wrote:
wrote:

: I used White Pass (VFR) several times to get back and forth to
: coastal destinations and let's just say it's a good thing I didn't
have
: to be anywhere at a specific time. Each time I either had to go
over
: the top and look for a hole on the other side, or slog through the
: marginal VFR under the deck and close to the rocks.

Ughh... giving me willies already. Mountains are big enough there
that it'd
have to be a pretty *big* hole to come down through. Easy to pull a
"box canyon"
accidentally through a small hole.

Whoa! No holes over the mountains for me. With the pass socked in
and Skagway reporting 1,500 ft. ceilings, I'd just overfly Skagway out
into the channel until I found a nice sized hole over the water. Then
just duck under and fly back. I always found one, but the backup plan
was just to fly back to Whitehorse if none showed up. Note : This only
works if Skagway's ceiling is occsionally indicating broken. If it's
solid overcast, you might not find a hole until you get to Russia :-)

Which brings up an interesting point... is White Pass or coming down

Haines-way better for flying? I haven't gotten far enough to look at
a chart or
anything yet.

Couldn't say. I only used W.P. to get to the coast.

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