kicktireslightfires
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Planning to take a month to do a solo circumnavigation of the Caribbean Sea in my plane. Would love to hear from anyone with experience flying the Caribbean and Central America and Mexico. The attached map is a very tentative route that I can easily change. Planning to go this January or February.
The whole trip will be done VFR. I can land in less than 1,000 feet so any hard surface runway will suffice. I use 100LL and have 600nm range so I can do most of the eastern Caribbean island hoping without having to refuel. I would probably top up with 100LL in St. John's (TAPA) and wouldn't need to refuel again until Grenada (for the 380nm hop to Bonaire). Yes, I'll have a raft with me and plenty of safety equipment including PLB and Iridium satellite phone so I'm not looking for feedback on that; just seeking advice on where to land and maybe what to see. For anyone wondering about the Grenada to Bonaire leg, the FAA lifted the Venezuelan airspace restriction last year so no permit is necessary to fly from Grenada to Bonaire. It would be lovely if this thread could stay positive with helpful advice. Thanks in advance!
The whole trip will be done VFR. I can land in less than 1,000 feet so any hard surface runway will suffice. I use 100LL and have 600nm range so I can do most of the eastern Caribbean island hoping without having to refuel. I would probably top up with 100LL in St. John's (TAPA) and wouldn't need to refuel again until Grenada (for the 380nm hop to Bonaire). Yes, I'll have a raft with me and plenty of safety equipment including PLB and Iridium satellite phone so I'm not looking for feedback on that; just seeking advice on where to land and maybe what to see. For anyone wondering about the Grenada to Bonaire leg, the FAA lifted the Venezuelan airspace restriction last year so no permit is necessary to fly from Grenada to Bonaire. It would be lovely if this thread could stay positive with helpful advice. Thanks in advance!