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In Summer 2025, Katherine, Violet, and I (and our dog Magic) took our 1984 Mooney M20J on a flying 'road trip' from Orlando, FL to Laconia, NH and a bunch of stops in between.  Lots of photos and details about the flights linked below."
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We are Ryan, Katherine, Violet&nbsp;🌼, and Magic&nbsp;🐶!  For this trip, our family has expanded!  Our baby girl Violet was born on March 6th, 2025, and she is absolutely beautiful!"
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 * Typical Cruise: 160 KTAS @ 12 gph
 * Fuel: 64 gal usable
 * Equipment: Garmin G3X Touch w/ EIS, GTN 650Xi, GFC 500 Autopilot, GTX 345, SiriusXM Datalink Weather

## Trip Stats

 * Total Distance: **2,996 nm**
 * Direct Distance: **2,669 nm**
 * States Visited: 8 plus DC
 * Hours Logged: **22.1**
 * Total Days: 18
 * Flying Days: 10
 * Legs: 12 (4 VFR, 8 IFR)
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 * Longest Day: **Orlando, FL (KORL)** to **Chattanooga, TN (KCHA)** to **Bardstown, KY (KBRY)** - 5.0 hrs - 705 nm
 * Shortest Leg: **Philadelphia, PA (KPHL)** to **Monmouth, NJ (KBLM)** - 0.8 hrs - 55nm (direct) - 63nm (actual)
 * Approaches Flown: 2
 * Fuel Purchased: **202.5 gal** - $1,447.36 ($7.15/gal avg)
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This trip actually began a couple months earlier than our departure date... When planning a trip like this with an infant, you need to know she will be happy and safe!  I had test fit our carseat/stroller quite early on and gotten a few pairs of ear protection to make sure we had one that fit correctly.  When she was around 2 months old, we did our first local test flight (pictured below), which went very well!  She slept the entire time.  That gave us confidence to plan a trip like this."
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This was a short trip, but a fun one!  We really enjoyed our stops in Bardstown, Put-in-Bay, and Laconia.  As it turns out, Violet tolerates airplane trips much better than road trips, chiefly because the engine sounds put her to sleep and she likes to be able to get out of her car seat and play a bit.  That works much better in an airplane than a car.  This trip has given us the confidence to try other trips in the future!  It seems to have been especially beneficial for Violet to get out of the house and on the road... the stimulation every day of the new places, sights, sounds, smells, etc. really made her happy.  She slept very well each night!
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We keep expanding our trip map!  We've pretty well covered the US now, and it's time to start hitting some more out-of-the-way spots in the US that we passed by on earlier trips."
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            <h1>Violet's First Adventure - Summer 2025</h1>
<p>In Summer 2025, Katherine, Violet, and I (and our dog Magic) took our 1984 Mooney M20J on a flying 'road trip' from Orlando, FL to Laconia, NH and a bunch of stops in between.  Lots of photos and details about the flights linked below.</p>
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            <p>The original plan for this trip was simple... do some kind of flying adventure with Violet.  We really weren't sure how any of this would work this time.  The first and only real goal was to bring Violet to meet with her great grandmother in Bardstown, Kentucky.  If all went well with that, the secondary goal was to make a &quot;road trip&quot; out of it... we had an idea that we'd like to visit Katherine's dad in Cincinnati and her mom in Philadelphia, and my aunt and uncle in New Hampshire, and possibly Salem.  Along the way we decided to throw in a few new stops we hadn't visited before.  Unlike our prior trips, we really winged in this time, figuratively and literally.  We had no real plan other than to just fly to interesting places when the weather allowed and generally enjoy ourselves.
