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Tim Olson
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 Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:57 am Post subject: KLBB area easy access airport? |
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I'm going to have to reroute my flight plan today and
instead of going to SLC, where enroute surface winds
will be G50 along the way, I can get a better ride.
That may place me somewhere around Lubboc KLBB
late tonight.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a good lower-fuel
price airport, or at least one that has a hotel
that picks you up, in that area? We just need
a quick stayover and have to get going early in
the morning again, so something real close to the
airport would be perfect.
Any advice? I just don't want to get near the
mountains when the winds are going to be nasty
at altitude.
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Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD
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Kelly McMullen
Joined: 16 Apr 2008
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Location: Sun Lakes AZ
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:08 pm Post subject: KLBB area easy access airport? |
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Tim,
If you go the southern route I would suggest Pecos TX for an
overnight...relatively cheap fuel, motels within 1/2 mile of FBO,
courtesy car, etc. I've been there several times.It will keep you as
far from high terrain as you can while headed east. If you don't make
it that far, Demming NM is acceptable and at least one motel picks up.
Haven't done Lubbock. Plainview is a bit north, has good FBO and
motels within a mile. Most of the TX panhandle is always windy, with
15-20kts being "calm wind".
The only high terrain on that route is the Guadalupe Pass(approx 7500
ft) south of Carlsbad. If winds are blowing there you might get 15 min
of turbulence, and then terrain falls away quickly to about 4000 ft
elevation. Whatever you do, stay away from White Sands missile range,
even if the restricted area is cold. Went over it once, and
encountered the only true severe clear air turbulence ever
encountered.
Kelly
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Tim Olson <Tim(at)myrv10.com> wrote:
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I'm going to have to reroute my flight plan today and
instead of going to SLC, where enroute surface winds
will be G50 along the way, I can get a better ride.
That may place me somewhere around Lubboc KLBB
late tonight.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a good lower-fuel
price airport, or at least one that has a hotel
that picks you up, in that area? We just need
a quick stayover and have to get going early in
the morning again, so something real close to the
airport would be perfect.
Any advice? I just don't want to get near the
mountains when the winds are going to be nasty
at altitude.
--
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD
do not archive
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Tim Olson
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:11 pm Post subject: KLBB area easy access airport? |
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Cool, thanks! I'm enroute to Lubbock now....get to see Russ Daves. So if I can make it through this front, I should be ok for today with the bumps. The ipad has been pretty cool to play with today.
Tim
On Mar 31, 2011, at 4:02 PM, Kelly McMullen <apilot2(at)gmail.com> wrote:
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Tim,
If you go the southern route I would suggest Pecos TX for an
overnight...relatively cheap fuel, motels within 1/2 mile of FBO,
courtesy car, etc. I've been there several times.It will keep you as
far from high terrain as you can while headed east. If you don't make
it that far, Demming NM is acceptable and at least one motel picks up.
Haven't done Lubbock. Plainview is a bit north, has good FBO and
motels within a mile. Most of the TX panhandle is always windy, with
15-20kts being "calm wind".
The only high terrain on that route is the Guadalupe Pass(approx 7500
ft) south of Carlsbad. If winds are blowing there you might get 15 min
of turbulence, and then terrain falls away quickly to about 4000 ft
elevation. Whatever you do, stay away from White Sands missile range,
even if the restricted area is cold. Went over it once, and
encountered the only true severe clear air turbulence ever
encountered.
Kelly
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Tim Olson <Tim(at)myrv10.com> wrote:
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> I'm going to have to reroute my flight plan today and
> instead of going to SLC, where enroute surface winds
> will be G50 along the way, I can get a better ride.
> That may place me somewhere around Lubboc KLBB
> late tonight.
>
> Does anyone have a recommendation for a good lower-fuel
> price airport, or at least one that has a hotel
> that picks you up, in that area? We just need
> a quick stayover and have to get going early in
> the morning again, so something real close to the
> airport would be perfect.
>
> Any advice? I just don't want to get near the
> mountains when the winds are going to be nasty
> at altitude.
>
> --
> Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD
> do not archive
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