeed:
[210kias-230kias]
Average Cruising Altitude:
500 FT - 4,000 FT (low level flyby of historic locations)
Preferred Aircraft:
1. Vintage American WWII prop fighter aircraft such as the Army Air Force P-51, P47, P-40, P-38, etc., any WW II US Naval aircraft such as the F4U Corsair, Hellcat, Bearcat, etc.
2. USAF Lockheed C-130 (only modern day 4 engine turbo-prop allowed).
2. USAF Lockheed C-130 (only modern day 4 engine turbo-prop allowed).
UPDATED -- July 2, 2014
Arrival at Reagan National
After we pass over the Lincoln Memorial, we will continue over the Arlington Bridge to fly over the Arlington National Cemetery. The Pentagon will right of our left wing as we pas over the bridge. We will turn left and continue due south making left traffic for Reagan National Runway 01 with an ILS of 109.9 Mhz at 006 degrees.
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