My advice is to go for it Gene. You never know when life will throw things at you that will make it impossible for you to do some of the things you would like to. You may decide after flying for 8 hours that it is just too far, but then again, you may be excited about doing it again the following year! Back when we bought Molly, I bummed a ride up to Lacon, Illinois (not far from Clinton) and flew her back to West Memphis. It took a good while, but the time went by pretty fast and the scenery was great! Seeing the St. Louis Arch from 2,500' up in the air was great. I think Regina is planning to fly up from the Jackson, MS, area.