Combining my response to several posters, all with great information. I'm
"new" here, yet this group is already giving me a mile when I asked for an
inch--thanks everyone for the advice! I've responded individually to a
couple of posters who touched on some points I have a specific follow-up
about, but I appreciate ALL of the responses.

Careful--you guys keep being nice to me, I may stick around....
--
Doug
"Where am I to go/Now that I've gone too far?" -- Golden Earring, "Twilight
Zone"
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to contact me)

wrote in message ...
The PA28-235 is a great plane, but is this true in Colorado Springs?
In the summer?

Actually, yes.

My Cherokee 180 serves as a wonderful 2-place in the Midwest, but when
I visited Boulder in the summer, takeoff and climbout were less than
spectacular, and I was 200lbs under gross.

Did you lean the engine for departure?

There is a DRAMATIC difference between taking off with a properly
leaned engine (above 3000 MSL) and an engine running full rich.

Yes, I teach mountain flying in the Cherokee-180 in the Colorado
Rockys.

The Colorado Pilots Association will present the mountain flying
course in May an August this year at Centennial Airport (APA), south
of Denver.

I am available for mountain flight instruction (your airplane or
mine) any time, at your convenience.

Best regards,

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

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CAP-CO Mission&Aircraft CheckPilot BM218 HAM N0FZD 235 Young Eagles!