Badlands and Black Hills

South Dakota is bisected by the Missouri River, dividing the state into two geographically and socially distinct halves, known to residents as "East River" and "West River".  Most of the Native American reservations are in West River as are the Badlands, the Black Hills, Mt Rushmore, and Devils Tower - all of which are featured in this flight.  Starting from Philip Airport (KPHI) and finishing at Hulett Mun (W43), the route is 243 miles in length.

Points of Interest:

·         Badlands National Park (Wpt 2-4)

·         Wind Cave National Park (Wpt 5)

·         Mt Rushmore (Wpt 6-8)

·         Sturgis (Wpt 10)

·         Deadwood (Wpt 11-15)

·         Devils Tower (Wpt 16-17)

Flightplan: HERE

Aircraft

The route is 243 miles and will require 150knts.  I plan to fly the Cessna Caravan in Highland Express livery. As always you are free to fly what you like.

 

Recommend Departure time of 1:00PM local 

 

 Particulars:

•             Date and time: Saturday February 19, 19:00 UTC
•             Where: AVSIM RTWR Teamspeak - Casual Flights Channel
•             Teamspeak Server Address: ts.teamavsim.com
•             MFS Multiplayer: US Eastcoast Server

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The Black Hills of Dakota.
Doris Day and Howard Keel in Calamity Jane (1953). Not exactly contemporary art ... but Jeff raised the subject.
 

Sounds like Kodiak territory.. 😉

Watch out for landing mother ships.