I can’t believe it’s been 5 months since completing the trip. As many will have seen, I kind of dropped off the face of the earth a little. The reason is that I was working on my Instrument rating for the airplane—it turned out to be incredibly difficult and took much longer than I expected. I really am sorry about the delay, but with it comes some exciting news that I will announce in the new year. Stay tuned for the story about the trip, coming soon, and maybe even 2-part video storytelling. In the meantime, here are the stats.
The Sonoma to Oshkosh trip was one of the most extreme Unsupported Paramotor Aventures to ever be attempted in the USA. Harley Milne took off a little after 4 am in the dark on Monday, July 18, and arrived in Oshkosh shortly before 11 am on July 24 just 6 days later covering more than 1900 miles.
Paramotor Flight Statistics
- 1900 miles
- 17 flights
- 57 hours of flight time
- 3-night flights
- 3L of oil at 65:1 and averaged
- 3-4 gallons per flight
- 100-120 miles per flight.
- 65 gallons of fuel so about 32 miles mph
- $400 fuel & oil
- Fuel AV-GAS
- Oil: Motul 800
- 2 broken 3-blade Helix Props
- 2 hotel rooms and several nights in FBO lounges
- 1 Reposition from Battle Mountain Airport Wyoming to Buffalo Wyoming to get a new prop
