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In a 172 you will have to fly up the Owens Valley. On rare occasions the
air above the Owens is calm and smooth. Most of the time it is fairly turbulent and often it is really turbulent. The Owens and the area around Bishop is home to what is probably the most powerful mountain wave system in the world. Gliders have reached over 49,000. While it is rare for aircraft to be broken up in flight, this is precisely the place where it happens! See the book Exploring the Monster by Robert Whelan...Awesome Book! The only reason I mention all this is that the wave season usually starts in September. Now that we have decided to pick a calm day with the forecast winds at BIH under 30kts at 9000 you should go and enjoy the flight. But be aware that your passengers may get airsick flying up the Owens if there is much wind at all. I would not fly a 172 up the Owens Valley at night and IFR is out of the question since a 172 cant reach the MEA. Pick a Saturday morning and go early. My first solo cross country was from SMO to MMH in a 180hp 172 and I used to go there about twice a month with my dogs to escape LA in my Turbo Lance. Dont be dissuaded from going but do pick the right day. Actually it is more a matter of NOT picking the wrong day! Mike MU-2 Jerry Kurata wrote in message ... >Flying at night into MMH is definitely not recommended. The airports has >high terrain all around it. >Your probably better off leaving very early Saturday morning. > >Also, make sure you are up on your crosswind landings. It is not unusual >for MMH to have a 15 knot crosswind at 90 degrees to the runway. > > >"firekiwi" >news:04126764.e4df267e@usw-ex0109-068.remarq.com... >> Thanks for the info Mick. If I start by flying to Bishop >> instead, in a C172, how long would this trip take with >> headwinds from FUL (or the Orange County/LA region)? How >> is the flight to Bishop during the night time? I might >> imagine leaving on Friday evening and returning on Sunday >> evening. Is this realistic soon after the PPL? I will >> definitely get the mountain training, IFR, high- >> performance, etc. so I can eventually land at Mammoth. >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also find >related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and Shopping. Smart is >Beautiful > > |
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