Young pilot races Boeing 737 in tiny Cessna 150 from Atlanta to Nashville
- A young pilot raced his girlfriend from Atlanta to Nashville
- While one was in a Boeing 737, the other was piloting a tiny Cessna 150
- But who made it downtown first?
Published on Jul 05, 2024 at 7:27 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Jul 06, 2024 at 5:15 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
They sit at completely different ends of the air-travel scale – but this race proves once and for all whether flying in a Boeing 737 or a tiny Cessna 150 is faster.
A YouTuber raced his girlfriend from Atlanta to Nashville, US.
The question was – who will make it to Loser’s Bar & Grill first?
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Before the flight
After both leaving home at 9.30 am, Drew, aka Fly Me to the Fun™, flew from KLZU in Lawrenceville, Georgia, while his girlfriend, Lanie, departed KATL in Atlanta.
Both were heading to Nashville International Airport (BNA), but the finish line was an eatery downtown.
The weather wasn’t onside for either of them, so Drew prepped his Cessna 150 by adding fuel and monitoring weather conditions.
He added 27 gallons, which would last four hours for the flight – which he anticipated would take two hours and 25 minutes – before lift-off.
Lanie’s flight was delayed due to incoming storms for another 42 minutes, so she grabbed a bite.
However, while Lanie was stuck on the ground, the 805km/h (500mph/453kts) cruising speed of a Boeing 737 still gave her a fighting chance of landing first.
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Boeing 737 vs Cessna 150
When both got going, Drew was going at a steady 170km/h (106mph/92km); however, the cockpit – complete with 360° views – more than made up for being slower.
When he overheard a request from Lanie’s flight to slow down due to turbulence, Drew was hopeful that – along with waiting for other passengers to disembark and other airport procedures – he stood a fighting chance.
However, despite rushing from the tarmac to an Uber, he was second to arrive and was forced to do a karaoke forfeit as punishment.
It’s an interesting experiment, you have to admit.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
