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After owning the TBM since the release date, I finally found the time to do the ferry flight from Tarbes. Lots of pictures, with fair weather and lots of water to stare at for 18 hours of flight. A rundown of the flight in N910GE below, enjoy. Leg 1: The TBM factory in Tarbes, France (LFBT) to Prestwick, Scottsdale (EGPK) 30,000 feet above England/Scotland 30,000 feet above England/Scotland Descent into Prestwick, Scotland (EGPK) Descent into Prestwick, Scotland (EGPK) Turning final approach into Prestick On the ground in Prestwick Quick turnaround in Prestwick, only landed for fuel Leg 2: Prestwick, England (EGPK) to Reykjavik, Iceland (BIRK) Rocketing out of Prestwick, headed for Reykjavik, Iceland. Rocketing out of Prestwick, headed for Reykjavik, Iceland. Approach into Reykjavik, weather conditions begin to deteriorate. Sleet/Rain becomes a factor with dropping temps and decreasing visibility. Approach into Reykjavik, weather conditions begin to deteriorate. Sleet/Rain becomes a factor with dropping temps and decreasing visibility. On the ground in Reykjavik Going in the hangar at Reykjavik until the weather clears By evening, weather in Reykjavik cleared up nicely. Start-up from Reykjavik, bound for Canada Leg 3: Reykjavik, Iceland (BIRK) to Iqaluit, Canada (CYFB) A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. A nice sunset departure from Reykjavik, crossing the Atlantic into the night. On the ground in Canada. Leg 4: Iqaluit, Canada (CYFB) to Churchill, Canada (CYYQ) Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Weather from Reykjavik to here so far has been clear and a million. This ensued for the rest of the trip as well. Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Early morning departure, sun barely above the surface. Over the water, bound for Churchill Over the water, bound for Churchill Approach into Churchill Approach into Churchill On the ground in Churchill, quick re-fuel and then back in the air. Leg 5: Churchill, Canada (CYYQ) to Scottsdale, Arizona (KSDL) Magically equipped some long-range ferry tanks in Churchill to make the direct flight to Scottsdale, Arizona. Departure from Churchill A nice sunset approach over the Rockies into Scottsdale A nice sunset approach over the Rockies into Scottsdale A nice sunset approach over the Rockies into Scottsdale Descending for the DSERT2 arrival into Scottsdale Descending for the DSERT2 arrival into Scottsdale Descending for the DSERT2 arrival into Scottsdale Descending for the DSERT2 arrival into Scottsdale Turns over the valley into Scottsdale Turns over the valley into Scottsdale Turning final approach Final approach into Scottsdale Final landing of the trip, finally made it home. A great trip, would highly recommend it to anyone looking for somewhere to take their TBM.

Beautiful. I'm in the midst of getting a similar type of flight organised (for myself). Keep posting.

There is one more important thing to know about "crossfeeding": If you open the crossfeed but have BOTH sides pumps on, fuel will not get evenly burned from both tanks. You would think so - and inititally this was also how the big, official "Level D" simulators that we used for training had it. But they found out in the real aircraft that - since pressures are never EXACTLY the same, the "stronger" side will COMPLETELY "take over". So you yould see that fuel only gets used from one tank, even if all pumps are on and the crossfeed is open. So just like mmerelles said: If you have an imbalance, open crossfeed, turn off the pumps in the tank with less fuel. We used to say "less fuel, less pressure" to memorize this. THEN you need to set a reminder (I used to clip the tip of my tie to the card-holder clip on the yoke! ) because its easy to get distracted and then you suddently have reversed your imbalance. We used to call this "fuel yo-yo" . Cheers, Jan