I spent some time on this rainy day digging into my flight data and produced this picture and compiled some stats.

First flight: 06-14-07
Hours as of 01-11-10: 652
Approximate statute miles flown: 60,000
Most miles in one day: 1251 (statute)
Most hours in one day: 13
Most airports landed at in one day: 12
Highest average trip speed: 445 miles at 151 mph GS - 184 max GS (wicked tail wind)

Steve

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Comment by Mack P. Kreizenbeck on January 17, 2010 at 7:09pm
Who sez 601XLs are too small to go anywhere?
Steve, you are an inspiration to all of us in the expermental world!
To all the people out there, Steve helped work on my plane, then took delivery of his kit afterwards
and now has 650 hours on his bird and I only have 5 -- go figure.
keep the greasy side down.
Mack
Comment by Scott Thatcher on January 17, 2010 at 4:25pm
Very impressive Steve. You sure don't let those mountains get in your way!
Comment by STEVEN and TARA SMITH on January 17, 2010 at 3:42pm
Stephen
What an inspiration to us all
Steven & Tara Smith
Comment by Tim Garrett on January 17, 2010 at 3:05pm
Wow! Very Cool. I bow to your milage/flight time.

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