So here I am in my Virtual world, tasked with ferrying a Beechcraft Royal Duke from San Jose Del Cabo on the south coast of Baja, to Leeds in the Uk via the northern Atlantic Route.  Quite a trip in real time weather and of course, real time.

So set out from San Jose in darkness, even though it is almost noon in the UK.  Heading northwest to San Diego for the first leg, some 660 miles or so,

Will I make it or run foul of the shocking weather on route, it is a very unforgiving flight.  Tried it last year from Leeds to Fort Lauderdale in a single engine Piper Comanche 250 and it did not end well, got forced down into an icelandic fjord due to airframe icing.  Lived to tell the tale, but more by luck than management after dropping the nose over the lip of the fjord, stall warning blaring in a desperate bid for airspeed and warmer air.

Home to make it by the new year as I will have more time to fly over the xmas hols.



Route.



Headed northwest at 14000ft over the Baja Peninsular.  14000ft is a good compromise between fuel burn and sighseeing opportunities.  Royal Duke has twin PT6 turbines and is equipped for flight into known icing conditions.

 

6AM local time with 200 miles to run, and the sun is about to come up.  No need for the panel lights anymore, so I turned them off.
Halfway point and a quick fuel calculation.  Fuel was going to be very tight, cutting into my reserves, so took her up to 18000ft to drop the fuel burn a little, from 40gph per side to 36gph.  Landed on the northern runway at San Diego, by the light aviation ramp.  Good lord, San Diego is a HUGE sprawling airport.

6AM local time with 200 miles to run
  

On the ground on a very misty morning at San Diego


 

and I'm guessing you saved on shipping pistons for your 175.