best way across the continental divide

[sashley]

I'll be ferrying a 152 from Austin to Tucson in a couple of weeks.
I'm looking for the lower route over the continental divide. Can I do
better that V66 from El Paso to Tucson?

[Bob Fry]

>>>>> "s" == sashley > writes:

s> I'll be ferrying a 152 from Austin to Tucson in a couple of
s> weeks. I'm looking for the lower route over the continental
s> divide. Can I do better that V66 from El Paso to Tucson?

Maybe but why not V94 to Deming and San Simon, thence Cochise and
Tucson. A friend and I brought his 90hp Aircoupe back that way. Not
much out there, but no high altitudes required either, whereas V66 has
a higher altitude and longer passage. Because of the same-looking
desert and the restricted airspace I advise having a moving-map GPS to
assist navigation.
--
If you pray for rain long enough, it eventually does fall. If you pray
for floodwaters to abate, they eventually do. The same happens in the
absence of prayers.
~ Steve Allen

[GeorgeC[_2_]]

If you are AOPA member, you might check out "Suggested Western Mountain Routes"
http://www.aopa.org/asf/wx/mountain.html#western Route 9 of the Southern, East
to West could be adapter and they use V94. It is the same thing that Bob Fry
said.

If it were me I'd take I10. West Texas is petty desolate and if you had an off
airport landing you would be near a road and help.

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:41:42 -0700, sashley >
wrote:

>I'll be ferrying a 152 from Austin to Tucson in a couple of weeks.
>I'm looking for the lower route over the continental divide. Can I do
>better that V66 from El Paso to Tucson?

GeorgeC

[RST Engineering]

I gotta hot flash. If I'm over west Texas, my off-airport landing is going
to be ON I-10. None of this "near a road" stuff.

{;-)

Jim

--
"If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right."
--Henry Ford



"GeorgeC" > wrote in message
...
> If you are AOPA member, you might check out "Suggested Western Mountain
> Routes"
> http://www.aopa.org/asf/wx/mountain.html#western Route 9 of the Southern,
> East
> to West could be adapter and they use V94. It is the same thing that Bob
> Fry
> said.
>
> If it were me I'd take I10. West Texas is petty desolate and if you had
> an off
> airport landing you would be near a road and help.

[GeorgeC[_2_]]

Good, that will make an easy rescue. I hate hiking in west Texas

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:04:55 -0800, "RST Engineering" >
wrote:

>I gotta hot flash. If I'm over west Texas, my off-airport landing is going
>to be ON I-10. None of this "near a road" stuff.
>
>{;-)
>
>Jim

GeorgeC

[Veeduber]

> If it were me I'd take I10.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Funny Story (sorta)

About fifty years ago I was ferrying a thing with round engines that
was afraid of heights. Old Timer at La Junta tells me to just follow
the railroad; that I won't have any trouble.

The only thing he failed to mention was that you'd need a Pitts to
literally 'follow the railroad' through that section of the
mountains :-)

[GeorgeC[_2_]]

LOL

On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:05:48 -0800, Veeduber > wrote:

>
>> If it were me I'd take I10.
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Funny Story (sorta)
>
>About fifty years ago I was ferrying a thing with round engines that
>was afraid of heights. Old Timer at La Junta tells me to just follow
>the railroad; that I won't have any trouble.
>
>The only thing he failed to mention was that you'd need a Pitts to
>literally 'follow the railroad' through that section of the
>mountains :-)

GeorgeC