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1. Lake Tahoe: I would not recommend a flight to either South Lake
Tahoe or Truckee in a Warrior II without good mountain experience. The plane can certainly clear the terrain if you have patience (I've crossed in both a 172 and a 7ECA Citabria without any problems) but you really need to know what you are doing around the mountains, and around high altitude airports in the summer heat and convective turbulence. The Trinity Center recommendation of another poster sound more reasonable, though I haven't been there and can't comment on it specifically. 2. You can call flight service to get info on the MOAs before your flight. -chuck "Marty Ross" wrote in message et... I've also been looking into possible scenic flights to take from Chico (once I'm up there, to take my brother for a spin). Two questions have come to me so far: (1) Lake Tahoe. Is there a good, relatively low altitude and safe route to Lake Tahoe from Chico (e.g., from the central valley on the west) fitting for a Piper Warrior II and my lack of recent mountain flying experience? Judging only from the WAC, all of the surrounding terrain seems rough and that I'd need to climb/fly over 11,000', and I'm not comfortable with that. (2) All of the MOAs east of Chico (E.g., "China MOA") -- are they often active and of concern? For instance, a flight up to and around Susanville and/or Westwood (E.g.., past Butte Meadows to "Rogers" O05) could be scenic fun. Any other comments or ideas about where might be nice to fly to from Chico for the day (radius = 100NM)? "Marty Ross" wrote in message ... I'm looking to gain information about preferred routes, interesting/cheap refueling stops or siteseeing opportunities, or any other pertinent information (weather/notams/etc.) for my round-trip flight at the end of this month (July 2003) from the Los Angeles area to Chico (northern California). I'll be staying in Chico about 4-5 days. Looking at the WAC, it looks like it could be a pretty monotonous flight (e.g., lost in the gigantic central valley). The only stop I'm currently thinking of is at Columbia (O22) because I've heard it's a cute spot to stretch one's legs (in the old mining town nearby). Again, any other ideas or suggestions for this flight (and the return several days later) will be appreciated! -- Marty |
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