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Mountain Flying Basics – Pass Crossing Altitude
One of the frequent topics that comes up during our mountain flying courses is what is the correct elevation for pass crossing. I’ll attempt to make the answer as straight forward as possible however there are several considerations but if you follow some basic mountain flying strategies it’s pretty straight forward.
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Mountain FLying Basics – Altitude for Pass and Ridge Crossing
A good gauge and strategy for crossing ridges and mountain passes. One of the frequent topics that comes up during our mountain flying courses is what is the correct elevation for pass crossing. I’ll attempt to make the answer as straight forward as possible however there are several considerations. The first thing to remember […]
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Mountain Pass Flying
Passes, Passes and more Passes A popular training scenario we frequently fly with pilot’s looking to learn mountain flying is this itinerary that includes some of the more challenging mountain passes in Colorado. This 3/4 day adventure focuses on terrain flying and pass crossing. From Eagle, we depart southwest over Cottonwood Pass, cross McClure Pass, Kebler […]
