Flying into West Yellowstone airport (WYS)

On 10-Aug-2006, "M" wrote:

Has anyone flown to that airport in similar non TC, fix-pitch
4-seaters?


Done it in a stock 150 hp C-172 right at max gross weight. No problem,
really. Just expect the takeoff roll to be considerably longer than you are
used to, and initial climb to be relatively anemic.

Have fun!

-Elliott Drucker

"M" wrote in message
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We're planning to fly into West Yellowstone airport (WYS) in a Grumman
AA-5 Traveler with stock engine. The landing and takeoff will be about
200lb under gross and we plan to take off in early morning. Densitiy
altitude is of course a major concern.

Has anyone flown to that airport in similar non TC, fix-pitch
4-seaters? What's the terrain like near the airport? Any room for
climb-out?

Thanks!


I flew into their about a week ago. You'll have no problem.

"Blanche Cohen" wrote in message
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1) Terrain - do you have a sectional? WYS is a bit of a flat area,
almost in a flat pocket (elevation 6600) with a ring of 8K hills about
10-20 nm away in any direction.

2) Are you familiar with the peculiarities of high-altitude, high-density
flying?

3) TFRs at Jackson Hole -- Cheney's there most of August. Be aware.


Anyone have a lat/long of Cheney's house/ranch?

John Doe wrote:
"Blanche Cohen" wrote in message
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1) Terrain - do you have a sectional? WYS is a bit of a flat area,
almost in a flat pocket (elevation 6600) with a ring of 8K hills about
10-20 nm away in any direction.

2) Are you familiar with the peculiarities of high-altitude, high-density
flying?

3) TFRs at Jackson Hole -- Cheney's there most of August. Be aware.



Anyone have a lat/long of Cheney's house/ranch?

you might be able to infer it from this TFR(?):

http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_6_5181.html

John Doe wrote:
"Blanche Cohen" wrote in message
...

1) Terrain - do you have a sectional? WYS is a bit of a flat area,
almost in a flat pocket (elevation 6600) with a ring of 8K hills about
10-20 nm away in any direction.

2) Are you familiar with the peculiarities of high-altitude, high-density
flying?

3) TFRs at Jackson Hole -- Cheney's there most of August. Be aware.



Anyone have a lat/long of Cheney's house/ranch?

Yep, the center of the TFR.

John Doe wrote:

"Blanche Cohen" wrote in message
1) Terrain - do you have a sectional? WYS is a bit of a flat area,
almost in a flat pocket (elevation 6600) with a ring of 8K hills about
10-20 nm away in any direction.

2) Are you familiar with the peculiarities of high-altitude, high-density
flying?

3) TFRs at Jackson Hole -- Cheney's there most of August. Be aware.


Anyone have a lat/long of Cheney's house/ranch?

Sure...it's on the TFR. One TFR is 3 nm around the airport. The other
TFR is 3 nm around the ranch.