airdale
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My wife and I will be visiting Glacier Park in August. I am basically a midwestern flatlander, with some mountain (8000 MEAs) flying in Canada and some mountain flying in NZ. Lots of cross-country (130+ airports last time I counted), Commercial/Instrument rated. We'll be in an Arrow, well below max gross and with 72 gallon tanks.
Looking at the exciting MEAs between eastern Montana and Kalispell/Glacier, my baseline plan was to park the airplane at Cut Bank, then rent a car.
But after spending time with Google Maps and some sectionals, it looks to me that there might be a decent route via Great Falls, MT then roughly following the highway to Missoula, and north up the valley to Glacier International. For the last leg, there is also another valley to the East, following MT hiway 83, that looks like an option. I would only do this VFR. Not IFR.
Anybody familiar with the area care to offer comments or suggestions?
Looking at the exciting MEAs between eastern Montana and Kalispell/Glacier, my baseline plan was to park the airplane at Cut Bank, then rent a car.
But after spending time with Google Maps and some sectionals, it looks to me that there might be a decent route via Great Falls, MT then roughly following the highway to Missoula, and north up the valley to Glacier International. For the last leg, there is also another valley to the East, following MT hiway 83, that looks like an option. I would only do this VFR. Not IFR.
Anybody familiar with the area care to offer comments or suggestions?