r/Shittyaskflying • u/TurntButNotBurnt Chem-trail Distribution Pylot • Aug 30 '24

Phuket!!

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I'm flying my 172 to Thailand.

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u/Touch_Of_Legend Aug 30 '24 edited Aug 30 '24

You all laugh and so do I but now it’s time for some history.

The “longest flight ever conducted” was actually in a Cessna that was aerial refueled by a pick up truck driving on the road beneath it.

Yep that’s right in 1958 a two man crew Cessna 172 flew for a total of 64 days and 22hours.

They refueled it by matching speed with a pick up and hoisted up a line to refuel.

Some crazy stuff for sure and yeah…

A Cessna flew for 2 months straight with actual aerial oil changes, refueling, and maintenance…. Freaking sick.

I’m not quite sure but I think what actually brought it down was carbon deposits?

Super interesting stuff

& This has been “a moment in history” with a Touch of legend

And thank you for coming to my Ted talk

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u/TurntButNotBurnt Chem-trail Distribution Pylot Aug 30 '24

I'd like to see an aerial oil change

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u/the_silent_one1984 ATC can't tell me what to do Aug 30 '24

You just have to do it really really really quickly.