aktailwheel
Registered User
Colorado
I'm looking for some advice on flying from Oregon to Anchorage during mid-April. I have only flown the route once before, and I did it in October last year before the snow. We'll have two people in the cub, and the normal emergency gear with snow shoes, sleeping bags, stove, tent, etc. Our route is going to be from Portland, over to Walla Walla Washington, then up to Pentickton, Prince George, and along the road most the way. I don't have extended fuel, so we'll need to stay close to fuel.
If anyone can provide information about what to expect enroute, what to avoid, and what to bring I would be appreciative. One question I have is preheating - do most airport FBOs in Canada have a preaheater we can use or will we need to be self sufficient? I have a little pre-heater that runs on those coleman canisters and plugs into a cigarette lighter outlet for power. I'm thinking of bringing this but it means finding power, and carrying canisters. Should I bite the bullet and buy a Northern Companion? Also, can I run the heater blower off the cubs cig. lighter or is that just a stupid idea (drain the battery). In Alaska I have always used the pre-heater I have, and on trips brought one of those little emergency battery systems that you can jump a car with, I run the preaheater off that and it works pretty well - but this starts to talk a lot of weight and stuff in the cub, already with two people and fuel, and survival gear...
Thanks for the advice,
Aktailwheel
If anyone can provide information about what to expect enroute, what to avoid, and what to bring I would be appreciative. One question I have is preheating - do most airport FBOs in Canada have a preaheater we can use or will we need to be self sufficient? I have a little pre-heater that runs on those coleman canisters and plugs into a cigarette lighter outlet for power. I'm thinking of bringing this but it means finding power, and carrying canisters. Should I bite the bullet and buy a Northern Companion? Also, can I run the heater blower off the cubs cig. lighter or is that just a stupid idea (drain the battery). In Alaska I have always used the pre-heater I have, and on trips brought one of those little emergency battery systems that you can jump a car with, I run the preaheater off that and it works pretty well - but this starts to talk a lot of weight and stuff in the cub, already with two people and fuel, and survival gear...
Thanks for the advice,
Aktailwheel