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Jer in the Denver area posts here and teaches mountain flying.
Why not stop and visit for a while. Peter R. wrote: Disregarding the concept of density altitude as I am already familiar with its affect on aircraft performance, would it still be advisable for me to seek out some mountain flying instruction? My intention for this flight is not to get too near the higher peaks of the Rockies, with the exception of overflying the southern range in New Mexico. |
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john smith wrote:
Jer in the Denver area posts here and teaches mountain flying. Why not stop and visit for a while. Peter R. wrote: Disregarding the concept of density altitude as I am already familiar with its affect on aircraft performance, would it still be advisable for me to seek out some mountain flying instruction? My intention for this flight is not to get too near the higher peaks of the Rockies, with the exception of overflying the southern range in New Mexico. Hello! I've returned from Sun-N-Fun... I'm tanned, rested and ready to fly! Mountain flying and FUN available... 50 miles north of Denver at 3V5... then you can save time/money by flying in the mountains instead of around! Give me a call/email! Best regards, Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard -- Jer/ (Slash) Eberhard, Mountain Flying Aviation, LTD, Ft Collins, CO CELL 970 231-6325 EMAIL jer'at'frii.com WEB http://users.frii.com/jer/ C-206 N9513G, CFII Airplane&Glider, FAA-DEN Aviation Safety Counselor CAP-CO Mission&Aircraft CheckPilot, BM218 HAM N0FZD, 227 Young Eagles! |
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Hello! I've returned from Sun-N-Fun... I'm tanned, rested and ready to fly! Mountain flying and FUN available... 50 miles north of Denver at 3V5... then you can save time/money by flying in the mountains instead of around! Give me a call/email! How long is your mountain flying class? I expect to only be in the area for a few days. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Peter R. wrote: In late May I am planning to fly across the US, from NY to southern California, with a return stop in Denver, CO. This will be done in a single-engine, turbo-normalized Bonanza with on-board O2, and this is the first time I have done this. My plan is to fly the majority of it under IFR flight rules and at altitudes in the mid-to-upper teens (westerly wind-depending). When planning my flight from Palm Springs, CA, to Denver, I have decided to avoid the high peaks in which a direct flight would result and instead planned a flight east to Albuquerque, NM, then northeast/north to Denver across the flat lands of Colorado, east of the mountains. Disregarding the concept of density altitude as I am already familiar with its affect on aircraft performance, would it still be advisable for me to seek out some mountain flying instruction? It never hurts to learn something new but what you are doing is not mountain flying. Don't worry about it. My intention for this flight is not to get too near the higher peaks of the Rockies, with the exception of overflying the southern range in New Mexico. You're missing all the fun of the mountains. |
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Newps wrote:
You're missing all the fun of the mountains. This is more of a "proof of concept" trip. When I have more time, I plan on sight-seeing my way across the US with family in tow. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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tony roberts wrote:
That's why I am suggesting a couple of hours training. Thanks. Looking forward to reading about your flight I'll be bringing along a digital camera and will post pictures with the story up on my website when I return. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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tony roberts wrote: You don't fly down the middle, because that may not leave you enough space to do a 180 either way Right. You don't fly on the updraft side - even though that initially seems the safest - because if things change and you need to do a 180, you now have to turn into the downdraft - which you may not be able to recover from. Wrong. You fly on the downwind side, also known as the updraft side. If you lose your engine and you are in a downdraft just how smart is that? You don't knowingly fly in downdrafts, unless of course you want to go down. So you fly in the downdraft side. If you can handle that you will get through. If things get worse, at least your 180 will be into a nice safe updraft. If things get worse you may be plastered on the mountain before you can turn around. |
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I'm a flatlander having only done mountain flying in a 125 hp Tripacer,
and then in 172s, but my thing was to stay light, preferably do it only in the AM (especially with the family along), listen to the locals, know how to lean, and keep your schedule and flight planning very flexible. My biggest scare was being twice afraid the bottom would fall out of my airplane going thru Glacier and the Canadian rockies - and it wasn't choppy...... |
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Wrong. You fly on the downwind side, also known as the updraft side.
If you lose your engine and you are in a downdraft just how smart is that? You don't knowingly fly in downdrafts, unless of course you want to go down. I guess we'll agree to differ. I live in the mountains. All of my flying is in the mountains. I did my mountain flying training with some of the best. I'll do it exactly the way I explained in my last post. And I will admit that what you are describing is the way that most 300 hour flight instructors in the USA are taught to teach it. But I did my mountain flying training with two Alaska bush pilots who are two of the best. And they taught me consistently, never fly on the more favourable side - because you have nowhere to go if you need to turn. You should ALWAYS be able to turn into lift when flying canyons. That's fine. This group is all about difference of opinion and debate - that's how we learn. This time, we just happen to be on different sides of the question Tony Tony Roberts PP-ASEL VFR OTT Night Cessna 172H C-GICE |
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