wrote:
Hey all,

I'm planning to head out in my 68 Cherokee 180 the first week of September
with my 20 yr old son to visit my brother in Boulder, CO. I'm a flatlander
(Atlanta, Georgia area) and though I have no plans to do any mountain flying
and wouldn't without instruction, I'm flying towards the mountains. That's
enough to get me looking for some good advice/pointers. An old pilot friend
of mine said carry more speed on final than usual, that sort of thing.
We'll be loaded lightly.

Give me some good pointers if you will.

Thanks,
Biker Bill
(N6422J)


The real mountains begin just west of Boulder, so you will not have to
do any serious mountain flying to get to Boulder from the east. Density
altitude may be a factor, but if you are lightly loaded, that would not
be an issue either. The runway at Boulder is 4000 ft, which may seem
long, but will disappear faster than you are used to if the DA is high.
So DO NOT carry extra speed on final. If you are not comfortable with
that, land at Jeffco which is only a few miles away and has much longer
runways.