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We'll be restarting a flight I tried to do 2-3 years ago by retracing the flights of the Vin Fiz which is the first crossing of the United States by airplane. We'll be taking the Cessna 172 so it shouldn't take as long but we'll be doing it in several legs following the real-world route. We are going to complete the 2nd leg which is from 06N Middletown, NY (where Calbraith P Rodgers crashed and had to wait a couple of days for the Vin Fiz aircraft to be rebuilt) and go to 4PA6 Startlight, PA which is right outside of Hancock, NY where he ended up after a spark plug blew and he was forced to land. When he landed he damaged the skid along with having a leaky radiator, cracked oil cup, broken struts and outriggers, and bent frames) and had to take the vehicle provided by the company that made the Vin Fiz drink to Hamilton and stay there while repairs were made.
The first crossing of the United States by airplane was achieved by Calbraith Perry Rodgers in 1911. In 1910, famed publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst announced his offer of a $50,000-prize for a U.S. transcontinental flight in thirty days or less. Rodgers' Wright EX biplane was named the Vin Fiz after his sponsor's grape soda product. He left Sheepshead Bay, New York, on September 17, 1911. A "hangar" car, a rolling workshop filled with spare parts to repair and maintain the airplane, followed along. The flight was punctuated by numerous stops, delays, and accidents. When Hearst's 30-day time limit expired, Rodgers had only reached Kansas City, Missouri. Undaunted, he continued on, determined to make the first transcontinental airplane flight whether he received the money or not. He arrived in Pasadena, California, to a hero's welcome, 49 days after setting out. Although Pasadena was the official end of the coast-to-coast journey, Rodgers flew on to Long Beach to complete the flight at the shore of the Pacific Ocean. The total distance covered was 6,914 km (4,321 mi) in 82 hours, 4 minutes, total flying time at an average speed of 82.4 kph (51.5 mph).
We'll be looking at the original flight/travel logs as there was a series of trains that followed Calbraith Perry Roders that had his mother-in-law, wife, and helpers on board that documented his trip (available through the Smithsonian records online transcription.si.edu/project/17543)
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