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Old August 21st 08, 01:38 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mike[_22_]
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Default Minimum IFR altitude Cody to West Yellowstone

"cd" wrote in message
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On Aug 20, 9:18 pm, " wrote:
On Aug 20, 7:02 pm, cd wrote:

I'm planning a trip to Yellowstone, does anyone know what the IFR
minimum vector altitude is for direct routing from Cody (COD) to West
Yellowstone (WYS)? There is no airway between these two points.


I am guessing.... 12,000


On the L-13 ifr enroute low altitude chart the Off Route Obstruction
Clearance Altitude (OROCA) is 15,500 to the west of Cody. If the MVA
is only 12,000 that would be great, I'm trying to avoid using oxygen.
Maybe I should call Salt Lake Center and ask. Does anyone know their
phone number in that area?


http://flighttraining.aopa.org/membe...g/pdfs/atc.pdf

Most of the phone numbers listed will only be answered during normal
business hours.

I don't see how the MVA could possibly be 12,000 since flying direct takes
you over Dead Indian Peak which is higher than 12,000.

This time of year you generally get VMC in that area in the mornings, and if
it's IMC, you probably don't want to tangle with those types of mountains in
a normally aspirated aircraft unless you're very familiar with the area
and/or have a lot of actual time in the mountains. A guy in a 182 just
killed himself and his family just south of Breckenridge during marginal
weather and supposedly he had a lot of mountain time.

I just got done with a trip to Glacier Nat'l Park and I went to Yellowstone
last year around this same time.

I don't know if you've been in that area before, but if you tell me where
you're coming from, where you want to end up, what kind of plane, and what
you're doing there (vacation or whatever), I can come up with some
suggestions if you want them or there might be someone that's from that area
that can do a better job.

Last year I parked the plane at Gardiner (29S) which is a nice friendly
little airport just north of the park. It's relatively easy to get to from
the north flying through the valleys (VFR of course), and you don't need to
get into the oxygen altitudes. Flying through the valley from LVM is
awesome.

 




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