"John T Lowry" wrote in message .net...
"NW_PILOT" wrote in message
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Hello, everyone I am wanting to take a flight from "COE" Coeur
D'Alene, ID
to "GTF" Great Falls, MT I was wanting to do this in my Cessna 150 Any
advice or helpful hints from some one thats done the trip over the
Rockies
in a 150 I know I will have to be at really high altitudes just
wondering on
how well the 150 will perform.




I believe your C150 is only marginal for that part of the world. You can
certainly do it, but be sure to take precautions about wind, to NOT be
at max gross weight, to circle for altitude BEFORE coming to a high
ridge, and to lean/enrichen properly on climbs/descents. Good luck.

All the comments are very good advice. I fly into and out of the
"Hole" every day and early morning is the best time to fly for sure.
It takes 11,000 msl just to leave the Jackson area altho in N801BH
with that oversized V-8 Ford it is not a problem. Mountian flying is a
beautiful way to see the scenery and the one comment about winds
aloft is the most pertinant. Now, if you observe lenticular clouds
then tie that sucker down, get an adult beverage, and plan for another
day to fly.

Ben Haas N801BH Jackson Hole WY