"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