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Flight Planning PYM to DEN
I am in the process of planning a flight from Plymouth, MA PYM to Front
Range Airport in CO, starting 12/21/2005 in an Arrow. (Yes Jay I am planning to stop in Iowa City to see you.). Does anyone know of a long range planning weather source? Thanks Bill Snow CP, IA, ASEL |
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You can get 10 day forecasts from www.weather.com but that is hardly
useful for planning a flight. I live south of FTG and I don't make flight decisions until that morning. Just weeks ago I made a decision to do a short local flight close to the airport because of concerning clouds to the north. Five minute drive to the airport, opened the hangar door, pulled the plane out and looked again to the north. Did not like what I saw so put the plane back in. Home five minutes later and it was snowing. Not sure if it was predicted. If you are not familiar with high altitude flight, read up on it. Leaning the engine during the runup process is always done by me. Plus use your airspeed during landing and take-off. Actual ground speed will be higher than you are used to so don't let groundspeed perceptions determine flare and rotation points. FTG does have a tower now so make sure that you have that frequency. Red Oak IA typically has cheap fuel. The visibility out here should please you. Ron Lee "William Snow" wrote: I am in the process of planning a flight from Plymouth, MA PYM to Front Range Airport in CO, starting 12/21/2005 in an Arrow. (Yes Jay I am planning to stop in Iowa City to see you.). Does anyone know of a long range planning weather source? Thanks Bill Snow CP, IA, ASEL |
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Thanks for the tips Ron. I just bought one of those Anywheremap systems.
We'll see how they work. Also, I would like to get the airplane inside during our stay so that it is warm and ready to depart on the 27th. Any recommendations for an FBO at FTG? Thanks Bill Snow |
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AOPA has some general long-range predictions.
This one isn't very long range, but longer than a TAF: http://usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/c...Get+Fo recast Midwest weather is notoriously unpredictable beyond 2 days. |
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Check this link for the FBO (at the bottom):
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KFTG Also note that you are under Class B at pattern altitude and would enter Class B just to the west or north of the east-west runway. Be careful about that. Ron Lee "William Snow" wrote: Thanks for the tips Ron. I just bought one of those Anywheremap systems. We'll see how they work. Also, I would like to get the airplane inside during our stay so that it is warm and ready to depart on the 27th. Any recommendations for an FBO at FTG? Thanks Bill Snow |
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You can also do the last part of the trip IFR (Interstate 70)
Ron Lee |
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I am in the process of planning a flight from Plymouth, MA PYM to Front
Range Airport in CO, starting 12/21/2005 in an Arrow. (Yes Jay I am planning to stop in Iowa City to see you.). Reservations are always a good idea. (Don't worry -- we'll let you off the hook if conditions fall below 1000' and 3 miles...! :-) Go he www.AlexisParkInn.com/reservations.htm Does anyone know of a long range planning weather source? Sure, you've got ADDS, The Weather Channel, NWS, and our local TV stations. Oh, wait, did you say you wanted *accuracy*? Sorry, no such thing! :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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In article , Ron Lee none wrote:
If you are not familiar with high altitude flight, read up on it. Leaning the engine during the runup process is always done by me. Plus use your airspeed during landing and take-off. Actual ground speed will be higher than you are used to so don't let groundspeed perceptions determine flare and rotation points. FTG does have a tower now so make sure that you have that frequency. Ah yes, high-altitude flying. Ron & I are do used to it that it's instinctive. But on the plus side for you, from IOW to FTG it's pretty much flat land, with an airport no more than 20 min. from anywhere. Mountains, on the other hand, are a different matter. Please promise you're NOT going to try to fly to Steamboat... blanche |
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With the tower, there's not much worry about Class B during office
hours. They'll keep you away from the north side (class B surface is about 1.5 miles north of the 8-26 runway). If you're IFR you'll come in on either 35 or 26 (ILS & GPS on both). If the winds are horrendous, then you get 17. As a rule, 8 and 35 are right traffic unless the tower says otherwise. I've noticed lately that they'll often put the T&G students on 17/35 and put the rest of us on 8 with left traffic to avoid confusion. I had to confirm left traffic last week -- I just didn't believe it! And yes, they promised to keep me out of Class B. When the tower is open, airspace is surface to 8000 MSL, otherwise it's surface to 7000 MSL under Class B. AWOS 119.025 Tower 120.20 Ground 124.7 yes, we know this is wierd. FBO 123.0 (and also the Erie freq) I live at FTG (well, the cherokee lives there) so let me know if I can help. blanche |
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In article , Ron Lee none wrote:
You can also do the last part of the trip IFR (Interstate 70) Ron Lee Remember to turn north BEFORE the set of golf balls (Buckley AFB) and BEFORE Denver International (DIA/DEN) or you may have an unpleasant view of a B757. |
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