Hello all,
A beautiful day in Colorado for a little mountain flight. We went from KFLY to KGUC over Monarch pass.
We normally skirt north of KCOS, here is the Air Force Academy, where I am lucky enough to work. Pikes Peak in the background.
As you can see little in the way of weather to worry about. We listen to the AWOS on the top of Monarch to check winds. Monarch is pretty easy to find, head to Salida, and follow the road up the mountain.
Hold your breath, the top of the pass is over 11,000 ft. There are 14,000 ft mountains on both sides.
Gunnison has a huge runway, 9400x150ft. They bring in skiers during the winter via commercial jets.
Trusty N92BF, what a great ride. W mountain is in the background. You come in over W mountain when landing on 06.
Gunnison is home to Western State Colorado University. I lived there as a kid, and the football team would run up and down W mountain to train. Uneventful flight back, except the winds had picked up at KFLY when we returned; 15 Gusting 22 out of the west, we landed on 33.
Cheers
KFLY to KGUC
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