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November 17th 06, 03:48 AM
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Where does "mountain flying" begin?
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:13:14 -0700, Newps wrote:
As long as you clear them it doesn't matter how high. Safety depends on the weather. I have skimmed over and thru the mountains at 50-100 agl on nice calm days. I prefer a bit more air underneath me than that considering the anemic climb rate of my aircraft at altitude... When I flew to the Grand Canyon a few years back, I encountered 2000 fpm updrafts... That was *great*... I talked with some of the charter pilots around there about it and soon learned that you can also encounter 2000 fpm downdrafts... That would *not* be great... -- "Is it possible for the voices in my head to use email from now on?" 
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