Original/Preferred aircraft: Boeing Stearman.
Simulator: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Next Event: currently no events planned
This tour is another hommage to a great book “The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into The Heart Of America” by Stephen Coonts which tells the story of an epic cross country flight all over America, done by the author himself in 1991. Coonts was flying a Boeing Stearman with a Lycoming engine (more powerful than the standard Continental).
He only had maps and charts, compass and a wristwatch to navigate. We’re retracing all the legs he flew at our own pace (and with some more stop overs in between), using MSFS2020 and a Stearman from DC Designs (Payware, but very reasonable price) plus a free realism mod which makes the DC-Stearman even better.
This is only the first part of the long tour which brings us towards the East Coast of the USA. There will be a separate, second tour which recounts the legs which went to the West Coast.
If you’re interested in getting the book, I’d kindly ask you (as usual) to not buy it at a large online retailer but instead support your local book store.
The Route
For the sake of GDPR compliance, you will have to agree to view this map since it is loading resources from the external platform OpenStreetMap.
Show list of tour legs
Click on a tour leg to highlight it on the map.
- Leg 1: From KBDU to KLIC - Distance: 85.49 nm, Duration: 00:53 hrs
- Leg 2: From KLIC to KSYF - Distance: 91.42 nm, Duration: 00:57 hrs
- Leg 3: From KSYF to KCOZ - Distance: 31.3 nm, Duration: 00:19 hrs
- Leg 4: From KCOZ to KOEL - Distance: 29.42 nm, Duration: 00:18 hrs
- Leg 5: From KOEL to KHYS - Distance: 73.84 nm, Duration: 00:46 hrs
- Leg 6: From KHYS to K78 - Distance: 95.3 nm, Duration: 01:00 hrs
- Leg 7: From K78 to KFOE - Distance: 73.49 nm, Duration: 00:46 hrs
- Leg 8: From KFOE to KTOP - Distance: 7.33 nm, Duration: 00:04 hrs
- Leg 9: From KTOP to 8K5 - Distance: 73.14 nm, Duration: 00:46 hrs
- Leg 10: From 8K5 to KCFV - Distance: 46.43 nm, Duration: 00:29 hrs
- Leg 11: From KCFV to 2K9 - Distance: 75.86 nm, Duration: 00:47 hrs
- Leg 12: From 2K9 to KMLC - Distance: 57.35 nm, Duration: 00:36 hrs
- Leg 13: From KMLC to 0F7 - Distance: 31.7 nm, Duration: 00:20 hrs
- Leg 14: From 0F7 to KMEZ - Distance: 85.4 nm, Duration: 00:53 hrs
- Leg 15: From KMEZ to 4F7 - Distance: 61.03 nm, Duration: 00:38 hrs
- Leg 16: From 4F7 to F43 - Distance: 50.77 nm, Duration: 00:32 hrs
- Leg 17: From F43 to KMLU - Distance: 51.68 nm, Duration: 00:32 hrs
- Leg 18: From KMLU to KHEZ - Distance: 65.67 nm, Duration: 00:41 hrs
- Leg 19: From KHEZ to KBTR - Distance: 65.33 nm, Duration: 00:41 hrs
- Leg 20: From KBTR to KMJD - Distance: 77.57 nm, Duration: 00:48 hrs
- Leg 21: From KMJD to 2R5 - Distance: 71.2 nm, Duration: 00:44 hrs
- Leg 22: From 2R5 to KCQF - Distance: 20.75 nm, Duration: 00:13 hrs
- Leg 23: From KCQF to KPNS - Distance: 35.74 nm, Duration: 00:22 hrs
- Leg 24: From KPNS to FA07 - Distance: 72.62 nm, Duration: 00:45 hrs
- Leg 25: From FA07 to 2J9 - Distance: 69.53 nm, Duration: 00:43 hrs
- Leg 26: From 2J9 to 24J - Distance: 81.33 nm, Duration: 00:51 hrs
- Leg 27: From 24J to KFHB - Distance: 83.04 nm, Duration: 00:52 hrs
- Leg 28: From KFHB to KDED - Distance: 93.21 nm, Duration: 00:58 hrs
- Leg 29: From KDED to KORL - Distance: 31.42 nm, Duration: 00:19 hrs
- Leg 30: From KORL to 8FL0 - Distance: 71.22 nm, Duration: 00:44 hrs
- Leg 31: From 8FL0 to 4J6 - Distance: 61.85 nm, Duration: 00:39 hrs
- Leg 32: From 4J6 to KMIY - Distance: 60.66 nm, Duration: 00:38 hrs
- Leg 33: From KMIY to KHXD - Distance: 40.64 nm, Duration: 00:25 hrs
- Leg 34: From KHXD to KJZI - Distance: 45.33 nm, Duration: 00:28 hrs
- Leg 35: From KJZI to KGGE - Distance: 50.25 nm, Duration: 00:31 hrs
- Leg 36: From KGGE to 03NC - Distance: 85.26 nm, Duration: 00:53 hrs
- Leg 37: From 03NC to KISO - Distance: 75.1 nm, Duration: 00:47 hrs
- Leg 38: From KISO to 05W - Distance: 55.52 nm, Duration: 00:35 hrs
