Flight to Mesa AZ via Monument Valley UT

Jeff wrote:

looks like you had a good time, I flew into falcon field sunday and
just got back to vegas this morning.
not as much to see on the route between vegas and phoenix.


We made the reverse trip on Saturday, from DVT up to 0L9 (Echo Bay). I'd
never been to Lake Mead before and it was a very interesting trip. Our
return was via the Grand Canyon corridors and a stop in Williams. Nice day,
but a little hazy* and bumpy in the afternoon - too early in the season for
the thermals to be so active.

Mike

* only by Western standards - visibility maybe 75 NM instead of the
usual 100+ :-)

ya flying into phoenix sunday it was a crappy ride, we got in about noon and
had a nice 80 degree x-wind at 15 kts with wind sheer alerts.
combination of that 90 degree temp making thermals, the wind whipping off the
rough terrain will do it every time.


Mike Adams wrote:

Jeff wrote:

looks like you had a good time, I flew into falcon field sunday and
just got back to vegas this morning.
not as much to see on the route between vegas and phoenix.


We made the reverse trip on Saturday, from DVT up to 0L9 (Echo Bay). I'd
never been to Lake Mead before and it was a very interesting trip. Our
return was via the Grand Canyon corridors and a stop in Williams. Nice day,
but a little hazy* and bumpy in the afternoon - too early in the season for
the thermals to be so active.

Mike

* only by Western standards - visibility maybe 75 NM instead of the
usual 100+ :-)

Jeff wrote:

ya flying into phoenix sunday it was a crappy ride, we got in about
noon and had a nice 80 degree x-wind at 15 kts with wind sheer alerts.
combination of that 90 degree temp making thermals, the wind whipping
off the rough terrain will do it every time.


I was going to mention that. I didn't fly Sunday but it was hot and
blustery here in Phoenix, and I suspected you had an "interesting" arrival.

Mike