"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.
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