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Old September 9th 06, 12:34 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Mark Hansen
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On 09/08/06 16:16, Andrew Sarangan wrote:
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This is sad... I wonder why he chose to cross the Rockies at a spot
where the mountains are so high?

Actually, it is not such a bad place to cross. From Salida, you follow
the valley northwest to Leadville, then turn west across a pass to
Glenwood Springs. After that you are home free. I have gone this way
several times, and this is the route we took when I took the Mountain
Flying Course from the Colorado Pilots Association.


I just took a mountain flying course from a guy in Alamosa, which
started with a landing in Salida, then on to Leadville (and on from
there).

The crossing was very easy (although we were in a Cessna 206 Turbo).



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