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Old March 27th 06, 10:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default finding mountain passes for flight planning?

"Rob" wrote in news:1143490712.415380.3080
@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:


ET wrote:
Yup, I "think" the only way around for a Sport Pilot is El Paso... If
there is another (better) one, I'd like to know about it.... I'm
attempting to plan a sport pilot CC from SNA to OSH....


I got through between Albuquerque and Santa Fe just fine in a Cessna
150 a couple of summers ago. Go early in the morning and keep a close
eye on density altitude as it relates to terrain elevation, airplane's
service ceiling, and your desired/required height above terrain.

Here's a link to a similar thread on Google Groups from about a year
ago:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?T1FD56DDC

-R


K, but we are talking about a Sport Pilot flying the route (with all
airspace signoffs).... A Sport Pilot cannot fly over 10,000msl, period.


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