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"That first day was a three-hour leg over some gorgeous scenery," he remembered. "But I've never flown a three-hour leg — I fly short trips in England. I've never relied on a GPS throughout a trip, and I've never had to lean an engine before takeoff. Each day brought something we hadn't done before. One day we took off from below sea level [minus 211 feet] in Death Valley, and then landed at 7,586-foot-elevation Bryce Canyon. With my age, I doubt I'll ever experience that kind of flying ever again."
Reprinted from AOPA Pilot. |
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| Southwest Safari Airports |
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Airport
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Identifier |
Elevation |
Length |
Comments |
| Grand Junction |
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4,858 |
10,501 |
Class D |
| Page |
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4,310 |
5,500 |
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| Grand Canyon |
|
6,606 |
8,999 |
Class D |
| Twentynine Palms |
|
1,905 |
5,531 |
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| Furnace Creek |
|
-210 |
3,065 |
Shortest |
| Bryce Canyon |
|
7,586 |
7,400 |
Highest |
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