Yes, you will be flying "Ken's Goose." Are we lucky or what? Thank you, Ken!

The pilot will deadhead to Faaa International Airport (NTAA) where the Goose will be waiting.

The pilot will then be responsible for planning the flight from Faaa International Airport (NTAA) to a water landing on Lake Tahoe, CA., U.S.A. Since the Goose has a very short 695 nm range, many WWA pilots wonder how Ken got the airplane to Tahiti in the first place and how they are suppose to get the airplane out of Tahiti.

Ken will only remark that “pilots need to think west.”

Some pilots seem to think that Ken is blowing smoke and that they need to disassemble the airplane and put it into the An-124 or Cargo 747. Others point to the fact that it is a Goose and can make a water landing, thus you just need coordinate for some fuel in the middle of the ocean.

Can this really be done in a G-21? Yes it can.

The pilot will have to fly the airplane west island hopping to New Zealand, then to Java, over to Indonesia, up India, across the Middle East, across Europe, over to Iceland, Greenland, across Canada, and finally down into Lake Tahoe. The total distance is greater than flying around the world!

However you choose to complete this challenge, just remember that the last pilot who put a scratch on Ken’s Goose has not been seen or heard from again. The Category 1 pilots' rumor is that Ken gave the pilot to the local Tahitians who betrothed him to marry the ugliest woman in Tahiti.

Airplanes for the trip from Faaa Intl. (NTAA) to Lake Tahoe:

FSX : G-21 Goose or 747 (subbing for the Cargo Variant)

FS9 : An-124, Cargo 747, or may fly a freeware Gruman Goose downloadable available from AVSIM’s library.

Go to: AVSIM

Select "File Library" at the top left side of the page. Log in. At the Avsim Library search page use "Quick Search". Type Grumman Goose in the "Search for" box. Use the drop down arrow of the "In category" box to select "Flight Simulator 2004-Original Aircraft". Search.

The FS9 freeware Grumman Goose page will appear with a description of the file, thumbnail picture, and details box. Filename: cc9g21f2.zip. Authors: Lynn & Bill Lyons. Package size 15094 kb.

Avsim reports over 29,800 downloads. The Grumman Goose is on "Flight Simulator 2004-Original Aircraft" page 108.

This FS9 Grumman Goose received an AVSIM Award in 2006 for Best Freeware GA. To see the award, type in "Grumman Goose" in the Search AVSIM's News archives box on the right side of the AVSIM home page.

Disclaimer: WWA has not tested the FS9 freeware Grumman Goose. You assume the risks of downloading & installing this aircraft.

Although the FS9 freeware Grumman Goose is not yet a WWA aircraft, the Executive Vice President and the Director of Aircraft of the Executive Charter Division downloaded and fly this freeware aircraft without problems.

A PILOT RECOGNITION AWARD will be granted to pilots who complete Executive Charter P244 which requires the pilot to fly the Grumman G-21 Goose from NTAA to Lake Tahoe.

To be eligible for this award, the pilot must identify and record all legs of this charter as "P244" flights in the Flight Dispatch System.

Have fun!

Category: Personal

Continent: Intercontinental

Origin: As described

Destination: As described

Stops: Non-Stop

Aircraft: Boeing BBJ, Boeing BBJ2, Bombardier LearJet 45, Bombardier LearJet 60, Cessna 750 Citation X, Dassault Falcon 2000DX, Dassault Falcon 50, Embraer ERJ-135LR, Embraer ERJ-145LR, Grumman Goose, Gulfstream G550, Hawker Beechjet 400, Piaggio P.180 Avanti

Note: Click on aircraft to sign out on this charter using the WestWind Flight Dispatch System