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Please enjoy details of my flight to Provo at FL450. We'll do about mach.80 in cruise - it's about 560 nm and takes about 2.5 hours. Routing KMRY MRY5 SHOEY DUGLE Q134 JULIK (RNAV RY 13 CTL 31) KPVU. Paint by legendary @C525B Get off your phone lady...let's go flying already Untitled-1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Taxi to RY 28L (scenery by BMW) Untitled-2 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-4 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Climbing like a homesick angel as we make the turn to the NE Untitled-5 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Flying the friendly skies Untitled-7 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Norcal and the Bay area seems pretty socked in Untitled-9 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Making the turn eastbound onto Q134 Untitled-10 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Now we're well above any airliner traffic, and we'll make our west east (Yosemite National Park below) Untitled-11 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr The Sierra Nevada range spans a majority of eastern California, the highest peak is Mt Whitney at 14,494 ft Untitled-12 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Some very beautiful topography below as we approach Mono Lake (I even see a rainbow) Untitled-13 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Just shy of 500 knots over the ground...not bad in a little Lear 35 Untitled-14 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-15 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr I assume this is solar panels but I couldn't find what it is on a map Untitled-16 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Grabbing the weather as we descend down to Salt Lake City/Provo area Untitled-19 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Out of the bases around 100 but we'll still fly the approach and circle to land on RY 31 Untitled-21 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr What a view even in the murk Untitled-23 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-24 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-25 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Provo tower is a contract tower (not staffed by govt employees) Untitled-26 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Finally time to disembark... only 7.65 USD for Jet A haha Untitled-27 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr
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Please enjoy this sunrise flight from Palo Alto, CA to Mammoth/Yosemite. Featuring payware Dreamflight KPAO and freeware KMMH airports. Also a fine livery by Whiskey Throttle for the FSW C414! Getting all packed up for our trip. I like morning departures as the air is smooth and there's not always as much traffic...we can get more direct and climb higher right away Untitled-1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr The 414 feels a little large for this airport but the runway is long enough Untitled-3 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Initial ATC vector brings us away from SFO towards the SE Untitled-5 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr 28L/R in the distance Untitled-6 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr These colored areas are 'salt ponds' owned by Cargil. The pinker the color the closer it is to completion. Untitled-7 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr We'll climb to 17k for our cruise to MMH - mostly direct though I did file T259 to NIKOL, the IAF for the RNAV 27. Untitled-8 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-11 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-13 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Modesto, Merced area Untitled-14 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Foothills of Yosemite National Park Untitled-16 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Not so sure about the weather - that's our destination area over there Untitled-17 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr We got LNAV mins so not the best - but we'll attempt the approach Untitled-19 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Mono Lake. There's no outlets so the water is very salty or alkaline. Untitled-22 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Making the turn at NIKOL for the approach Untitled-21 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr A nice morning glow of our 414 Untitled-23 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr We'll have to descend into this thick haze as we commence the approach Untitled-24 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Ominous Untitled-25 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Breaking out a little above mins sets us up for a smooth landing Untitled-26 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-27 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr They'll be plenty to do while we stay here...let's unpack! Untitled-28 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr