Hi Lance,

I'll be flying a Diamond DA-20-C1, not the 85hp Katana, but the 125hp
fuel injected continental. Burns about 5.6 gph @ 75% power (~122kts).

-s


Hi Steve,

You don't have to worry much about IFR conditions in the southwest
much but remember that CRQ is on the coast. Socal does have a May/Gray
and June/Gloom and the coast is often overcast. It's kinda random and
mostly gone in the mid-late summer but it still can pop up
occasionally. If CRQ is socked-in land at RNM (Ramona, CA) to get a
IFR/CFI ferry and at L80 (Temecula-French Valley, CA) if you want to
spend the night. There are some nice vinyards near L80.

Note that in the summertime the desert heats up. No big deal but it
will cause some light turbulence. What kind of plane are you going to
be in? Passengers?

The best route is direct. Check the route ahead of time, sometimes the
restricted areas open up on the weekends and cutting across them will
save you buku time. ATC is usually quite helpful (and nice) about this
too.

-lance smith



(Steve F.) wrote in message . com...
Two questions about VFR x-country from CRQ (Palomar, Carlsbad CA) to
LRU (Las Cruces, NM):

1) What's the best VFR route for a low time pilot.

2) What's the best time of year so that stranded in LRU by bad or IFR
conditions.

Thanks,

Steve