Levi,
I appreciated receiving your email. Yes, it was a disappointing situation, made even more so by the following:
Parkwest Air Tours caters to visitors from all of the country and the world. On this trip, we have visitors from 10 different states, plus 4 foreign countries. They were eager to visit Leadville as a unique tourist destination. Had we been told on Monday morning that we could not use the runway, we would have made alternate arrangements and, while disappointed, we could have planned accordingly. Having been assured that we could land, we carried on with our planned Leadville logistics and suffered accordingly. While I'd like to say that we will hope for better communications next time, I'm afraid there probably will not be a next time. - Collin Fay
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Mark Cassidy
10/6/2015 02:58:15 pm
Nothing like a midair plan B, and nothing ParkWest can't handle. Very disappointing missing a landing there though.
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Cat Herder
10/6/2015 07:37:26 pm
I couldn't agree more, Mark--very disappointing, indeed! We had tours and a catered lunch arranged in town. Frustrating and nerve-wracking! Nothing like having 11 aircraft bunching up in the Rockies without an affirmative plan!
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Kathie Cassidy
10/10/2015 10:37:11 pm
Cat Herder - I can only imagine the disappointment from the tour group, but I'm sure you handled it with your usual grace!
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AuthorCat Herder (aka Marisa) has been guiding pilot tours in the American West for over twenty years. Keep tabs on your Parkwest pilot friends, National Park news and other tidbits here! Archives
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