"Mike Adams" wrote in message
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"Jay Beckman" wrote:

Just picking the collective brain:

Anyone been here recently...?

I made a stop there on my solo cross-country a few years ago. It's kind of
a modern jet port and not
particularly interesting from a GA point of view. I didn't go into town to
look around, though.

Not a problem...just going out and back anyway.

No doubt there are more interesting places to go and actually stay for a
day.


Any tips, traps or suggestions?

No, pretty straightforward as I recall. Some high ground to the east. They
typically have pretty strong
surface winds down in the river valley, so check the METARs.


I've been down the Blythe to Yuma corridor (in the summer, no less...) so I
can relate but thanks for the reminder.


Not intending to hang out there for long...just tossing darts at the
map and it looked like a good destination for an out and back XC in a
172SP.

North/West route going (P19-KPHX-AVENT-DRK-EED-KHII) @ 8500'
South/East route coming back (KHII-PKE-BLH-VICKO-GBN-POTER-P19) @
6500' 7500' (KHII to BLH = west of south)

Going to Prescott is quite a ways out of your way. Why not just get across
the Phoenix transition and
then go direct? The desert scenery out there around Alamo lake is
interesting. From Havasu, the flight
down the river to Parker and Blythe is interesting.

Yeah, it is kind of out of the way but:

1) I know the route to Prescott pretty well but wanted to extend the route
farther west
2) Avoids getting squeezed between Gladden 1 MOA floor of 7000' MSL and
terrain


Have you been to Bullhead City? Walking distance to the casinos, and very
interesting arrival with all the
casinos and river scene.

No, haven't been to Bullhead City or Laughlin yet ... on my list of places
to try in the near future though, thanks.

Jay B