(Victor) wrote in message . com...
How high do you normally fly a Cessna 172. Have only been flying on
sea level airport and now will be flying on airports at aprox 7500' .
To get from one place to the other I might have to climb to 12500'. Do
you think that a 172 is able to do that?

Gonna take a long time to get to 12500, especially if the
weather is warm. Some 172s won't even make it if the engine is a bit
tired or the prop hasn't been maintained properly. You'd better do
some figuring with the POH before landing at a 7500' high airport, or
you might find that you can't take off again in the distance
available.

Dan