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I think Longmont was my favorite. I soloed there too. It's nice, no big
300 fpm down drafts like BJC. Just watch for people falling from the sky and your alright. I'll be staying in Arvada so everything on the north side will be close but I've got a pretty good lead from a guy at Front Range that I'll probably be taking. It's going to be nice flying at a proper altitude again. Paul Davis "SeeAndAvoid" wrote in message ink.net... Where exactly will you be staying, near Denver itself? Centennial is probably the closest to Downtown Denver, and definitely closer if you're on the south side of Denver. If on the east side there's Aurora Airpark and Front Range Airport. Then the others that have been mentioned, Jeffco, Longmont, Boulder. There's also Erie (Specialty Aviation I believe it's called), worth a look. Personally I try to pick the nearest airport to base (or rent) a plane, defeats the purpose having to drive over an hour to get to your (an) airplane. But I know people who do, I don't get it. Dont bother with clubs, especially with your situation. Maybe they'd waive the club fee if you take the CFI with you? If you're from here you probably know the inherent hazards, if any, at each airport. BJC-winds, APA-traffic and inept controllers, Boulder-restrictive pattern, possibly nasty winds, people/airport manager watching and waiting to turn you in ,and glider activity, Erie-airpark residents have "our airport, get out" attitude, FTG-very very close to Denver Intl, Longmont-skydivers (I dont mind them, but you need to know they're there) Chris |
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i fly out of action aviation at front range, and they just merged with another
rental place, so they have a good selection of 172s, pipers, and an older but comfy 182 i fly a lot. it's not too far past denver int'l on 70, and even tho it's on the OTHER side of DEN int'l from the city/downtown, i often get cleared right over DEN to front range-FTG if DEN is landing north south runways. 2 ILS runways too. www.ftg-airport.com -- the number's there somewhere |
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