Jeanie
Pattern Altitude
I'm seriously considering flying from Alpine, TX (E38) to McCall, Idaho next summer. I looked at the route last night as I was pondering this flight. It's about 1100NM or so - probably closer to 1200 w/ all the maneuvering to avoid the SUAs and mountains.
I noticed that the absolute direct route puts me crossing Salt Lake City Airport right thru the middle ... I won't be doing that. I also noticed that just west of that area are a LOT of restricted areas and MOAs.
So, here's the question for those of you in the neighborhood. Would it make sense for me to go west of that area maybe towards Ely and go up a V airway? I have gps onboard but it doesn't show the edges of SUA - I'll have my ipad w/ me w/ foreflight but who's to say it will actually work when I need it!
I'm just in the pondering stages here haven't actually gotten a chart in hand to see the big picture and also consider the mountains/ passes.
I noticed that the absolute direct route puts me crossing Salt Lake City Airport right thru the middle ... I won't be doing that. I also noticed that just west of that area are a LOT of restricted areas and MOAs.
So, here's the question for those of you in the neighborhood. Would it make sense for me to go west of that area maybe towards Ely and go up a V airway? I have gps onboard but it doesn't show the edges of SUA - I'll have my ipad w/ me w/ foreflight but who's to say it will actually work when I need it!
I'm just in the pondering stages here haven't actually gotten a chart in hand to see the big picture and also consider the mountains/ passes.