VFR from San Diego to Las Cruces

speaking of San Diego, on the news tonight, they said about a week and a half ago, a marine captain and his
fiance, both from San Diego, departed vegas heading home, they were lost on radar around Jean, Nv.
Today, they found the wreckage. It looked to be mostly destroyed by fire.

Jean is about a 12 minute flight or less from the henderson airport. There is also a airport at jean. The
plane wreckage was on the side of a mountain facing a different direction then San Diego (per the news) near
the power station.

lance smith wrote:

Hi Steve,

I didn't know there was a new version of the Katana. Nice!

You'll have to climb to 9500 leaving CRQ -left- downwind to clear the
mtns east of San Diego. It can get kindy windy in those mtns, the
glider folks love it. (apologies if you fly out of CRQ) Once in the
desert you will want to stay up high if you want flight following,
radar can't pick you up down low because of the mtns everywhere.

-lance smith

(Steve F.) wrote in message . com...
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

(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

Take I-8 to I-10, Eloy would be a good stop but watch out for Skydivers.
Then continue on I-10 to Las Cruces. Actually, Avra Valley, just north
of Tucson would be better because they have a good cafe. There are GA
airports all along the way.

Good Luck,

Skyking