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<h2>Trip Highlights</h2>
<p>Photos of some of our favorite moments on this trip.</p>
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                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_001.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1 active"alt="Leaving Orlando.  On the way!">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_002.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Leaving Orlando.  On the way!">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_003.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Enroute to Chattanooga, TN">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_004.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Chattanooga, TN">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_005.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Lunch in Chattanooga, TN">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_006.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Bardstown, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_007.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Bardstown, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_008.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Violet 🌼 meets her Great Grandmother in Bardstown, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_009.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Touring Lux Row Distillery, Bardstown, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_010.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Touring Lux Row Distillery, Bardstown, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_011.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Touring Lux Row Distillery, Bardstown, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_012.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Touring Lux Row Distillery, Bardstown, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_013.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Touring Lux Row Distillery, Bardstown, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_014.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Four generations together in Bardstown, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_015.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Fort Harrod, Harrodsburg, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_016.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Fort Harrod, Harrodsburg, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_017.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Shakertown, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_018.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Shakertown, KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_019.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Departing Bardstown, KY near some distilleries">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_020.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Departing Bardstown, KY near some distilleries">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_021.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Cincinnati, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_022.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Cincinnati, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_023.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Skyline Chili, Cincinnati, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_024.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Visiting Grandpa in northern KY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_025.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Departing Cincinnati, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_026.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Enroute to Put-in-Bay, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_027.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Put-in-Bay, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_028.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Put-in-Bay, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_029.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Put-in-Bay, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_030.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Put-in-Bay, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_031.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Put-in-Bay, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_032.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Put-in-Bay, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_033.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Put-in-Bay, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_034.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Put-in-Bay, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_035.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Put-in-Bay, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_036.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Put-in-Bay, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_037.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Departing Put-in-Bay, OH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_038.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Enroute to Pittsburgh, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_039.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Pittsburgh, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_040.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Pittsburgh, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_041.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Pittsburgh, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_042.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Pittsburgh, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_043.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Pittsburgh, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_044.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Pittsburgh, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_045.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Departing Pittsburgh, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_046.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Departing Pittsburgh, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_047.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Enroute over Central PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_048.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Enroute over Central PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_049.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="In-flight Naps">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_050.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Philadelphia, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_051.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Philadelphia, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_052.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Philadelphia, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_053.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Philadelphia, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_054.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Media, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_055.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Departing Philadelphia, PA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_056.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Enroute to the Jersey Shore">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_057.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Monmouth, NJ">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_058.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Monmouth, NJ">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_059.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Seaside Heights, NJ">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_060.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Seaside Heights, NJ">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_061.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Seaside Heights, NJ">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_062.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Seaside Heights, NJ">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_063.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Seabright, NJ">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_064.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Seabright, NJ">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_065.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Seabright, NJ">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_066.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Seabright, NJ">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_067.