North Atlantic Crossing in a G1000 Equipped Piper Meridian
A series of Short Videos Which Document a Single Engine Turboprop Crossing
on the “Middle Route” of the North Atlantic
North Atlantic Crossing: Leg #1 of 5: Bangor - Goose Bay
Come along with Master Instructor Dick Rochfort on this single engine crossing of the North Atlantic along what is known as “the middle route”. The route is from Bangor, Maine to Goose Bay Labrador, Canada (leg #1);Goose Bay to Narsarsuaq Greenland (Leg #2); Nars to Reykjavik Iceland (Leg #3); Reykjavik to Wick, Scotland (Leg #4); and Wick to Augsburg Germany (Leg #5). The narration includes in-flight training demonstrations and briefings of the weather, logistics, fuel planning, airframe icing procedures, navigation and physiology in this series of challenging flights in a single engine turboprop aircraft; a Garmin G1000 equipped Piper PA46 Meridian.Dick Rochfort is a full-time pilot trainer specializing in the PA46 Matrix, Malibu, Mirage and Meridian aircraft. He provides pre-purchase valuation, training, corporate services and expert witness services worldwide.Dick’s sponsors for this trip include Air Journey for flight planning and concierge services, GoPro – Hero 3 Black Edition camera equipment, Foreflight iPad aviation App, Jeppesen electronic charts and plates, Switlik Uzip cold water immersion equipment, Sea Survival Systems in Groton Ct – ditching and cold water survival training, McMurdo Personal Locator Beacon, Garmin G1000 Avionics training and support and Piper Aircraft. A special thanks to Guillaume Fabray at Air Journey and Andrew Bruce at Far North Aviation, Wick UK for excellent services provided.
North Atlantic Crossing: Leg #2: Goose Bay - Narsarsuaq, Greenland
Come along with Master Instructor Dick Rochfort on this single engine crossing of the North Atlantic along what is known as “the middle route”. The route is from Bangor, Maine to Goose Bay Labrador, Canada (leg #1);Goose Bay to Narsarsuaq Greenland (Leg #2); Nars to Reykjavik Iceland (Leg #3); Reykjavik to Wick, Scotland (Leg #4); and Wick to Augsburg Germany (Leg #5). The narration includes in-flight training demonstrations and briefings of the weather, logistics, fuel planning, airframe icing procedures, navigation and physiology in this series of challenging flights in a single engine turboprop aircraft; a Garmin G1000 equipped Piper PA46 Meridian.Dick Rochfort is a full-time pilot trainer specializing in the PA46 Matrix, Malibu, Mirage and Meridian aircraft. He provides pre-purchase valuation, training, corporate services and expert witness services worldwide.Dick’s sponsors for this trip include Air Journey for flight planning and concierge services, GoPro – Hero 3 Black Edition camera equipment, Foreflight iPad aviation App, Jeppesen electronic charts and plates, Switlik Uzip cold water immersion equipment, Sea Survival Systems in Groton Ct – ditching and cold water survival training, McMurdo Personal Locator Beacon, Garmin G1000 Avionics training and support and Piper Aircraft. A special thanks to Guillaume Fabray at Air Journey and Andrew Bruce at Far North Aviation, Wick UK for excellent services provided.
