I'm hoping to get some insight (and perhaps some local knowledge from the CO guys).
My brother and I have a place in Buena Vista (KAEJ), and I fly the -10 in there a lot.
I've been cautious about learning to fly in the mountains, took the CO pilot's association course (ground and flight), and have spent the past couple years getting used to different aspects of mountain flying.
Thus far, all in the summer and fall.
I flew out today, and winds on the ground at midday were not conducive to flying into KAEJ. So I landed at KLMO.
My real question is how to approach the winds aloft. Winter winds seem to have arrived early this year. 30-40kt at 14,000' gives me pause. I am considering flying in early tomorrow AM. Surface winds will be fine, but I have no clue what to expect in terms of turbulence, the potential for wave / rotor, etc.
I'm fine with bumps. I tend to be cautious about things like this, and don't know if it is reasonable to go test the waters or not.
Anyone have any experience / thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
My brother and I have a place in Buena Vista (KAEJ), and I fly the -10 in there a lot.
I've been cautious about learning to fly in the mountains, took the CO pilot's association course (ground and flight), and have spent the past couple years getting used to different aspects of mountain flying.
Thus far, all in the summer and fall.
I flew out today, and winds on the ground at midday were not conducive to flying into KAEJ. So I landed at KLMO.
My real question is how to approach the winds aloft. Winter winds seem to have arrived early this year. 30-40kt at 14,000' gives me pause. I am considering flying in early tomorrow AM. Surface winds will be fine, but I have no clue what to expect in terms of turbulence, the potential for wave / rotor, etc.
I'm fine with bumps. I tend to be cautious about things like this, and don't know if it is reasonable to go test the waters or not.
Anyone have any experience / thoughts?
Thanks in advance.