Visiting USA - recommendations please..

Jay,

I spent an hour over the canyon, flying the specified routes --
and didn't feel like I missed a thing. It's truly a flight of a lifetime.


Indeed. Perfectly capped off with lunch at Marble Canyon.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

I spent an hour over the canyon, flying the specified routes --
and didn't feel like I missed a thing. It's truly a flight of a
lifetime.


Indeed. Perfectly capped off with lunch at Marble Canyon.

In my case, it was capped off with a bladder-busting four-hour leg to
Carlsbad, New Mexico. That 5+ hour flight remains the longest in my
logbook.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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Bt,

Personal aircraft in the Grand Canyon area is restricted to very high
altitudes because of the "noise" restrictions.


Myth alert! You can fly at 8500 to 10500 feet over much of the Canyon -
and that's been plenty impressive for this pilot.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

That is true Thomas.. but for those of us who remember "flying IN the
canyon", 8500MSL is pretty high.

BT

Bt,

That is true Thomas.. but for those of us who remember "flying IN the
canyon", 8500MSL is pretty high.



You have a point ;-)

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

One tip I was once given in LV: As a tourist never leave the strip at
night and walk into side streets. Never.

Good advice. I've had to glare-down purse-snatchers/pick-pockets even ON
the Strip. Vegas is a fun place, but it attracts some pretty desperate and
unsavory folks.

One last word of (hopefully unnecessary) advice for the OP: PLEASE don't
judge America by what you see/experience in Los Angeles and/or Las Vegas.

They're usually fun places to visit, but they're about as representative of
America as watching "Miami Vice" or "CSI"...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in
news:8Rfgj.288699$Fc.8459@attbi_s21:

One tip I was once given in LV: As a tourist never leave the strip at
night and walk into side streets. Never.

Good advice. I've had to glare-down purse-snatchers/pick-pockets even
ON the Strip. Vegas is a fun place, but it attracts some pretty
desperate and unsavory folks.

One last word of (hopefully unnecessary) advice for the OP: PLEASE
don't judge America by what you see/experience in Los Angeles and/or
Las Vegas.

They're usually fun places to visit, but they're about as
representative of America as watching "Miami Vice" or "CSI"...

Great aviation post there hypocrite.


Oh, and last time I checked Vegas and LA were in the US


Bertie

Jay Honeck wrote:
One last word of (hopefully unnecessary) advice for the OP: PLEASE
don't judge America by what you see/experience in Los Angeles and/or Las
Vegas.

Or by the way Iowa votes.

In Las Vegas do watch the Bellagio fountains at night. Across from
New York New York is M&M World where you can see a wall full of dozens
of different colors of M&Ms. You can buy containers of these as well.

Mandalay Ball at the south end has an aquarium exhibit.

There is a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop at the Venetian I believe.

Ron Lee

In Las Vegas do watch the Bellagio fountains at night. Across from
New York New York is M&M World where you can see a wall full of dozens
of different colors of M&Ms. You can buy containers of these as well.

Mandalay Ball at the south end has an aquarium exhibit.

There is a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop at the Venetian I believe.

Don't forget Jimmy Buffet's "Margaritaville" -- where you can buy margaritas
"by the yard", right on the strip!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in
news:R%rgj.25316$Ux2.21369@attbi_s22:

In Las Vegas do watch the Bellagio fountains at night. Across from
New York New York is M&M World where you can see a wall full of
dozens of different colors of M&Ms. You can buy containers of these
as well.

Mandalay Ball at the south end has an aquarium exhibit.

There is a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop at the Venetian I believe.

Don't forget Jimmy Buffet's "Margaritaville" -- where you can buy
margaritas "by the yard", right on the strip!

Barf

Bertie