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August 2025 - C175 to Kenora, ON (maybe Steinbach, MB) w/ Extra Ontario Stops

Currently estimated dates:
Depart -> Thursday/Friday August 14/15 2025 Return -> Sunday/Monday August 17/18 2025 Things remaining to be done absolutely before trip:
- Test aux fuel system
- Gather more tiedown options (at least 2?)
- Test filing flight plans with FPG
- Weigh major items
- Buy oil
- Call about fuel/landing fees/parking fees
- Download suppplementary docs (AIM, manuals, etc.)

North route

CYRP -> 4605N07718W -> CMA2 -> CYYB -> CYXR -> CNE4 -> CYYU -> CYHF -> CYGQ -> CYYW* -> CYXL -> CYQK
OTTAWA (CARP) -> Lat/Long -> Mattawa -> North Bay -> EARLTON -> Iroquois Falls -> Kapuskasing -> HEARST -> GERALDTON -> Armstrong* -> Sioux Lookout -> KENORA

* = No 100LL Fuel
CAPS = Fuel Stop
Bold = Stop

852 NM * 2

Good places to stay overnight, in order of appearance:
- Earlton (Uncontrolled, 42 minute walk to town, food, cheap fuel)
- Kapuskasing (Class E, 51 min walk from town, food, cheap fuel)
- Hearst (Uncontrolled, 50 min walk from town, food, cheap fuel)
- Geraldton (Class E, not close to town, but maybe camp?)
- Armstrong (Uncontrolled, not close to town, but maybe camp?, no fuel)

Likely fuel stops (not necessarily stay overnight):
- CYXR
- CYYU or CYHF
- CYGQ (needed before trip to Armstrong/Sioux Lookout)
- CYXL, if necessary, before final hop to Kenora

Rough one day ideal scenario legs plan:
Day 1:
Leg 1: CYRP - Custom Point - CMA2 - CYXR (228 NM, ~2.1 hrs)
Leg 2: CYXR - CNE4 - CYYU - CYHF (202 NM, ~1.8 hrs)
Leg 3: CYHF - CYQG (126 NM, ~1.2 hrs)
Leg 4: CYQG - CYYW - CYXL - CYQK (296 NM, ~2.7 hrs)

Assuming 45 minutes per fuel break x3: 2.3 hrs Total time: 7.9 hrs + 2.3 hrs = 10.2 hrs

Earliest departure: Sunrise 6 AM Local (10 AM UTC) + 10.2 hrs = 3:15 PM Local
Latest departure: 11:45 AM Local = Sunset 9 PM Local (2 AM UTC) - 10.2 hrs

Rough two day ideal scenario legs plans:

Day 1:
Leg 1: CYRP - Custom Point - CMA2 (~1.5 hrs)
Leg 2: CMA2 - (CYYB) - CYXR (~0.75 hrs)
- FUEL AT CYXR (confirm any landing fees?)
Leg 3: CYXR - CYTS - CYYU (~1.3 hrs)
- STAY IN CYYU OR CYHF (confirm any lading and parking fees?)
Leg 3/4: CYYU - CYHF (confirm any lading and parking fees?) (~0.5 hrs)
- STAY IN CYYU OR CYHF

Day 2:
Leg 1: CYYU/CYHF - CYGQ
- FUEL AT CYQG (confirm any landing fees?)
- LOOK AROUND QUICKLY
Leg 2: CYGQ - CYYW - CYXL
- FUEL AT CYXL IF NO LANDING FEES (confirm any landing fees?)
- IF NO LANDING FEE AND PARKING FEE, VISIT TOWN
Leg 3: CYXL - CYQK
STAY IN KENORA

Weather stations:

Need to look at:
- Landing fees
- Parking fees (between CYXR, CYYU, CYHF, CYGQ)

Forecast Scraper Notebook - CLICK HERE

Can possibly come back on southern route (Marathon, Wawa, Sudbury)

Necessary Items:
Should be able to have all this under 110 lbs.

My pack & weight list: Co-pilot pack & weight list:

2026? - C175 to Arviat, NU?

The trip would be completed weather dependent on the weeks between Aug 4th 2025 to Sept 8th 2025.
It is not necessary to fly all legs but instead just try to push as far as safely possible and with enough time to return safely.

Leg 1
CYRP -> CYYB -> CYTS (310 NM, ~ 2.8 hrs)
Altitudes: 2400 ft min, 8500 ft max
Airspace to consider: Ottawa Class C, CYR 540, Algonquin MOA, North Bay Class E, CYA 521
Leg 2
CYTS -> CYGQ -> CYPL (390 NM, ~ 3.5 hrs)
Altitudes: 2100 ft min, 8500 ft max
Airspace to consider: Geraldton Class E
Leg 3
CYPL -> CJT3 -> CYGX (353 NM, ~ 3.2 hrs)
Altitudes: 2000 ft min
Airspace to consider: Knee Lake Class G
Leg 4
CYGX -> CYYQ -> CYEK (299 NM, ~ 2.7 hrs)
Altitudes: 1300 ft min
Airspace to consider: Churchill Class E

Leg 5
CYEK -> CYYQ -> CYGX (299 NM, ~ 2.7 hrs)
Altitudes: 1300 ft min
Leg 6
CYGX -> CJT3 -> CYPL (353 NM, ~ 3.2 hrs)
Altitudes: 2000 ft min
Leg 7
CYPL -> CYGQ -> CYTS (390 NM, ~ 3.5 hrs)
Altitudes: 2100 ft min, 9500 ft max
Leg 8
CYTS -> CYYB -> CYRP (310 NM, ~ 2.8 hrs)
Altitudes: 2400 ft min, 9500 ft max

Total baseline flight time: 24.4 hrs, at $225/hr then ~$5500 (just aicraft operating costs). Split between two pilots: $2750

Possible add on visits, time and wind/performance permiting:
- Stop in CYYQ, Churchill
- Stop in CYGQ, Geraldton
- Deviation to Kenora, CYQK?

Usable Fuel, Main Tanks: 43 Gallons
Assumd Usable Fuel, Aux Fuel Tank: 15 Gallons
Assumed Fuel Capacity for Flight: 58 Gallons
At worst case 13 GPH, ~ 4.5 hours of flight time total.
At worst case 13 GPH and no aux fuel tank use, ~ 3.3 hours flight time total.
Realistically, at 11 GPH and no aux fuel tank use, ~ 3.9 hours flight time total.
Realistically, at 11 GPH, 5.3 hours flight time total.
None of these are considering reserves on landing, though, to be clear.

All airports listed in the legs above (EXCEPT for CYYQ) should have 100LL.

Available weight left with full fuel (wings and aux) and 2x 180 lbs pilots: 110 lbs

Best places to get into town and/or sleep:
- Gillam (close walk to town, camping loosk possible)
- Arviat (close walk to town, camping looks possible)
- Pickle Lake (camping looks possible but not walk to town, only to lake)
- Geraldton (camping looks possible but not walk to town, only to lake)

Necessary Items: