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Recommended Grand Canyon VFR Routes
Of the multiple VFR corridors do any stand out as more scenic?
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On Jan 11, 7:30*pm, (Ron Lee) wrote:
Of the multiple VFR corridors do any stand out as more scenic? Ron Lee I prefer to just fly above them. It may just be me though. I'm not sure they look much better from 8,000 feet than 15,000. Check the routes carefully, some can only be flown with preapproval (for tours). -Robert |
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Ron,
Of the multiple VFR corridors do any stand out as more scenic? They are all great, IMHO. It all depends a lot on lighting and where the sun is. I've found the corridors to look totally different when flying them one way and then again the other. If you only have time for doing one, Dragon and Zuni Point would be my favorites. Coming from Las Vegas, I've normally flown south of the canyon through the Diamond Creek and Supai sectors, then up the Dragon corridor to Marble Canyon (L41) for lunch at the motel there (highly recommended!). Then back to LV through the Fossil Canyon corridor. That's a shortish routing and leaves out Zuni Point, which is well worth seeing. Also, before going back from L41, fly north for 10 minutes or so and have a look at the beginnings of Lake Powell. Spectacular. Another way to do it is to S-turn through the corridors, take every other corridor and do the left out ones on the way back, e.g. up Tuckup, down Dragon, up Zuni and on to lunch, then back through Fossil Canyon. Keep your eyes peeled around KGCN. As always when flying there, watch the density altitude. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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On Jan 12, 1:40*am, Thomas Borchert
wrote: As always when flying there, watch the density altitude. Another thing to watch for is turbulence that makes it very difficult (maybe impossible) to keep the assigned altitude! Has anyone else encountered this? Fortunately, when I did, there was almost no traffic (February) so it wasn't an issue. It almost surely came from the wind interacting with the walls of the canyon, creating a wave action (and rotor). The second time I was there was in the summer and there was strong thermal activity as well. That time I stayed above 15k so I didn't have to keep an altitude. I know the ceiling of the airspace is 14,500, but with the turbulence you want a buffer. Another thing: Be sure to get the special Grand Canyon chart well before your trip. Most of the FBO's nearby did not have it on my last trip! Sporty's or similar seems like the only sure way to get one. Martin N56WT |
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Has anyone else
encountered this? Never. What kind of winds aloft did you have? -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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I took the Dragon route and frankly the region to the southwest almost
appeared more scenic. This is the area to the SW (maybe WSW): http://tinyurl.com/25295s And this is moi nearing the South Rim of the Dragon corridor: http://tinyurl.com/ytm2r2 Finally here are the Mittens in Monument Valley Utah: http://tinyurl.com/2eh3vg Ron Lee |
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"Ron Lee" wrote in message ... I took the Dragon route and frankly the region to the southwest almost appeared more scenic. This is the area to the SW (maybe WSW): http://tinyurl.com/25295s And this is moi nearing the South Rim of the Dragon corridor: http://tinyurl.com/ytm2r2 Finally here are the Mittens in Monument Valley Utah: http://tinyurl.com/2eh3vg Ron Lee Nice shots! |
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