Info Request - Lake Havasu City, AZ (KHII)

[Jay Beckman]

Just picking the collective brain:

Anyone been here recently...?

Any tips, traps or suggestions?

Not intending to hang out there for long...just tossing darts at the map and
it looked like a good destination for an out and back XC in a 172SP.

North/West route going (P19-KPHX-AVENT-DRK-EED-KHII) @ 8500'
South/East route coming back (KHII-PKE-BLH-VICKO-GBN-POTER-P19) @ 6500' >
7500' (KHII to BLH = west of south)

TIA,

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
AZ Cloudbusters
Chandler, AZ

[Jim Macklin]

A friend got his seaplane rating there.


"Jay Beckman" > wrote in message
news:989nf.8659$SG5.2770@fed1read01...
| Just picking the collective brain:
|
| Anyone been here recently...?
|
| Any tips, traps or suggestions?
|
| Not intending to hang out there for long...just tossing
darts at the map and
| it looked like a good destination for an out and back XC
in a 172SP.
|
| North/West route going (P19-KPHX-AVENT-DRK-EED-KHII) @
8500'
| South/East route coming back
(KHII-PKE-BLH-VICKO-GBN-POTER-P19) @ 6500' >
| 7500' (KHII to BLH = west of south)
|
| TIA,
|
| Jay Beckman
| PP-ASEL
| AZ Cloudbusters
| Chandler, AZ
|
|

[Larry Dighera]

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:33:58 +0100, Martin Hotze
> wrote in >::

>you need transportation when you want to go in the town. IMHO it is a too
>long walk.

It's a bit of a walk that takes you over London Bridge. Watch out for
the coyotes.

[Mike Adams]

"Jay Beckman" > wrote:

> Just picking the collective brain:
>
> Anyone been here recently...?

I made a stop there on my solo cross-country a few years ago. It's kind of a modern jet port and not
particularly interesting from a GA point of view. I didn't go into town to look around, though.

> Any tips, traps or suggestions?

No, pretty straightforward as I recall. Some high ground to the east. They typically have pretty strong
surface winds down in the river valley, so check the METARs.

> Not intending to hang out there for long...just tossing darts at the
> map and it looked like a good destination for an out and back XC in a
> 172SP.
>
> North/West route going (P19-KPHX-AVENT-DRK-EED-KHII) @ 8500'
> South/East route coming back (KHII-PKE-BLH-VICKO-GBN-POTER-P19) @
> 6500' > 7500' (KHII to BLH = west of south)

Going to Prescott is quite a ways out of your way. Why not just get across the Phoenix transition and
then go direct? The desert scenery out there around Alamo lake is interesting. From Havasu, the flight
down the river to Parker and Blythe is interesting.

Have you been to Bullhead City? Walking distance to the casinos, and very interesting arrival with all the
casinos and river scene.

Have a good one!
Mike

[zatatime]

On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 23:54:40 -0700, "Jay Beckman"
> wrote:

>Just picking the collective brain:
>
>Anyone been here recently...?
>
>Any tips, traps or suggestions?
>
>Not intending to hang out there for long...just tossing darts at the map and
>it looked like a good destination for an out and back XC in a 172SP.
>
>North/West route going (P19-KPHX-AVENT-DRK-EED-KHII) @ 8500'
>South/East route coming back (KHII-PKE-BLH-VICKO-GBN-POTER-P19) @ 6500' >
>7500' (KHII to BLH = west of south)
>
>TIA,
>
>Jay Beckman
>PP-ASEL
>AZ Cloudbusters
>Chandler, AZ
>


Haven't been there yet, but from what I hear from a friend of a friend
who lives there its about the biggest part town you'll find. The
action is apparently at the lake.

z

[Jim Macklin]

http://www.seaplanes.org/training/schools/AZ.htm



"zatatime" > wrote in message
...
| On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 23:54:40 -0700, "Jay Beckman"
| > wrote:
|
| >Just picking the collective brain:
| >
| >Anyone been here recently...?
| >
| >Any tips, traps or suggestions?
| >
| >Not intending to hang out there for long...just tossing
darts at the map and
| >it looked like a good destination for an out and back XC
in a 172SP.
| >
| >North/West route going (P19-KPHX-AVENT-DRK-EED-KHII) @
8500'
| >South/East route coming back
(KHII-PKE-BLH-VICKO-GBN-POTER-P19) @ 6500' >
| >7500' (KHII to BLH = west of south)
| >
| >TIA,
| >
| >Jay Beckman
| >PP-ASEL
| >AZ Cloudbusters
| >Chandler, AZ
| >
|
|
| Haven't been there yet, but from what I hear from a friend
of a friend
| who lives there its about the biggest part town you'll
find. The
| action is apparently at the lake.
|
| z

[Jay Beckman]

"Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
news:LDrnf.28594$QW2.5005@dukeread08...
> http://www.seaplanes.org/training/schools/AZ.htm
>

Jim,

I'll file this one for future reference...thanks.

Jay B

[Jay Beckman]

"Mike Adams" > wrote in message
news:Tarnf.8749$SG5.7103@fed1read01...
> "Jay Beckman" > wrote:
>
>> Just picking the collective brain:
>>
>> Anyone been here recently...?
>
> I made a stop there on my solo cross-country a few years ago. It's kind of
> a modern jet port and not
> particularly interesting from a GA point of view. I didn't go into town to
> look around, though.

