The Mooney is Broke Again: Mooney in the Backcountry Part 4

This is the last episode in the series on taking the Mooney to the Backcountry of Idaho. In this episode, I meet some awesome people during my stay at Cavanaugh Bay as I wait for my airplane to be fixed after the generator failed. After some hiccups, the generator was fixed and I was on my way back home. The flights back were long but thankfully the weather held out as I crossed Lake Michigan and back to my home airport. Thanks for sticking along with the series and hopefully I'll have more aviation content not necessarily related to this trip coming soon!

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[kevinmearbell]

I just wanted to thank you for doing this series. It really was inspiring.

[DavidsDawley]

Awesome adventure.
Your final comments were great. Where would we be if aviation pioneers never left their home area. Glad you did your best to get the plane ready and then ventured. Love how you just handled your breakdown situations.
Awesome story and an inspiration for those who hope to be able to do something like that someday.

[kevincrocker]

Agreed thoroughly enjoyed the entire trip, great coverage and stories and love the spirit of adventure that you have!

[atomicbonds]

You're a cool dude. Love your good will and enthusiasm.

[dougm]

Been to Sandpoint multiple times. Great area great people. Glad it worked out. If you worry too much about unknown unknowns you will never take off.

[tedcordina]

Thanks for a few hours of sharing your adventure.

[markusschloter]

This series did really inspire me since my Plan is to fly from Germany to the States this summer (2024) and your reports of Johnson Creek and Moose Creek strengthened my wish to get there 😊

[peterspadaro]

Awesome trip Travis thanks for sharing, you’re so right to just get out and go and experience some great times with great people despite the mechanical setbacks which you overcame nicely. Do it again!

[kerrylloyd]

I watched all three of your videos on your go out west trip. You did everything that I wouldn't remotely consider. I have 23, 000 hours and 24 engine outs. I'm 67 years old. Landing in lake Michigan is much more forgiving than landing in a gorge! What, you don't have flotation and emergency survival gear? Good luck dude, keep it up 👍

[roddraym]

Welcome home and thanks for sharing your amazing experiences. So cool of you to give props to the folks who helped you along the way and simply recognizing the good in those you spent time with. Best wishes towards your next adventures!

[thomasmurray]

if you ever go again look me up and I would tag along in my RV 14a. It is always nice to fly with some one else. Upstate NY in KFZY. Nice trip thanks for sharing. Tom

[kylevon]

It sucks being broke down in an unfamiliar airport or state but it gives the chance to meet more people and from my experience I had a lot of people willing to help me

[JasonRiley]

Great series, thanks for sharing and bringing us along :)

[brucecuratola]

Living the dream! Thank you for sharing this great series! Plenty of food for thought - bucket list stuff! How about float plane rating in Alaska?

[surveyore]

'Against all odds'... The journey begins with the first step in the right direction. Congratulations on you sojourn to the 'back country' of Idaho. You handled it well. Most would've completely 'freaked out'. You didn't! Your plane ought to be ready for an 'annual' eh?.. ;)

[sandwicheguy]

This is a great series about your adventures. I could identify with your difficulties and admire the way you solved them. And you are right, the people are what makes the flying community so much fun. YOur way of taking off one runway and then switching to another after wheels up....Bloody marvelous!

[davidspeyers]

Thanks for sharing. Was looking forward to this one. How providential to meet those people and get the help you needed! Amazing views, that a great memorize.

[Europa-Travels]

It's great to see such an honest approach to aviation with humility, a shame more pilots don't do this!

[leeoldershaw]

I'm a real old guy that had a lot of time in a 0 360 M20C in the '60's and I don't remember high oil temp as a problem. I climbed at 120 mph and usually full throttle which kept the enrichment valve open. I once flew from STL to South Jersey on a CAVU zero wind day at 11.5k, 18" map and 1800 rpm, 143 mph TAS, 850 miles in 6 hours nonstop. I landed with 12 g remaining out of the 48.

[MooneyMJ]

What a awesome journey you'd with your M20C. Thanks for sharing! I own a J, never landed on a grass field because we are to low to the ground!