Matt Barrow wrote:

Out here in the West, it's not unusual to find a 2,000 hour pilot with less
than 40 hrs IMC time.

I agree, but you all certainly have your daily challenges there as well,
such as mountain flying and density altitude.

My family is having a reunion/vacation at a resort in Avon, Colorado, in
July. There is a towered airport west of Avon and I was considering flying
the Bonanza from NY to this airport. However, the fact that I would have
to go over the front range to fly into this airport leaves me with two
options: 1) Don't fly or 2) Leave a few days early and take a mountain
flying course in Denver.

I might take option (2), but this would depend on my business schedule.


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Peter