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Experience some of the most rugged mountain flying east of the Rockies. Our day-long trip will take us from Buffalo, NY into the foot hills of the Adirondacks with a quick stop at the picturesque Piseco (K09) Airport.
Nestled at the north end of Pesico Lake, its runway 4 requires a right-hand pattern to avoid steep rising terrain immediately northwest of the airport.
From there, we'll fly 60 miles north over increasingly rugged mountain terrain to the Adirondack Regional Airport in Saranac Lake. Here, we'll take a lunch break at KSLK's authentic log-constructed terminal facility.
From here, we'll fly just 12 miles east to Lake Placid, home to the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics. Time permitting, we'll take a leisurely buggy ride around the famous Mirror Lake. Our departure from Lake Placid will require a VFR circling climb to clear nearby surrounding peaks.
Then it's 50 miles east to the Mad River Valley in Northern Vermont with a quick stop at Sugarbush Airport in Warren, Vermont. Located minutes from the Sugarbush Mountain Ski Area, this is one of the most idyllic settings in the U.S. northeast!
Then we will fly 36 miles south along the western ridge of Vermont's Green Mountains to Rutland, Vermont, home to the famous Killington Ski Area. Here, we'll take another short break as we carefully examine the departure procedures to exit this mountainous area enroute back to Buffalo, NY.
What will we learn?
The NY Adirondack/Vermont mountain tour will expose us to the unique challenges of remote airports nestled in narrow valleys surrounded by rapidly rising terrain.
We will experience squirrelly winds, unpredictable turbulence, and challenging arrival and departure procedures. More importantly, it will expand our comfortable operating envelopes and prepare us for even more challenging future mountain flying over the Continental Divide and Alaska.
Cost
$599 (in your airplane); Add $89/hr (dry) if the trip is done in one of our training aircraft (2005 C-172 G1000 equipped).
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