Not a problem...just going out and back anyway.

No doubt there are more interesting places to go and actually stay for a
day.

>
>> Any tips, traps or suggestions?
>
> No, pretty straightforward as I recall. Some high ground to the east. They
> typically have pretty strong
> surface winds down in the river valley, so check the METARs.
>

I've been down the Blythe to Yuma corridor (in the summer, no less...) so I
can relate but thanks for the reminder.


>> Not intending to hang out there for long...just tossing darts at the
>> map and it looked like a good destination for an out and back XC in a
>> 172SP.
>>
>> North/West route going (P19-KPHX-AVENT-DRK-EED-KHII) @ 8500'
>> South/East route coming back (KHII-PKE-BLH-VICKO-GBN-POTER-P19) @
>> 6500' > 7500' (KHII to BLH = west of south)
>
> Going to Prescott is quite a ways out of your way. Why not just get across
> the Phoenix transition and
> then go direct? The desert scenery out there around Alamo lake is
> interesting. From Havasu, the flight
> down the river to Parker and Blythe is interesting.

Yeah, it is kind of out of the way but:

1) I know the route to Prescott pretty well but wanted to extend the route
farther west
2) Avoids getting squeezed between Gladden 1 MOA floor of 7000' MSL and
terrain


> Have you been to Bullhead City? Walking distance to the casinos, and very
> interesting arrival with all the
> casinos and river scene.

No, haven't been to Bullhead City or Laughlin yet ... on my list of places
to try in the near future though, thanks.

Jay B

[Mike Adams]

"Jay Beckman" > wrote:

> 2) Avoids getting squeezed between Gladden 1 MOA floor of 7000' MSL and
> terrain
>

The MOA is the higher of 7000 or 5000 AGL, so this shouldn't be a problem. Also, it may not even be
active on the weekend. Just a thought.

Mike

[Matt Barrow]

"Jay Beckman" > wrote in message
news:989nf.8659$SG5.2770@fed1read01...
> Just picking the collective brain:
>
> Anyone been here recently...?
>
> Any tips, traps or suggestions?
>
> Not intending to hang out there for long...just tossing darts at the map
> and it looked like a good destination for an out and back XC in a 172SP.
>
Haven't been there, but we just did a trip to Kanab, UT and took the back
way in through Jacob's Lake to the Grand Canyon NORTH rim. Awesome trip!!

Everyone's been to the South Rim, but only a handful get to the North Rim.


--
Matt
---------------------
Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

[John Galban]

Jay Beckman wrote:
> "Mike Adams" > wrote in message
> news:Tarnf.8749$SG5.7103@fed1read01...
> > Have you been to Bullhead City? Walking distance to the casinos, and very
> > interesting arrival with all the
> > casinos and river scene.
>
> No, haven't been to Bullhead City or Laughlin yet ... on my list of places
> to try in the near future though, thanks.
>

Well, then I have an update for you. You're no longer within walking
distance to the Casinos when flying into Bullhead. They moved the GA
ramp up next to the commercial terminal. Now you have to call a hotel
shuttle and have them pick you up.

I'm kind of bummed that they did this. It used to be that you could
park at the GA ramp, walk across the street and catch the ferry boat to
cross the river to the casinos. No muss, no fuss, no waiting around.
I guess that was way to convenient to last.

John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)

[Jay Beckman]

"John Galban" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Jay Beckman wrote:
>> "Mike Adams" > wrote in message
>> news:Tarnf.8749$SG5.7103@fed1read01...
>> > Have you been to Bullhead City? Walking distance to the casinos, and
>> > very
>> > interesting arrival with all the
>> > casinos and river scene.
>>
>> No, haven't been to Bullhead City or Laughlin yet ... on my list of
>> places
>> to try in the near future though, thanks.
>>

Hey John!

> Well, then I have an update for you. You're no longer within walking
> distance to the Casinos when flying into Bullhead. They moved the GA
> ramp up next to the commercial terminal. Now you have to call a hotel
> shuttle and have them pick you up.

Yeah, I'd read/heard about this...too bad really.

> I'm kind of bummed that they did this. It used to be that you could
> park at the GA ramp, walk across the street and catch the ferry boat to
> cross the river to the casinos. No muss, no fuss, no waiting around.
> I guess that was way to convenient to last.

And probably seen as some kind of "security threat" since it meant people
could just hop a ferry from the casinos to the airport too.

Meanwhile, the Hell's Angels are in town and...well...they aren't anything
to really worry about...if you also happen to be carrying a firearm.

I did have a good flight to Havasu today though. Awesome scenery west of
Prescott and the approach to the airport from the east is neat!

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
AZ Cloudbusters
Chandler, AZ

[Mike Adams]

"Jay Beckman" > wrote:

>> Well, then I have an update for you. You're no longer within
>> walking
>> distance to the Casinos when flying into Bullhead. They moved the GA
>> ramp up next to the commercial terminal. Now you have to call a
>> hotel shuttle and have them pick you up.
>
> Yeah, I'd read/heard about this...too bad really.

Hmmm, sorry to hear about that. The last time I was there, you taxied down the ramp on the west side,
and then could just walk across or take the free ferry.

> I did have a good flight to Havasu today though. Awesome scenery west
> of Prescott and the approach to the airport from the east is neat!

Glad to hear it. I made a safety pilot trip up to Prescott tonight with a friend. Great day to be flying in AZ.

Mike