Beginner Seeking Fun Canyons / Valleys

[JD-Slow-Thumbs 0]

Hi, I recently tried flying through a canyon in my plane, and thought that it was good fun and a good way to learn how to maneuver the plane. Surely I am not the first one to think of this :smile: ... so now I am looking for more canyons / valleys to practice maneuvering in.

 

Nice to have:

Airport nearby to take-off from,

Highway or River to follow,

“V” shaped instead of “U” shaped,

Easy-wide, and moderate, (it will be a while before I get to the narrow-hard ones).

 

The only one that I have tried so far is Interstate-5 north from KVNY through the Newhall pass (starting at the I-5 and CA-14 split) using a Cessna-172 and a Lancair-Legacy.

 

Thanks in advance

JD

[Demious 23]

You sure arent the only one. I love to do this in the Grand Canyon, using fighters. At the bottom it's quite narrow, but with a the speeds of a Cessna or Langcair, it shouldnt be too hard. The fighters I use go over 300kts in there. And there's a river to follow.

 

http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/files/file/12-ozx-grand-canyon-and-kgcn-holgermesh/

[Matthew Kane 1,343]

Innsbruck and Queenstown are good ones, especially if you are using ORBX scenery

[Clutch Cargo 384]

Go to the mother of all canyos... The Grand Canyon!

[JD-Slow-Thumbs 0]

Ok, next flight leaving for the Grand Canyon   :smile: and then Innsbruck and Queenstown

 

Thanks

JD

[odourboy 1,286]

Try the Fraser River valley in British Columbia, Canada. Depart from Abbotsford airport and head west to catch the river, then follow it north. Some fantastic and challenging flying. Here's a run I did in the MilViz F-86 a while back:

 

[Gregg_Seipp 565]

Might be some nice valleys in this recent thread...

 

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/460799-stunning-freeware-scenery-combo/

 

Kauai isn't big but I bet it's pretty.

[scott967 62]

I always like the Columbia River, starting at Spokane KGEG and flying north to Revelstoke CYRV.

 

scott s.

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