@Mark_1
Thank you very much for your insights. This is really helpful information.
I’ll investigate the alternatives on Iceland, and I just purchased ‘Frozen in Time’.
I work with some Arctic researchers who told me I should read that book, but I never got to it before now.
Thanks a lot.
I also contacted the guys at Wick, who were very helpful and responsive.
Do any of you have advice on HF radios?
Seems that this is a required component to make the crossing, but I can’t seem to find an authoritative source on that.
Also, wrt installation, any tips?
Thanks
AF wrote:
Do any of you have advice on HF radios?
Seems that this is a required component to make the crossing, but I can’t seem to find an authoritative source on that.
Also, wrt installation, any tips?
Thanks
Whether you need HF depends on the route. I don’t believe it is needed it on the northern route you describe. What altitude will you be at?
NAT doc 007 refers with the highlighted section being VHF coverage at a high altitude. At lower altitudes it is worse but people use the northern route to stay in VHF contact. I would suggest carrying Satcom as well. You can always call in a position report if needed.
You can still use VHF to relay messages via airliners. Although I don’t know if you are allowed to plan with that.
Dimme wrote:
You can still use VHF to relay messages via airliners. Although I don’t know if you are allowed to plan with that.
You aren’t.
From:
https://www.tc.gc.ca/media/documents/ca-publications/AIM-2018-1-E-NAT.pdf
No pilot-in-command of a single-engined aircraft, or of a
multi-engined aircraft that would be unable to maintain flight
in the event of the failure of any engine, shall commence a
flight that will leave Canadian Domestic Airspace and enter
airspace over the high seas unless(…)
(b) the aircraft is equipped with
(…)
(ii) a high frequency radio capable of transmitting
and receiving on a minimum of two appropriate
international air-ground general purpose frequencies,
and
NOTE:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, aircraft may proceed across
the Atlantic without HF radio subject to the following
restrictions:
(a) below FL 195, routing Iqaluit (Frobay) – Sondre
Stromfjord – Keflavík; and
(b) FL 250 or above, routing Goose VOR – Prins Christian
Sund (or Narsarsuaq) – Keflavík. The aircraft is not
allowed to operate in HLA unless MNPS authority
is held.
This pretty Mouse has just made the crossing at a usually challenging season for a relatively un complicated SEP.
Here is the Flightaware crossing legs.
There are some impressively long legs for the type – either has a totaliser or is taking chances 
Peter wrote:
There are some impressively long legs for the type – either has a totaliser or is taking chances
Or a ferry tank. :)
