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Hey CraigH,
It's Jonathan Howells, the guy that stopped in Graham on the way back to Missoula, Montana in the Taylorcraft. I want to thank you and Stephan for all of your hospitality. You guys are great and I enjoyed looking at your Taylorcraft and all those projects. You will be able to fly your plane in Colorado without any problem. I routinely have to fly my 65hp BC12-D over 9000' in western Montana (been to 10,000' before) to get through mountain passes with fudge factor included. I agree with jrzangger about the crossing altitudes. I think the hardest thing about mountain flying, is not getting lost if you are not familar with the area. Mountains tend to look alike at low altitudes. Also, if a pass starts to look like it will get tight ahead, IT WILL, turn around right away, while you still have room and start climbing until you are high enough to clear any possible terrain, and then turn back. If you have any further questions feel free to e-mail me at [email protected]. Thanks again for the tour of your stomping grounds.
Jonathan Howells
46 BC12-D N34236
It's Jonathan Howells, the guy that stopped in Graham on the way back to Missoula, Montana in the Taylorcraft. I want to thank you and Stephan for all of your hospitality. You guys are great and I enjoyed looking at your Taylorcraft and all those projects. You will be able to fly your plane in Colorado without any problem. I routinely have to fly my 65hp BC12-D over 9000' in western Montana (been to 10,000' before) to get through mountain passes with fudge factor included. I agree with jrzangger about the crossing altitudes. I think the hardest thing about mountain flying, is not getting lost if you are not familar with the area. Mountains tend to look alike at low altitudes. Also, if a pass starts to look like it will get tight ahead, IT WILL, turn around right away, while you still have room and start climbing until you are high enough to clear any possible terrain, and then turn back. If you have any further questions feel free to e-mail me at [email protected]. Thanks again for the tour of your stomping grounds.
Jonathan Howells
46 BC12-D N34236
If you do ever pass through Graham let me know a day or so ahead of time and I'll clear out a spot in my hangar for your T'craft. At least you'll have nicer accomodations next time, a new Best Western is being built down the road from where you stayed.
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