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Going on a much needed getaway, my girlfriend and I will be making our way to Monterrey shortly. Of course, when we put it together, we had no clue it was a race weekend...
That will be my first visit to KMRY.
Much more excitingly from a flying perspective, though, is Sunday, when we will be headed to Big Bear City (L35) to pick up my daughter from her camp nearby. That flight will be distinguished in a few ways, most notable that it will be my longest single stretch ever (over 300nm). I have played around in Mammoth before, which is about 1000' higher, so I'm not inexperienced with the reduced performance, but we'll be taking off at max gross on the way back (we're also picking up one of her counselors to bring back home en-route) and as a result I have certainly done more planning on this one than pretty much any other flight I have ever taken (including, I think, when I was still a student).
L35 looks quite interesting what with mountains surrounding on all four quadrants. I am fairly curious as to what kind of winds to expect down there. Anyone familiar with it? I am planning on the NW approach/departure via Fawnskin.
That will be my first visit to KMRY.
Much more excitingly from a flying perspective, though, is Sunday, when we will be headed to Big Bear City (L35) to pick up my daughter from her camp nearby. That flight will be distinguished in a few ways, most notable that it will be my longest single stretch ever (over 300nm). I have played around in Mammoth before, which is about 1000' higher, so I'm not inexperienced with the reduced performance, but we'll be taking off at max gross on the way back (we're also picking up one of her counselors to bring back home en-route) and as a result I have certainly done more planning on this one than pretty much any other flight I have ever taken (including, I think, when I was still a student).
L35 looks quite interesting what with mountains surrounding on all four quadrants. I am fairly curious as to what kind of winds to expect down there. Anyone familiar with it? I am planning on the NW approach/departure via Fawnskin.