I've actually never been to reno.. could change soon ;) One of the things I'm really excited about is being able to fly to tahoe. The casinos are nice, but the hiking is amazing!
Cool, thanks for all the info! I figured i'd need some mountain training if crossing turned out to be possible. Can't be too prepared =) Looks like I can add LV as another potential destination!
TL;DR: Is it possible to prudently and safely cross the Sierra Nevadas at some point so that a 172N can travel from OAK to VGT non-stop?
Background:
While I wait a little bit to make sure this "I want to fly" thing is for real before plunking down the $$'s, I've been playing around to...
Thanks for the additional info! Great answers. I'm probably going to sit on this for a couple months before I invest the money, but everything sounds good so far!
First, if there is a Sticky or wiki on this..sorry! please let me know - I'm sure these questions are asked regularly.
I recently went on a "flight-tour" where i got to pilot the plane for 30 min around the bay area.... and i had a blast! Enough to get me curious about how practical a ppl...