How many airports have you landed at?

[Green Goggles]

This question was asked at another forum I frequent, and it prompted me to get my logbook and count.
I've landed at 32 airports since I started flying in 2008. I have less than 200 hours logged, so I have much exploring left to do!

I have been to another dozen or so airports on commercial flights, and have driven to many, many others as well.
But neither of those methonds count. They aren't any fun!

These are only places I've landed my Mooney:

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n46/Banshee55/Screenshot2012-05-19at92400PM.jpg

4 grass strips, the rest paved.
8 states, 42 left to go!

Anyone else care to count and share? http://images.corvetteforum.com/images/smilies/cheers2.gif

[steveinindy]

Full stops or do you want to include touch and goes?

[Green Goggles]

Full stops or do you want to include touch and goes? Whatever you're in the mood for. No stipulations for sharing in this thread.

[kscessnadriver]

125, about 1050 hours, in a little over 4 years since I got my certificate. Granted, 700 or so hours is through my place of employment.

[D. Isbell]

17, 208.7 hrs ... Not enough time not enough airports... anyone wanna come to Alaska and help me increase that number. I can't seem to find a plane to fly in this town.

[Eric Page]

186, give or take. Without the job, it would be a LOT less!

1981

Interactive map: http://g.co/maps/7m5de

[Joe LaMantia]

45 logged as PIC, another 25 military bases as aircrew in USAF, and at least 34 as an airline passenger probably more but have to depend on my memory. Includes Alaska, Ireland, Paris, Frankfort, Barcelona, Puerto Rico, and Goose Bay.

Joe
:cool:

[prasmussen]

Couple of J3's are trying to land in each county in Ohio. Weather delayed, of course, but I think the trip was to last a week:

www.lostinoscarhotel.com

Interesting feature is they have their location, speed and altitude updated each 60 seconds while they are in the air:

www.instamapper.com

Pretty cool what old and new technologies can do together!

[AcroGimp]

Interesting idea. Looks like 43 airports, in 16 states, as PIC, all on my own dime, over the last 25 years. TT is right around 370 hours, with 30 makes/models (ultralights, experimentals, GA, business aircraft, military trainers, and helicopters).

1993

[Marc_CYBW]

All in 14.8 hrs/year or 1.2 hrs./month on average?

[flyingriki]

1994

[Green Goggles]

I think AcroGimp's map is most interesting. From placement of the pins, it is very difficult to identify where his home base might be.


Looking at my map, it's pretty obvious I am based in Oklahoma.
And from the look of riki's map, I am guessing he is based in California. http://images.corvetteforum.com/images/smilies/biggrin5.gif


Fun discussion!

[AcroGimp]

I learned to fly and did most of my flying in the Midwest (Wichita area), including earning my Instrument and Commercial tickets which took me to MO and OK while I worked at Beechcraft. Took some trips to Omaha and Denver, the old Biplane Convention when it used to be in Bartlesville OK, got my mountain checkout flying into Salida CO on a 100 degree day. Flew at OSH and Sun N' Fun and while on vacation in Las Vegas, and Apalachicola FL. Flew at ABQ and KAEG in Albuquerque while I worked at Eclipse. Sampled WY and OR when consulting on an Epic LT build, and am now based in San Diego.

If the question about average hours was directed towards me, my flying has been in fits and starts, occasional periods of training and regular flying, interspersed with periods of inactivity measured in months or years. I blame the triple paradox of time, weather and money - you have to have all 3 at the same time to fly.

Since I took up aerobatics a couple months ago, I am averaging about 4 hrs/mo in the Extra 300L.

[flyingriki]

I am averaging about 4 hrs/mo in the Extra 300L.

WOWEEE! That's gotta be a blast! Lucky guy.

[Frank Giger]

Oh, geez, I've only been PIC for six airports.

Gotta get that plane built - renting an airplane is just too killer to the checkbook for serious cross country!

[snj5]

While certainly not a lot, I do have some interesting ones as PIC. Perhaps one of the really coolest was in a rented Grumman Tiger landing on Corregidor.

What are some of the interesting places you guys have landed as PIC?

[CarlOrton]

38 Airports. Several in NJ when I started / rec'd my PPL, most in TX where I've resided for 30 yrs. Flew a bit in Palm Springs in the late 70's when I visited with relatives for a few wks each year.

Most fun was flying out of the Old Sarum flying club near Salisbury England whilst on a 2 wk business trip. Grass strip that was really just an inch or two of turf over chalk. They just had to scrape off the turf to create the runway numbers. Flew over Stonehenge. Interesting to use QNE/QNH and altimeter in millibars. When I commented on that, the instructor said to me quite dryly, "Get used to it, Yank; you're in the rest of the world, now!" Didn't bother getting checked out for solo flight in the UK; even back then (2003), was horrendously expensive. Best part was that I took a co-worker along in the back seat. Made the absolute best grease-her-on landing ever in my entire life.

[steveinindy]

1997

These are the ones I can remember off the top of my head and I left out the stuff I've only been too in an ultralight because I quite frankly never kept a logbook of those flights so I have long since forgotten the few that I haven't been to in a bigger aircraft. There are some out west and probably a few other that I can't think of at the moment given my sleep deprivation. I'll update it once I wake up.

Total time: 400-500 hours (300-400 of that in ultralights)
Airports: 55, no grass strips in anything but an ultralight and even then I tried to avoid them

[Fastback]

Once you've landed at all the airports in the brown Jepp book, you can retire.

[JCosh]

Get her finished up Frank. Building is great but flying is better; about 700 hrs on my homebuilt GlaStar and now I'm counting states instead of airports. Retiring in June so hopefully I can add to my map.
Juliette

[steveinindy]

What kind of plane? I like the decal idea. I've never seen it on a plane before but on plenty of RVs and semis.

[JCosh]

GlaStar is the older brother of the Sportsman that you see advertised in the "Two weeks to taxi" program. Mine took three and a half years to build. I guess I must be slow. BTW I bought the decal at a RV center.
Juliette

[steveinindy]

Nothing wrong with taking your time. Better that than rushing to meet a deadline and making a costly or risky mistake. If you ever find yourself up this way, you're always welcome to say "hi" and meet for coffee or lunch or something. Kat and I are always up for meeting new folks. :)

[JCosh]

Thanks for the invite. My husband and I have spent most of our adult lives in upstate NY and we usually stop in Plymouth, IN on our way to Osh. Great diner within walking distance. We will be building a home on property adjacent to KMMI in TN next month so you are certainly welcome to stop in if you're travelling by. N423JC@gmail.com
Juliette