2000 Miles in a Model IV

[Esser]

Great trip Norm. I had to laugh though because 3 years ago I did the exact same thing with my credit card in Steinbach, MB. The only problem is I flew a 5 hour leg to North Battle ford and landed with no fuel, no credit card, and no one around to give cash to because it was a holiday long weekend.

[Norm]

Steve I was so envious of your time in Oshkosh with the KitFox team that the only thing that kept me sane was knowing I had this trip planned. I still have to work on the Throttle as I would not come off of about 3500 at Virden on the way in. I had my first motor off landing in the Fox but I only turned it off when I had the runway made for sure. This was a good shakedown cruise for me.
170hrs on hobbs since Oct 2017 when it first saw air under the wings.

Josh that is funny, but luckily it was my last fuel stop. What did you do? Take fuel on credit and call them back with a number?

[Esser]

It was card locked. I thought about pitching a tent for the night and waiting until the morning since I couldn't figure out who to call. About an hour later some 90ish year old drove up and said he knew who I might be able to call and pulled a phone book out of his trunk. Someone came out, I only had US cash which then would only take at par and wanted a call out on top of that. It ended up being the most expensive fuel on my trip. But I got home just as the sun was setting and about 30 min before some major thunderstorms rolled in so it was worth the price after a 30 hour trip to sleep in my own bed I think.

[LSaupe]

Great trip and pics!

[SkySteve]

Norm,
What a great trip and story. Thanks for taking us along!!