Is it possible to fly a Bonanza from North America to Europe?

The key to make sure you’re traveling with Winds Aloft, not against. At anywhere over 12,000 the wind speed sometimes breaks two digits.

Yes, I’ve done it with the Robert Young Tur-Bo mod. Two crew, two pax, some luggage. Get as far East in Canada as you can, make the jump to BGBW, and you can cross the Straits to Reykjavik easy.

After that, the fun part doesn’t end. Making a decision on how to get to Europe is also a little tricky. You don’t have the range to make it to Ireland or Norway in one shot. So where that intermediate stop is and how difficult a landing you want with Live Weather matters. You’ll want the NXi, trust me. For an approach to someplace like the Faroes where it’s constantly gusty and sometimes really poor visibility, you want all the abilities to pull any type of approach leg possible.

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