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Statue of Liberty, NY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_068.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Statue of Liberty, NY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_069.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Hudson SFRA, NY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_070.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Hudson SFRA, NY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_071.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Hudson SFRA, NY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_072.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Hudson SFRA, NY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_073.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Hudson SFRA, NY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_074.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Hudson SFRA, NY">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_075.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Salem, MA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_076.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Salem, MA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_077.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Salem, MA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_078.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Lunch in Beverly, MA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_079.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Visiting family in Windham, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_080.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Visiting family in Windham, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_081.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Visiting family in Windham, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_082.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Visiting family in Windham, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_083.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Salem, MA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_084.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="The House of Seven Gables, Salem, MA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_085.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="The House of Seven Gables, Salem, MA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_086.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="The House of Seven Gables, Salem, MA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_087.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Salem, MA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_088.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Ghost Tour in Salem, MA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_089.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Salem, MA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_090.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Salem, MA">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_091.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Laconia, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_092.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Laconia, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_093.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Weirs Beach, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_094.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Weirs Beach, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_095.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Weirs Beach, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_096.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Seeing F1 at the drive-in, Weirs Beach, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_097.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Seeing F1 at the drive-in, Weirs Beach, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_098.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Seeing F1 at the drive-in, Weirs Beach, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_099.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Boat ride on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_100.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Boat ride on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_101.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Boat ride on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_102.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Boat ride on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_103.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Weirs Beach, NH">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_104.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Dulles (IAD)">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_105.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Lunch in Washington, DC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_106.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="The White House, Washington, DC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_107.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="The White House, Washington, DC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_108.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Washington, DC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_109.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="4th of July Fireworks on the National Mall, Washington, DC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_110.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="4th of July Fireworks on the National Mall, Washington, DC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_111.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="4th of July Fireworks on the National Mall, Washington, DC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_112.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="4th of July Fireworks on the National Mall, Washington, DC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_113.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="4th of July Fireworks on the National Mall, Washington, DC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_114.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="4th of July Fireworks on the National Mall, Washington, DC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_115.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Departing Dulles (IAD)">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_116.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Departing Dulles (IAD)">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_117.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Departing Dulles (IAD)">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_118.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Enroute to Greenvile, SC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_119.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Landing in Greenvile, SC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_120.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Greenvile, SC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_121.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Greenvile, SC">
                                <img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/headers/violettrip/violettrip_122.jpg" class="carousel-image carousel-image-1"alt="Greenvile, SC">
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            <h2>About Us</h2>
<p>We are Ryan, Katherine, Violet 🌼, and Magic 🐶!  For this trip, our family has expanded!  Our baby girl Violet was born on March 6th, 2025, and she is absolutely beautiful!</p>
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            <p>As a bonus, we arrived home on Violet's 4 month birthday!</p>
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                    <a class="image fit thumb" href="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/12_kgmu_korl/12_kgmu_korl_059.jpg" desc="Photos"><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/12_kgmu_korl/12_kgmu_korl_059.jpg" alt="Photos" /></a>
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            <h2>The Airplane</h2>
<p>This is N374SM, our 1984 Mooney M20J.</p>
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<li>1984 Mooney M20J 201</li>
<li>Typical Cruise: 160 KTAS @ 12 gph</li>
<li>Fuel: 64 gal usable</li>
<li>Equipment: Garmin G3X Touch w/ EIS, GTN 650Xi, GFC 500 Autopilot, GTX 345, SiriusXM Datalink Weather
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<h2>Trip Stats</h2>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>Total Distance: <strong>2,996 nm</strong>
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<li>Direct Distance: <strong>2,669 nm</strong>