- Leg 39: From 05W to KMQI - Distance: 44.82 nm, Duration: 00:28 hrs
- Leg 40: From KMQI to KFFA - Distance: 5.88 nm, Duration: 00:03 hrs
- Leg 41: From KFFA to KORF - Distance: 58.79 nm, Duration: 00:37 hrs
- Leg 42: From KORF to KMFV - Distance: 49.82 nm, Duration: 00:31 hrs
- Leg 43: From KMFV to N06 - Distance: 54.33 nm, Duration: 00:34 hrs
- Leg 44: From N06 to KGAI - Distance: 82.54 nm, Duration: 00:52 hrs
- Leg 45: From KGAI to KFDK - Distance: 17.82 nm, Duration: 00:11 hrs
- Leg 46: From KFDK to W42 - Distance: 44.92 nm, Duration: 00:28 hrs
- Leg 47: From W42 to KRDG - Distance: 56.53 nm, Duration: 00:35 hrs
- Leg 48: From KRDG to 3N5 - Distance: 67.24 nm, Duration: 00:42 hrs
- Leg 49: From 3N5 to 46N - Distance: 71 nm, Duration: 00:44 hrs
- Leg 50: From 46N to KPOU - Distance: 21.61 nm, Duration: 00:13 hrs
- Leg 51: From KPOU to 44N - Distance: 8.16 nm, Duration: 00:05 hrs
- Leg 52: From 44N to KHPN - Distance: 38.48 nm, Duration: 00:24 hrs
- Leg 53: From KHPN to NY94 - Distance: 54.67 nm, Duration: 00:34 hrs
- Leg 54: From NY94 to KMMK - Distance: 54.01 nm, Duration: 00:34 hrs
- Leg 55: From KMMK to KPVD - Distance: 64.21 nm, Duration: 00:40 hrs
- Leg 56: From KPVD to KCON - Distance: 88.94 nm, Duration: 00:56 hrs
- Leg 57: From KCON to KLEW - Distance: 73.38 nm, Duration: 00:46 hrs
- Leg 58: From KLEW to KRKD - Distance: 51.09 nm, Duration: 00:32 hrs
- Leg 59: From KRKD to 3B5 - Distance: 49.45 nm, Duration: 00:31 hrs
- Leg 60: From 3B5 to KHIE - Distance: 57.45 nm, Duration: 00:36 hrs
- Leg 61: From KHIE to KMPV - Distance: 44.78 nm, Duration: 00:28 hrs
- Leg 62: From KMPV to KGFL - Distance: 68.89 nm, Duration: 00:43 hrs
- Leg 63: From KGFL to K23 - Distance: 70.65 nm, Duration: 00:44 hrs
- Leg 64: From K23 to KITH - Distance: 69.82 nm, Duration: 00:44 hrs
- Leg 65: From KITH to 01G - Distance: 71.98 nm, Duration: 00:45 hrs
- Leg 66: From 01G to KIAG - Distance: 45.02 nm, Duration: 00:28 hrs
- Leg 67: From KIAG to KDKK - Distance: 39.53 nm, Duration: 00:24 hrs
- Leg 68: From KDKK to KERI - Distance: 47.08 nm, Duration: 00:29 hrs
- Leg 69: From KERI to KUCP - Distance: 64.41 nm, Duration: 00:40 hrs
- Leg 70: From KUCP to KHLG - Distance: 52.15 nm, Duration: 00:32 hrs
- Leg 71: From KHLG to W22 - Distance: 72.58 nm, Duration: 00:45 hrs
- Leg 72: From W22 to KPKB - Distance: 58.01 nm, Duration: 00:36 hrs
- Leg 73: From KPKB to KCYO - Distance: 72.28 nm, Duration: 00:45 hrs
- Leg 74: From KCYO to KMGY - Distance: 57.7 nm, Duration: 00:36 hrs
- Leg 75: From KMGY to KGEZ - Distance: 73.11 nm, Duration: 00:46 hrs
- Leg 76: From KGEZ to 3I3 - Distance: 72.82 nm, Duration: 00:45 hrs
- Leg 77: From 3I3 to KMTO - Distance: 42.02 nm, Duration: 00:26 hrs
- Leg 78: From KMTO to KTAZ - Distance: 48.79 nm, Duration: 00:30 hrs
- Leg 79: From KTAZ to KIJX - Distance: 44.4 nm, Duration: 00:28 hrs
- Leg 80: From KIJX to KHAE - Distance: 55.73 nm, Duration: 00:35 hrs
- Leg 81: From KHAE to KIRK - Distance: 55.32 nm, Duration: 00:34 hrs
- Leg 82: From KIRK to 75K - Distance: 67.98 nm, Duration: 00:42 hrs
- Leg 83: From 75K to KSDA - Distance: 70.23 nm, Duration: 00:44 hrs
- Leg 84: From KSDA to NE40 - Distance: 66.19 nm, Duration: 00:41 hrs
- Leg 85: From NE40 to KHSI - Distance: 71.36 nm, Duration: 00:45 hrs
- Leg 86: From KHSI to KHDE - Distance: 42.45 nm, Duration: 00:26 hrs
- Leg 87: From KHDE to KMCK - Distance: 59.35 nm, Duration: 00:37 hrs
- Leg 88: From KMCK to 42V - Distance: 44.72 nm, Duration: 00:28 hrs
- Leg 89: From 42V to 8CO8 - Distance: 54.36 nm, Duration: 00:34 hrs
- Leg 90: From 8CO8 to KAKO - Distance: 23.02 nm, Duration: 00:14 hrs
- Leg 91: From KAKO to KLMO - Distance: 89.08 nm, Duration: 00:56 hrs
- Leg 92: From KLMO to KBDU - Distance: 8.04 nm, Duration: 00:05 hrs
- Assumed Average Speed: 95.00 knots
- Total Distance: 5,273.18 nm
- Total Duration: 54:44 h
Download flight plans
The following flight plans were created with LittleNavMap. (The plans for FSX/P3D/XP are untested.)