64 Days aloft in a 172

[CT4ME]

Really. Almost 65 DAYS aloft, continuously, without landing in a C172. Almost 47 days in an Aeronca Sedan. Great stories of Barnstormer Hijinks.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/20130414yuma-flight-record.html

 

[alfadog]

Really. Almost 65 DAYS aloft, continuously, without landing in a C172. Almost 47 days in an Aeronca Sedan. Great stories of Barnstormer Hijinks.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/20130414yuma-flight-record.html

Great stuff. They had to quit in the Cessna when the engine had so many hours on it that it could no longer climb away from the refueling.

edit: not low compression necessarily but carbon fouling. Surprised they did not change the plugs in-flight

 

[CT4ME]

The logistics are mind-boggling... fuel, oil changes, food, weather...

 

[bnt83]

How do you go #2 in a 172? 65 days... gotta poop!

 

[PBristolJr]

I really love flying but..................

 

[flav8r]

I don't think I could even do 64 hours in a 172.

 

[EdFred]

How do you go #2 in a 172? 65 days... gotta poop!

Bucket and toss it out the window.

 

[Jayhawk]

Bucket and toss it out the window.

Man, I hope they weren't over an open air assembly of persons.

 

[EdFred]

Man, I hope they weren't over an open air assembly of persons.

In the Arizona desert? Not likely.