Laughlin/Bullhead City

[Casey Wilson]

Hi all,

I'm planning a trip to Bullhead City for July 6. Never been there. Any
hints for a smooth VFR arrival from Southern California?

[John Larson]

Just make sure your crosswind skills are up to snuff, everytime I have been
there the wind has been howling.

(And not always down the runway.)

"Casey Wilson" <N2310D @ gmail.com> wrote in message
news:LMKqe.3987$L65.1653@trnddc05...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm planning a trip to Bullhead City for July 6. Never been there.
> Any hints for a smooth VFR arrival from Southern California?
>
>
>

[Aluckyguess]

Easy flight. Its gets windy sometimes but its usually right down the runway
.. The runway is real wide also.
"Casey Wilson" <N2310D @ gmail.com> wrote in message
news:LMKqe.3987$L65.1653@trnddc05...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm planning a trip to Bullhead City for July 6. Never been there.
> Any hints for a smooth VFR arrival from Southern California?
>
>
>

[Larry Dighera]

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 23:50:03 GMT, "Casey Wilson" <N2310D @ gmail.com>
wrote in <LMKqe.3987$L65.1653@trnddc05>::

>I'm planning a trip to Bullhead City for July 6.

You may enjoy touring the WW-II Desert Training Center Sky Trail en
route:
http://home.worldnet.att.net/~SkyTrail/dtc/html/dtcskytrail_disclaimer.htm

Login: dtc
Password: blm

Click "Pilots Guide" on the right side of the banner.

There you will find information on the largest military training
center in the world created by General George S. Patton, Jr. in April
1942 to train troops for this nation's invasion of North Africa.

[BTIZ]

depending were in SoCal you are coming from.. alter course a bit to the
south rather than a straight to airport arrival.. some thing between the
Needles VOR and straight to the airport.. sets you up for a slower let down
into the valley and a chance to see the airport before you are diving on it.

Been a while since I've been there... but you can park on the west side..
taxi down a steep slopped taxi way to the bottom. Park, walk across the road
and take the river ferry over to the casinos.. it was a free service.

BT

"Casey Wilson" <N2310D @ gmail.com> wrote in message
news:LMKqe.3987$L65.1653@trnddc05...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm planning a trip to Bullhead City for July 6. Never been there.
> Any hints for a smooth VFR arrival from Southern California?
>
>
>

[Aluckyguess]

"BTIZ" > wrote in message
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> depending were in SoCal you are coming from.. alter course a bit to the
> south rather than a straight to airport arrival.. some thing between the
> Needles VOR and straight to the airport.. sets you up for a slower let
> down into the valley and a chance to see the airport before you are diving
> on it.
>
> Been a while since I've been there... but you can park on the west side..
> taxi down a steep slopped taxi way to the bottom. Park, walk across the
> road and take the river ferry over to the casinos.. it was a free service.
>
> BT
>
You cant walk down anymore they are building a Sams Club where the fbo was.
The casino will send a van.
> "Casey Wilson" <N2310D @ gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:LMKqe.3987$L65.1653@trnddc05...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm planning a trip to Bullhead City for July 6. Never been there.
>> Any hints for a smooth VFR arrival from Southern California?
>>
>>
>>
>
>

[BTIZ]

>> Been a while since I've been there... but you can park on the west side..
>> taxi down a steep slopped taxi way to the bottom. Park, walk across the
>> road and take the river ferry over to the casinos.. it was a free
>> service.
>>
>> BT
>>
> You cant walk down anymore they are building a Sams Club where the fbo
> was.
> The casino will send a van.

No more river trips?? bummer

[Robert M. Gary]

heheh, its too late in the year for a "smooth" arrival. Expect turb in
that area until November (or later). I used to stop there for gas when
making routing flights from Sacramento to Tucson.

-Robert