| Vegas, Baby! |
As part of "supplemental training" (i.e. "fun"), we often plan cross-country trips. Below, you'll find an agenda for a trip from Buchanan Field in Concord to Las Vegas, Nevada.
Day 1:
Depart CCR @ 0900 Optional Lake Mead -- we may reshuffle planes and pilots, depending on who wants to do this portion
Depart VGT at 1500-1530 Day 2Depart VGT at 0930Furnace Creek (L06) ----- Brunch at Furnace Creek Inn - said by many to be the best in California Stovepipe Wells (L09) touch and go or taxi back Bishop (BIH) full stop ----- Change pilots Mammoth (MMH) touch and go or taxi back Lee Vining (O24) touch and go or taxi back Tioga Pass over the Sierras Concord If you have a preference as to which order you want to fly, let me know. We think whoever flies first on Day 1 will also fly first on Day 2, so both pilots get some LAS Class B exposure. However, if you do the Lake Mead option, you will get plenty of that anyway, so if you guys can agree on a different order, its fine with me. As you are both already private pilots, I will expect you to show up prepared with plans on how to navigate through the terrain between the aforementioned airports. As you begin to study the possible routes between these airports, please keep density altitude and rate of climb in mind. I also highly suggest you do the AOPA online course on Mountain Flying http://flash.aopa.org/asf/mountainFlying/ at some point before we go. Its free. Takes only about 30 minutes. If you would like to see photos of this route - this is pretty close to the route we will be taking (although in reverse order): http://www.hanrahan.info/cpg133/thumbnails.php?album=21 |