Friday’s a big day with three consecutive flight scenarios, including some landings on federal airstrips down in the Snake River canyon, a fuel endurance “problem” thrown in, and a night/instrument return to Sandpoint via Spokane. All along the way Steve Z gets perverse pleasure by throwing in an assortment of simulated emergencies: engine failures, Garmin failures, autopilot failures, etc. etc. I’m not back at the hotel until nearly midnight, plenty worn out!
Saturday dawns a beautiful, calm day. This is the “name your scenario” day, where I get to plan a route of my own choice. With Steve Z’s suggestion, we agree on a route of Bonner’s Ferry, ID - Troy, MT -Kalispell, MT – over Glacier Park through Logan Pass, back east to Coeur d’Alene, ID, and back to Sandpoint. This is an unforgettable flight, with the peaks buried in deep new snow. Going-to-the-Sun road over Logan Pass is barely visible under the snow. These pictures speak for themselves: Glacier Park from 10,000 feet, and landing at Troy, Montana.
Saturday dawns a beautiful, calm day. This is the “name your scenario” day, where I get to plan a route of my own choice. With Steve Z’s suggestion, we agree on a route of Bonner’s Ferry, ID - Troy, MT -Kalispell, MT – over Glacier Park through Logan Pass, back east to Coeur d’Alene, ID, and back to Sandpoint. This is an unforgettable flight, with the peaks buried in deep new snow. Going-to-the-Sun road over Logan Pass is barely visible under the snow. These pictures speak for themselves: Glacier Park from 10,000 feet, and landing at Troy, Montana.
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