TomRV4
Pre-Flight
I'll be taking a trip out west from San Antonio October 12th. My wife and I will be going to Albuquerque first for the balloon fiesta, then on to Las Vegas on the 14th for a few days.
Just got my instrument rating earlier in the year, and this will be my first IFR flight away from the relatively flat lands of south central Texas (We like to think the hill country has real hills...but that's a stretch...)
We'll be landing at Double Eagle in Albuquerque, and then on to North Las Vegas. Looks like the MEA's for the first part of the trip are around 11K, and close to 14k going into the Las Vegas area.
We'll be flying a turbo charged plane so density altitude and high altitude performance shouldn't be a factor, plus we'll be lightly loaded.
Any suggestions, things to look out for, or gotchas along the route of flight anyone would like to pass along? If the approaches into KAEG or KVGT are in IFR conditions, any first hand knowledge of what to look for would be greatly appreciated!
Also, gotta get back to SA! Any IFR departure suggestions out of North Las Vegas?
Thanks!
Tom
Just got my instrument rating earlier in the year, and this will be my first IFR flight away from the relatively flat lands of south central Texas (We like to think the hill country has real hills...but that's a stretch...)
We'll be landing at Double Eagle in Albuquerque, and then on to North Las Vegas. Looks like the MEA's for the first part of the trip are around 11K, and close to 14k going into the Las Vegas area.
We'll be flying a turbo charged plane so density altitude and high altitude performance shouldn't be a factor, plus we'll be lightly loaded.
Any suggestions, things to look out for, or gotchas along the route of flight anyone would like to pass along? If the approaches into KAEG or KVGT are in IFR conditions, any first hand knowledge of what to look for would be greatly appreciated!
Also, gotta get back to SA! Any IFR departure suggestions out of North Las Vegas?
Thanks!
Tom