First here is a map with our route marked as recorded by the Delorme tracker.
Our route was essentially what we had planned for with two minor exceptions. First the gathering point for the group before flying into Oshkosh had not been included in our initial routing and secondly we had to make a short flight to a TBM service centre to remedy the pressurisation problem which occurred at the end of our flight from Oshkosh to Westchester. Other than that, all our flights were on time to the prepared schedule. Our goals in terms of Oshkosh and New York were achieved and enjoyably so in generally benign weather conditions. The TBM is certainly a remarkable aircraft and ideally suited to trans Atlantic crossings.
Oshkosh is indeed an unique event in terms of size, both in airfield area and number of visiting aircraft and in the overall dynamics of the flying display and we were thrilled to share in this experience. In some respects, it is perhaps just too big and Friedrichshafen is a closer and more convenient location for keeping up with developments in aircraft and avionics. Flying in the US turned out to be easier than anticipated in the context of rapid fire ATC instructions, really no more difficult than London Control on a busy day and our appetites are whetted for further journeys into Canada and the US in the future.
Many thanks to Phil and Ed for their contributions to this blog and particularly to Ed for some of the photographs.
As to where to next, watch this space!