WB6RQN Flight Over Pacific Continues After Engine Problem

When is he planing on being home?

 

30 July Mr. Jim...


Update *Estimated Flight Schedule* : Date : Days : Airport_ID
ETA Midnight - Honolulu, HI, USA : 24-Jul : 1 : PHNL
Lihue, HI, USA : 25-Jul : 2 : PHLI
Hilo, HI, USA : 26-Jul : 2 : PHTO
Oakland, CA, USA : 28-Jul : 1 : KOAK
Atchison, KS, USA : 29-Jul : 1 : KK59
Kestrel Airpark, TX, USA : 30-Jul : : 1T7
*Note: Dates are approximate and subject to change without notice.

 

LOL yes I remember this joke from flight school, too!

It's tough for me now that I live in the south east. Flying in the summer is basically out... those afternoon t-storms... every... single... day... hah

 

Think I would be buying my gas elsewhere!

 

Yes, but would they take Green Stamps?

TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo

 

No offense Ladies, but for Brian to make a FLIGHT like he's attempting he's proven to everybody he has the proverbial "BRASS BALLS"!!! And since it's a "FLIGHT OF A LIFETIME" MORE POWER TO HIM!!! Like flying from "OAK" to Honolulu a few years ago on a commercial flight there's absolutely NOTHING EXCEPT WATER and once you're pass the "Point-of-no-return" your messed up if something goes WRONG!!!

INCREDIBLE!!!

 

Brian has my utmost respect as that is something I wouldnt have the cojones to do at any age and my first flight was in a WW2 surplus seaplane when I was 15-16 that a friends dad owned.

And I thought going from GITMO to Andrews AFB in a Navy R4D, aka DC-3 in 61 was interesting especially when it wasnt pressurized when we had to detour out over the ocean and climb to get over the lower part of the T storm cells.

Since then Ive been on nonstop commercial flights from NY or Boston to Tokyo, Johannesburg, and recently Istanbul. Also Tokyo to Singapore. The all water flight from Sydney to Honolulu in a 747 over half packed with private secondary (Jr HS in the US) students was an experience as many were on the verge of panic.

 

Hawaii TV runs story on the flight

Brian Lloyd WB6RQN lands in Honolulu

 

Audio clips of N916BL with Honolulu airport tower on VHF



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Next ham radio HF activity for WB6RQN / Aeronautical Mobile is scheduled for Saturday 29 July on the Hawaii to California leg of the flight.
Brian is on The Big Island 27-28 July.

 

Update/ Correction: Next ham radio HF activity for WB6RQN / Aeronautical Mobile is scheduled for Sunday 20 July on the Hawaii to California leg of the flight.
Brian is on The Big Island 27-29 July.

 

You, do, mean Sunday, "30" July, Bonnie?

Just wondering: is Brian somehow related to Our
Fearless Leader, Fred-AA7BQ, by chance?

 

Look for WB6RQN / Aeronautical Mobile on Sunday 30 July. All day.

Flight:
Kona, Hawaii : ETD 6AM Hawaii Time
Oakland*, California : ETA 11PM California Time

Also, there is the possibility of some activity late in the day on Monday 31 July, in the California area.

Best Ham Radio frequencies for this flight:
kHz USB
18117.5 kHz USB Secondary Daytime
14346.0 kHz USB Primary Daytime
7296.0 kHz USB
7185.5 kHz USB
5371.5 kHz USB Night-time


*Oakland was Amelia Earhart's original destination airport for her round-the-world flight in 1937. Oakland was also a familiar base of operations and aircraft maintenance for Earhart over the years preceding the 1937 flight.

HF Aeronautical Frequencies for Central Eastern Pacific MWARA (Hawaii-California)
Listen for N916BL

2869 kHz USB
3413 kHz USB
3452 kHz USB
5547 kHz USB
5574 kHz USB
6673 kHz USB
8843 kHz USB
8915 kHz USB
10057 kHz USB
11282 kHz USB
13288 kHz USB
13354 kHz USB
21964 kHz USB

 

In England Amy Johnson was similar to Amelia in her exploits, I come from Hull her birthplace. The Pacific is such a vast and varied ocean and I envy anyone able to fly such vast distances. Had I been on your flight path I would have dearly loved to had made a qso,

Phil
G7MOB

 

WB6RQN Aeronautical Mobile is active on the air today (Sunday). Working many stations.