NATCA Going Down in Flames

Emily wrote:

How could you get away with flying VFR 100% of the time?
Easy. It is all I do. 300 hours last year so it must be doable

Ron Lee
Where do you live?

Colorado Springs CO. Actually fly out of 00V.

Ron Lee

Two things...first, I'm guessing that the airspace around Colorado
Springs is controlled, yes? So even if you go VFR, you still have to
talk to someone.

Nope. Don't have to talk to anyone unless I go into Class B, C, D
(control towered airports). I can fly OVER Denver Class B and not
talk to anyone. I do use traffic advisory services when over/near my
airport since commercial aircraft flying into COS are often LOWER than
my puttering around altitude.

Second, how the hell can you find 300 hours a year of VMC in Colorado?
We get that where I live now, but I wouldn't have been able to do that
in Indiana. Unless I was into scud running, which I'm not.

Visibility here would amaze you. 100 miles is not unusual. Here are
a few pics to give you an idea of the visibility:

http://tinyurl.com/kwbm6

The snow capped mountains in the distance at the right middle is
perhaps 50 sm away.

http://tinyurl.com/hnax9

Ron Lee