James Robinson wrote:
OzPilot wrote:

I am travelling to Las Vegas (from Australia) in March for a work
conference but have three full days in Los Angeles. I thought that I
would use the opportunity to do some flying and maybe even take
advantage of some unusual types that you wouldn?t and couldn?t find in
my part of the world.

Keep in mind that Los Angeles is surrounded by mountains, and the typical
onshore breeze will tend to trap polluted air in the LA basin. There are
frequent atmospheric inversions, which can reduce visibility to only a
couple of miles. While VFR flying is usually possible, you might not get
much enjoyment from a purely sightseeing flight, given the typical haze and
limited visibility in the area.

Here are a couple of webcam sites that will give you an idea of what things
are like:

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/californ...les/hollywood/
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/feature?...tos&id=5790008

I haven't flown there in years, so others will have to give their
impressions and any suggestions on alternatives.

That's only for a small part of the year.

Right now it is winter here, however if there are no storms, which
don't occur that often in Southern California and Nevada, the VFR flying
is great.

--
Jim Pennino

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