Short sightseeing trips near KAPA - Denver?

The flight up toward Cheyenne is your best bet, then. You'll have nice views
of Eldorado Canyon, the Flatirons, the Indian Peaks Wilderness, Rocky
Mountain National Park, etc. Or go south and take a look at Pikes Peak and
maybe turn up toward Royal Gorge.

If you're at all interested in geology, this is a fascinating area to view
from the air. Check this out:
http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame...mt/modis02.jpg

Seth
Comanche N8100R

"Longworth" wrote in message
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Blanche,
We have access to a car and have done several driving trips in
Denver/Boulder areas. We just want to take our daughter up for an
aerial view.

Hai Longworth

Seth,
We plan to take a short southern route tomorrow morning. How about
going southwest from KAPA following the South Platte River to Cheesman
Lake. Then head toward Lake George, Florissant area (west of Pikes
Peak). Then head to Royal Gorge. We plan to stop at Fremont 1V6. On
the way back, we will follow the Arkansas River to Pueblo Reservoir
then follow 25 back to KAPA avoiding USAF area. We will certainly have
flight following.
If we have time and weather permit, we may take the northern trip on
Sunday.
Thank you for the link. Rick is a science teacher so we are quite
interested in gelology.

Hai Longworth

Sounds like fun. Don't count on flight following for most of the route: At
your altitudes ATC radar is going to lose track of you when you turn the
corner. Pick it up again after you leave Fremont.

Check density altitude, and fly safe!

Seth

"Longworth" wrote in message
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Seth,
We plan to take a short southern route tomorrow morning. How about
going southwest from KAPA following the South Platte River to Cheesman
Lake. Then head toward Lake George, Florissant area (west of Pikes
Peak). Then head to Royal Gorge. We plan to stop at Fremont 1V6. On
the way back, we will follow the Arkansas River to Pueblo Reservoir
then follow 25 back to KAPA avoiding USAF area. We will certainly have
flight following.
If we have time and weather permit, we may take the northern trip on
Sunday.
Thank you for the link. Rick is a science teacher so we are quite
interested in gelology.

Hai Longworth

Michael, Seth, Matt & Blanche,
Thank you for your advices. We had a great flight to Fremont today.
It's quite interesting to see Royal Gorge from the air. Seth was
right about losing radar contact near Pikes Peak area.
We had called Signature the day before to ask them not to fuel the
plane but somebody forgot! We were at least 100lbs below max weight
but took extra caution and removed all extra stuffs in the baggage
compartment to loose 20-30 more lbs. We departed at 9am and could
barely get 400fpm climb rate. We managed to get to 10,500' before
crossing the ridge.
We will be at half the max weight tomorrow and expect to have a more
decent climb rate. Depending on departure time, we will head north
towards either Fort Collins or Cheyenne (KCYS). We got back to KAPA
before noon today and had already seen TS build up in the East & could
feel some turbulence. Hope that it will be another great flight
tomorrow. The beautiful clear sky here is a big change from the hazy
summer weather in NY.

Hai Longwort

Cool! Glad it went well, and good on you for shedding weight. I was
thinking about you yesterday and hoping you'd have 10,500 for the crossing.

Send us another flight report.

Seth

"Longworth" wrote in message
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Michael, Seth, Matt & Blanche,
Thank you for your advices. We had a great flight to Fremont today.
It's quite interesting to see Royal Gorge from the air. Seth was
right about losing radar contact near Pikes Peak area.
We had called Signature the day before to ask them not to fuel the
plane but somebody forgot! We were at least 100lbs below max weight
but took extra caution and removed all extra stuffs in the baggage
compartment to loose 20-30 more lbs. We departed at 9am and could
barely get 400fpm climb rate. We managed to get to 10,500' before
crossing the ridge.
We will be at half the max weight tomorrow and expect to have a more
decent climb rate. Depending on departure time, we will head north
towards either Fort Collins or Cheyenne (KCYS). We got back to KAPA
before noon today and had already seen TS build up in the East & could
feel some turbulence. Hope that it will be another great flight
tomorrow. The beautiful clear sky here is a big change from the hazy
summer weather in NY.

Hai Longwort