It wasn’t too bad initially. We headed towards Jicarilla Airport and the north/south valley that ends near Albuquerque starts there. I had the corset all the way in and was doing 65-70 mph ground speed.
Friday, October 5, 2013.
There is a 3 and a h...were hit by rough air out the northwest. Our ground speed dropped into the 30&rsq...ed on crossing the Plateau directly. We ground on to Chaco Mesa, but skipped...
My passenger took this photo on Labor Day. Directly beneath us was the scorched ground from the just put out Rocky & Jerusalem fires. We flew during the one week there wasn't a TFR in this area.
The ground had a tile-like texture. I wondered how long it had been since the river overflowed its banks to flood here. I turned out to be not too long ago. I wand...