Mountain Flying
Flying in the mountains is a lot more challenging than flying at low altitude over flat lands. Less air density means lower aircraft performance, and mountainous terrain makes it more difficult to perform an emergency landing in the unlikely event of an engine failure. This is the reason why the FAA requires pilots to get a special endorsement for mountain flying before heading to the peaks. I got the ground part done with Eliot today. I should get my endorsement once the weather improves and we can finally make our flight to Truckee (KTRK). I am also reading the excellent Mountain Flying Bible from Sparky Imeson. If you manage to read past the first ten pages where the author repeats himself endlessly in order to bring a couple of critical points home, you will find in this book an amazing wealth of knowledge on the subject.
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