2015-08-30-Mtn-Fly-Mike-H: Upon completion of the Colorado Pilots Association Mountain Flying Ground School on Saturday, 08/29/15, Mike and Jer/ flew his most excellent Mooney Ovation, M20J, N1035N from Denver Metro Airport (KBJC), Colorado, to Granby (KGNB), Kremmling (20V), Aspen (KASE), Leadville (KLXV) and returned to Metro (KBJC). After the mountain flying 101 training flight, Mike was confident to fly by himself from KBJC to KEGE to join his wife and friends in the mountains.

Back to parent gallery
Film Tile
  Thumbnail 20150830-img-2417.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2418.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2419.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2420.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2422.jpg  
Film Tile
  Mike preflighting N1035N, note tiedown chains/cable, 08/30/15. Mike, with the mountains. Note the other airplane/baggage, 08/30/15. Metro Tower (KBJC) and a departing aircraft, 08/30/15. Mike on Oxygen, studying the instrument panel, 08/30/15. Off Granby, looking W towards Hot Sulphur Springs and Kremmling, 08/30/15.
Film Tile
  Thumbnail 20150830-img-2423.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2425.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2426.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2427.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2428.jpg  
Film Tile
  Westbound, coming over Hot Sulphur Springs, 08/30/15. Mike, studying the instrument panel some more, 08/30/15. Kremmling VOR (RLG)... we can fly below several VORs in Colorado, 08/30/15. Kremmling VOR (RLG) is the white dot, 08/30/15. Kremmling VOR (RLG) flyby, 08/30/15.
Film Tile
  Thumbnail 20150830-img-2429.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2430.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2431.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2432.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2433.jpg  
Film Tile
  Colorado River canyon, just W of Kremmling. Railroad tracks, no road, 08/30/15. W bound from RLG toward State Bridge and Eagle, 08/30/15. Looking back E. RLG VOR is just over the horizontal stabilizer, 08/30/15. Mike, on the ground, parked at Eagle (KEGE) Airport, Colorado, 08/30/15. Eagle Tower (KEGE) is just over the "A" taxiway sign, 08/30/15.
Film Tile
  Thumbnail 20150830-img-2434.jpg Open movie 20150830-mvi-2435.mov Open movie 20150830-mvi-2436.mov Thumbnail 20150830-img-2438.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2439.jpg  
Film Tile
  Glenwood Canyon is the low spot in mid frame, 08/30/15. Jet arriving KEGE, 08/30/15. Mike taking off at KEGE, 08/30/15. Red Table Mesa, with DBL VOR on top, 08/30/15. Climbing L downwind KEGE RWY 25 before the , 08/30/15.
Film Tile
  Thumbnail 20150830-img-2440.jpg Open movie 20150830-mvi-2441.mov Thumbnail 20150830-img-2442.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2443.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2444.jpg  
Film Tile
  Practicing TO/LDG at KEGE RWY 25, 08/30/15. Mike landing at KEGE, 08/30/15. KEGE S ramp. FBO is at far right, 08/30/15. Final approach KEGE RWY 25, 1, 08/30/15. Final approach KEGE RWY 25, 2, 08/30/15.
Film Tile
  Thumbnail 20150830-img-2445.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2446.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2447.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2448.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2450.jpg  
Film Tile
  Final approach KEGE RWY 25, 3, 08/30/15. Final approach KEGE RWY 25, 4, 08/30/15. Final approach KEGE RWY 25, 5, 08/30/15. Snow VOR (SXW) is on the near mountain, 08/30/15. Over Basalt, headed for Aspen (KASE), 08/30/15.
Film Tile
  Thumbnail 20150830-img-2451.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2452.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2455.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2457.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2458.jpg  
Film Tile
  Turned S for the "Snowmass Village overhead approach", 08/30/15. Approaching Snowmass Village, about to turn E for Aspen Airport, 08/30/15. At Aspen (KASE) Airport, Colorado. Looking W to fire station, 08/30/15. Over Ruedi Reservoir, looking SE toward Mount Massive and Hagerman Pass, 08/30/15. Just high enough to see into the Arkansas Valley toward Leadville, 08/30/15.
Film Tile
  Thumbnail 20150830-img-2459.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2460.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2461.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2462.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2463.jpg  
Film Tile
  Mike at Leadville (KLXV) Airport, looking W to Mount Elbert (left) and Mount Massive (right), 1, 08/30/15. Mike at Leadville (KLXV) Airport, looking W to Mount Elbert (left) and Mount Massive (right), 2, 08/30/15. Yes, Mike flew into Leadville, 08/30/15. I always wonder what a "SHORT STAKE" is?!?, 08/30/15. Leadville on the ground (note 0 airspeed), at 10,034 MSL, 08/30/15.
Film Tile
  Thumbnail 20150830-img-2464.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2465.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2466.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2467.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2468.jpg  
Film Tile
  Navigation Leadville (KLXV) back to Denver Metro (KBJC), 08/30/15. Buffalo Pass, looking S over the high terrain, 08/30/15. Longs Peak is the highest point on the horizon ahead, 08/30/15. Buffalo Pass, looking N to Kremmling, 08/30/15. Mike, intensely watching the weather and terrain, 08/30/15.
Film Tile
  Thumbnail 20150830-img-2470.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2471.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2472.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2473.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2475.jpg  
Film Tile
  Corona Pass is the flat ridge to the left, 08/30/15. Corona Pass, looking E over the Continental Divide, 08/30/15. Winter Park is below the wingtip, at the W portal of the Moffat Tunnel, 08/30/15. E bound, on the E side of the Continental Divide, looking N, 08/30/15. Mike survived... on the ground at Denver Metro (KBJC) Airport, 08/30/15.
Film Tile
  Thumbnail 20150830-img-2476.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2477.jpg Thumbnail 20150830-img-2478.jpg  
Film Tile
  Mike, with the background of mountains we just flew over, 08/30/15. Mike, with Denver Metro (KBJC) Airport Terminal Building, 08/30/15. Mike, with KBJC Landmark Aviation FBO in the background, 08/30/15.

created with llgal