Anybody know how

[jboweruk]

I can get a rough idea how long it might take me to go round the world going East to West and following (roughly) the coast of all the
major continents? The plan is to start near Seattle and go up through Alaska heading West into Russia then south through China/Asia
down to Australia (maybe) then back up through the opposite side of Asia round to Africa then south down the East side back up the West
side to Europe through the UK and Iceland then Greenland down the East Coast US into South America and round the bottom of that
finally back up to Seattle via the West Coast of South/Central America and California.

If anyone can answer this or point me to some free online planning site I would be grateful, I have searched for online flight planners but
they all point me to doing it all with various airlines, and my plan is to do the whole thing in FS using the Flight1 Cessna Golden Eagle.

BTW I want to be back by the end of November and will be starting the trip on Sunday.

Many thanks in advance, and obviously I will continue to look for something that will help me plan. If not by tonight then I'll just punch all
the major turn points into FSNav and see what it tells me.

[Jetflyer]

I started doing something like this in June, or May or sometime. But my flights zig-zag every where too much so I still haven't finished. I
went from Manchester and went around the world in an Easterly direction. So far I've got to Boston, MA. Pffft. I used only jet aircraft as well
though so it would obviously take a different time from if you are planning to do this in a prop aircraft.

The simple and annoying answer is, it will take as long as it takes OR, it will take as long as how often you fly. Not too much, like me, and it will take months!



Post Edited ( 09-08-05 12:13 )

[jboweruk]

I did a quick calculation based on legs of 700NM each, I would fly every day for roughly 3-4 hours (obviously some places are 800 NM
between airports) and I worked it out to 60 days. Hey if old Foggy could do it in 80 on boats/trains/balloons and it's been proved that is
possible, then I should be able to hit 60 easily. As long as I'm back in Seattle in time to do my Santa Runs that's all I'm worried about.

Anyway thanks for replying.



Post Edited ( 09-08-05 12:27 )