North Atlantic Crossing: Leg #3: Narsarsuaq - Reykjavik, Iceland
Come along with Master Instructor Dick Rochfort on this single engine crossing of the North Atlantic along what is known as “the middle route”. The route is from Bangor, Maine to Goose Bay Labrador, Canada (leg #1);Goose Bay to Narsarsuaq Greenland (Leg #2); Nars to Reykjavik Iceland (Leg #3); Reykjavik to Wick, Scotland (Leg #4); and Wick to Augsburg Germany (Leg #5). The narration includes in-flight training demonstrations and briefings of the weather, logistics, fuel planning, airframe icing procedures, navigation and physiology in this series of challenging flights in a single engine turboprop aircraft; a Garmin G1000 equipped Piper PA46 Meridian.Dick Rochfort is a full-time pilot trainer specializing in the PA46 Matrix, Malibu, Mirage and Meridian aircraft. He provides pre-purchase valuation, training, corporate services and expert witness services worldwide.Dick’s sponsors for this trip include Air Journey for flight planning and concierge services, GoPro – Hero 3 Black Edition camera equipment, Foreflight iPad aviation App, Jeppesen electronic charts and plates, Switlik Uzip cold water immersion equipment, Sea Survival Systems in Groton Ct – ditching and cold water survival training, McMurdo Personal Locator Beacon, Garmin G1000 Avionics training and support and Piper Aircraft. A special thanks to Guillaume Fabray at Air Journey and Andrew Bruce at Far North Aviation, Wick UK for excellent services provided.
North Atlantic Crossing: Leg #4: Reykjavik - Wick, Scotland
Come along with Master Instructor Dick Rochfort on this single engine crossing of the North Atlantic along what is known as “the middle route”. The route is from Bangor, Maine to Goose Bay Labrador, Canada (leg #1);Goose Bay to Narsarsuaq Greenland (Leg #2); Nars to Reykjavik Iceland (Leg #3); Reykjavik to Wick, Scotland (Leg #4); and Wick to Augsburg Germany (Leg #5). The narration includes in-flight training demonstrations and briefings of the weather, logistics, fuel planning, airframe icing procedures, navigation and physiology in this series of challenging flights in a single engine turboprop aircraft; a Garmin G1000 equipped Piper PA46 Meridian.Dick Rochfort is a full-time pilot trainer specializing in the PA46 Matrix, Malibu, Mirage and Meridian aircraft. He provides pre-purchase valuation, training, corporate services and expert witness services worldwide.Dick’s sponsors for this trip include Air Journey for flight planning and concierge services, GoPro – Hero 3 Black Edition camera equipment, Foreflight iPad aviation App, Jeppesen electronic charts and plates, Switlik Uzip cold water immersion equipment, Sea Survival Systems in Groton Ct – ditching and cold water survival training, McMurdo Personal Locator Beacon, Garmin G1000 Avionics training and support and Piper Aircraft. A special thanks to Guillaume Fabray at Air Journey and Andrew Bruce at Far North Aviation, Wick UK for excellent services provided.
North Atlantic Crossing: Leg #5 of 5: Wick - Augsburg, Germany
Come along with Master Instructor Dick Rochfort on this single engine crossing of the North Atlantic along what is known as “the middle route”. The route is from Bangor, Maine to Goose Bay Labrador, Canada (leg #1);Goose Bay to Narsarsuaq Greenland (Leg #2); Nars to Reykjavik Iceland (Leg #3); Reykjavik to Wick, Scotland (Leg #4); and Wick to Augsburg Germany (Leg #5). The narration includes in-flight training demonstrations and briefings of the weather, logistics, fuel planning, airframe icing procedures, navigation and physiology in this series of challenging flights in a single engine turboprop aircraft; a Garmin G1000 equipped Piper PA46 Meridian.Dick Rochfort is a full-time pilot trainer specializing in the PA46 Matrix, Malibu, Mirage and Meridian aircraft. He provides pre-purchase valuation, training, corporate services and expert witness services worldwide.Dick’s sponsors for this trip include Air Journey for flight planning and concierge services, GoPro – Hero 3 Black Edition camera equipment, Foreflight iPad aviation App, Jeppesen electronic charts and plates, Switlik Uzip cold water immersion equipment, Sea Survival Systems in Groton Ct – ditching and cold water survival training, McMurdo Personal Locator Beacon, Garmin G1000 Avionics training and support and Piper Aircraft. A special thanks to Guillaume Fabray at Air Journey and Andrew Bruce at Far North Aviation, Wick UK for excellent services provided..