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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!

Not training anywhere yet, but I'm looking into the Alamed Aero Club (http://www.alameda-aero.com/)

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...

Looks like you can get the first two seasons on hulu for free: http://www.hulu.com/grid?name=episodes&from=/the-aviators

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!

thanks guys, that info helps a bunch!

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...