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<li>States Visited: 8 plus DC</li>
<li>Hours Logged: <strong>22.1</strong>
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<li>Total Days: 18</li>
<li>Flying Days: 10</li>
<li>Legs: 12 (4 VFR, 8 IFR)</li>
<li>Longest Leg: <strong>Orlando, FL (KORL)</strong> to <strong>Chattanooga, TN (KCHA)</strong> - 3.4 hrs - 437nm (direct) - 491nm (actual)</li>
<li>Longest Day: <strong>Orlando, FL (KORL)</strong> to <strong>Chattanooga, TN (KCHA)</strong> to <strong>Bardstown, KY (KBRY)</strong> - 5.0 hrs - 705 nm</li>
<li>Shortest Leg: <strong>Philadelphia, PA (KPHL)</strong> to <strong>Monmouth, NJ (KBLM)</strong> - 0.8 hrs - 55nm (direct) - 63nm (actual)</li>
<li>Approaches Flown: 2</li>
<li>Fuel Purchased: <strong>202.5 gal</strong> - $1,447.36 ($7.15/gal avg)</li>
<li>FBO Services / Overnights / Fees - $300.32
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<h2>Trip Legs</h2>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/01_korl_kcha" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 1 - Orlando, FL to Chattanooga, TN" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/01_korl_kcha.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/01_korl_kcha">Leg 1 - Orlando, FL to Chattanooga, TN</a></h3>
        <p>Our first long leg to a fuel stop in Tennessee.  Racing to get ahead of some weather.</p>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/02_kcha_kbry" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 2 - Chattanooga, TN to Bardstown, KY" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/02_kcha_kbry.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/02_kcha_kbry">Leg 2 - Chattanooga, TN to Bardstown, KY</a></h3>
        <p>Arriving in Kentucky and reuniting with family.  Violet meets her great-grandmother, and we tour a Kentucky Bourbon distillery and some historic sites.</p>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/03_kbry_kluk" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 3 - Bardstown, KY to Cincinnati, OH" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/03_kbry_kluk.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/03_kbry_kluk">Leg 3 - Bardstown, KY to Cincinnati, OH</a></h3>
        <p>Visiting friends and family in Cincinnati, and the obligatory visit to Skyline.</p>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/04_kluk_3w2" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 4 - Cincinnati, OH to Put-in-Bay, OH" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/04_kluk_3w2.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/04_kluk_3w2">Leg 4 - Cincinnati, OH to Put-in-Bay, OH</a></h3>
        <p>A short flight up to a small island in Lake Erie.  Riding around in golf carts and enjoying the small summer town.</p>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/05_3w2_kagc" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 5 - Put-in-Bay, OH to Pittsburgh, PA" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/05_3w2_kagc.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/05_3w2_kagc">Leg 5 - Put-in-Bay, OH to Pittsburgh, PA</a></h3>
        <p>A quick VFR hop over to Pittsburgh for fuel and lunch.  Visiting the city and walking around a bit.</p>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/06_kagc_kphl" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 6 - Pittsburgh, PA to Philadelphia, PA" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/06_kagc_kphl.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/06_kagc_kphl">Leg 6 - Pittsburgh, PA to Philadelphia, PA</a></h3>
        <p>Over to Philadelphia to visit with Katherine's mom and her husband Joe.  A quiet week with family.</p>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/07_kphl_kblm" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 7 - Philadelphia, PA to Monmouth, NJ" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/07_kphl_kblm.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/07_kphl_kblm">Leg 7 - Philadelphia, PA to Monmouth, NJ</a></h3>
        <p>A very short, but cloudy, IFR hop over to the Jersey Shore.  Exploring the boardwalks and the beaches in Jersey.</p>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/08_kblm_kbvy" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 8 - Monmouth, NJ to Hudson SFRA, NY" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/08_hudson_sfra.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/08_kblm_kbvy">Leg 8 - Monmouth, NJ to Hudson SFRA, NY</a></h3>
        <p>A scenic morning tour of the Hudson River Exclusion SFRA, with spectacular views of Manhattan.</p>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/08_kblm_kbvy" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 8 contd. - Hudson SFRA, NY to Salem, MA" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/08_kblm_kbvy.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/08_kblm_kbvy">Leg 8 contd. - Hudson SFRA, NY to Salem, MA</a></h3>
        <p>We continue northbound to Salem, where we visit family nearby in New Hampshire and tour the historic sites in Salem.</p>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/09_kbvy_klci" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 9 - Salem, MA to Laconia, NH" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/09_kbvy_klci.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/09_kbvy_klci">Leg 9 - Salem, MA to Laconia, NH</a></h3>
        <p>Back to New Hampshire again for a couple days on scenic Lake Winnipesaukee.  A drive-in movie experience and Violet's first lake cruise.</p>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/10_klci_kiad" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 10 - Laconia, NH to Washington, DC" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/10_klci_kiad.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/10_klci_kiad">Leg 10 - Laconia, NH to Washington, DC</a></h3>
        <p>A long flight down to Washington DC for the 4th of July Fireworks.  Exploring DC and visiting the White House from afar.</p>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/11_kiad_kgmu" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 11 - Washington, DC to Greenville, SC" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/11_kiad_kgmu.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/11_kiad_kgmu">Leg 11 - Washington, DC to Greenville, SC</a></h3>
        <p>Making our way home via beautiful downtown Greenville, SC.  Exploring the Falls Park.</p>
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        <a href="/flying/violettrip2025/12_kgmu_korl" class="image fit thumb" desc="Leg 12 - Greenville, SC to Orlando, FL" ><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/12_kgmu_korl.jpg" alt="" /></a>
        <h3><a href="/flying/violettrip2025/12_kgmu_korl">Leg 12 - Greenville, SC to Orlando, FL</a></h3>
        <p>A very eventful flight dodging thunderstorms on the final leg home to Orlando.</p>
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            <h2>Trip Preparation</h2>
<p>This trip actually began a couple months earlier than our departure date... When planning a trip like this with an infant, you need to know she will be happy and safe!  I had test fit our carseat/stroller quite early on and gotten a few pairs of ear protection to make sure we had one that fit correctly.  When she was around 2 months old, we did our first local test flight (pictured below), which went very well!  She slept the entire time.  That gave us confidence to plan a trip like this.</p>
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                    <a class="image fit thumb" href="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/trip_prep/violet_trip_prep_01.jpg" desc="Violets First Flight"><img src="/assets/production/pagedata/flying/violettrip2025/images/thumbs/trip_prep/violet_trip_prep_01.jpg" alt="Violets First Flight" /></a>
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            <h2>Final thoughts</h2>
<p>This was a short trip, but a fun one!  We really enjoyed our stops in Bardstown, Put-in-Bay, and Laconia.  As it turns out, Violet tolerates airplane trips much better than road trips, chiefly because the engine sounds put her to sleep and she likes to be able to get out of her car seat and play a bit.  That works much better in an airplane than a car.  This trip has given us the confidence to try other trips in the future!  It seems to have been especially beneficial for Violet to get out of the house and on the road... the stimulation every day of the new places, sights, sounds, smells, etc. really made her happy.  She slept very well each night!
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We keep expanding our trip map!  We've pretty well covered the US now, and it's time to start hitting some more out-of-the-way spots in the US that we passed by on earlier trips.</p>
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