Blueskies wrote:

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http://www.coloradopilots.org/

Yes, we fly a normally aspirated C172 ("N" model) into Leadville,
Colorado at 9,927 MSL. Pattern altitude is 11,000 MSL. FUN!

Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard



How long is the runway and what does the approach/departure zones look like?

See: http://www.leadvilleairport.com/page...port_info.html

Runway 16/34, 6400 feet long, 75 feet wide.

After departure, "turn down-water", into the valley. Both ends of the
airport drop-offf into the (lower) valley by 200-400 feet. :-) There
are clear areas south and southwest, immediately north, then west.

ANY airplane uses up a lot more runway than you would think. :-) It
is NO uncommon at 65 degrees F for a Bonanza, with 1/2 tanks and two
people to depart on runway 34 and be at 50' AGL, climbing at 50 feet
per minute. (Read that again... over a mile of runway, barely off the
ground and barely climbing). This may be due to several factors,
including cross wind, drainage winds, and "sink" from the mountain
wave overhead and descending over the airport.

Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard

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