Crossing the Rocky Mountains

I'm planning on doing a trip from central Canada down to Las Vegas in a
C172R. Does anyone have some experience on where a good point to transition
the US rockies is? Somewhere around SLC is my guess. I have no mountain
experience which causes me the greatest concern. Any help appreciated.

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Thank You,
Ryan

Southern Wyoming - there is a break in the mountains - pretty much just high
plains and a few ridges.

Michael

"RD" wrote in message
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I'm planning on doing a trip from central Canada down to Las Vegas in a
C172R. Does anyone have some experience on where a good point to
transition
the US rockies is? Somewhere around SLC is my guess. I have no mountain
experience which causes me the greatest concern. Any help appreciated.

--
Thank You,
Ryan

Ryan:

Go back to google and search for threads on this topic. There are
lots.

Central Canada is a little vague, but if I understand your question
correctly then I usually cross from Crazy Woman, down to Casper, then Rock
Springs, then Ogden. I would prefer to cross from Billings, then to Bozeman,
Whitehall, Dillon, down to Dubois, but I have had extremely bad luck with
that route being blocked by thunderstorms.

this may help you
http://www.coloradopilots.org/page_mtnfly_passes.htm

its the passes in the colorado area with the elevations and such.
I have always been told not to attempt to cross the rockies when the wind at
the top of the mountains are 30 kts or more.

RD wrote:

I'm planning on doing a trip from central Canada down to Las Vegas in a
C172R. Does anyone have some experience on where a good point to transition
the US rockies is? Somewhere around SLC is my guess. I have no mountain
experience which causes me the greatest concern. Any help appreciated.

--
Thank You,
Ryan

SLC isn't in the Rockies, it is in the Wasatch. Tell us where you plan on
crossing into the States and we can probably make a better guess than "central
Canada".

Jim




Jeff
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:


- I'm planning on doing a trip from central Canada down to Las Vegas in a
- C172R. Does anyone have some experience on where a good point to transition
- the US rockies is? Somewhere around SLC is my guess. I have no mountain
- experience which causes me the greatest concern. Any help appreciated.

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Learn how to lean the engine during runup for maxiumum performance.

Also be aware that your groudspeed on landing and takeoff will be
higher than at sea level so pay attention to airspeed on landing and
take-off instead of letting normal visual cues guide your pitch
control.

Ron Lee

I'm in Saskatchewan, CYXE, just above the Montana/North Dakota border.

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Thank You,
Ryan


"RD" wrote in message
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I'm planning on doing a trip from central Canada down to Las Vegas in a
C172R. Does anyone have some experience on where a good point to
transition
the US rockies is? Somewhere around SLC is my guess. I have no mountain
experience which causes me the greatest concern. Any help appreciated.

--
Thank You,
Ryan

RD wrote:

I'm in Saskatchewan, CYXE, just above the Montana/North Dakota border.

We just flew the family 182 from SLC to Calgary and back at Christmas
time. I usually follow I15 (IDA-DLN-HLN-CTB), but because of wx, on the
way back we went to GTF(customs) to BIL to LND to RKS to FBR to SLC.

SLC to LAS: just follow I15.

MikeM
SLC
Skylane '1MM
Pacer '00Z

An easy route is to cross at LVM/BZN(pass is at 6200), fly down the big
wide valley just west of Yellowstone Park. This gets you into the high
desert of southern Idaho. No mountains to cross until Lake Tahoe, as I
recall that pass was about 9500.

RD wrote:

I'm in Saskatchewan, CYXE, just above the Montana/North Dakota border.