After a quick sleep in Bend we are off to Palm Springs for the night. The flight direct is 3:30. The airplane is capable of the flight, but the passengers aren’t. So we plan a stop in Bishop, CA. Bishop is about a 2 hour fight which will get us a bit over half way and has great fuel prices ($4.29 )plus fly in restaurant.

We get to the Bend airport before 9 and order fuel from Leading Edge. There are 2 FBO’s in Bend and we like Leading Edge. They have the best fuel prices of any stop on our trip $3.99!!! Grandpa is joining us to Palm Springs for we plan the weight and balance for 3 adults and 1 kid. That leaves us room for full main tanks and 10 gallons in each tip tank. We can almost take full fuel. Fuel in Bishop isn’t much more, but we really want to avoid buying gas in Palm Springs.

The Flight from KBDN to KBIH is 2:20 minutes. Even though we tried to leave early it is a super bumpy flight, especially in the back of the plane! Since is it going to be a longer leg, Mama pilot sits in the back with the Little Dude. This gives The Little Dude the chance to get out in flight and more help getting new entertainment items. We love that he can talk to us through his pilot cadet, but what we don’t realize is that he isn’t actually screaming at us every flight, it is his headset! Mama pilot decides to let him use a David Clark and the difference is night a day, he is talking to us in a regular volume. We really don’t like the pilot cadet.

When we land in Bishop we see 4 Seahawk helicopters parked on the ramp. Like a fly to a flame Little Dude notices them and wants to wander over. The crew of the BlackCats we so awesome! They gave us a mini tour and even offered for Little Dude to sit inside! He was pretty shy though. It was super cool to be able to exchange one of Papa Pilots flight test patches with one of theirs though! After checking out the helicopters it was time for lunch.

The FBO and restaurant are located in the same building. Thai Thai, was a bit busy with the crews from the Seahawks, but none the less we had a great meal! It is a super simple restaurant but the food was great! The Bishop Airport FBO was able to top off the tanks while we were eating so after we were done it was time to load up for another 1:30 flight to our stop for the night!