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Day 1: Wed. |
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09:00 – 13:30 |
Registration and Check-in (Recapture
Lodge)
Aircraft Inspections (conducted with
your A/C) |
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14:00 - 15:00 |
Aircraft Performance, (ground roll,
climb to 50ft), Turn Radius and
Airspeed, Flying a Stabilized Approach.
Preparation for Thursday's flight
lesson (Chapter 3, 4, 7) |
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15:00 - 15:10 |
Break |
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15:10 - 16:30 |
Emergency Maneuvers / Canyon Turns
(Chapter 5) |
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16:30 - 17:00 |
Backcountry Aircraft Preflight Items
(Chapter 2) |
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18:00 - 19:30 |
Get Acquainted Dinner at Twin Rocks Café
/ meet your instructors & flight
assignments |
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20:00 – 21.30 |
Speaker Gene Foushee: local pilot and
airstrip connoisseur will present a
slide show that will give us knowledge
and history of the geological formations
in this area. |
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Day 2: Thurs.,
Bring your aircraft POH or Owners Manual
to class Thursday |
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06:00 - 12:00 |
Morning’s flight (Depart Bluff
airstrip/fly planned route) |
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Lunch |
Location of lunch will be announced each
day |
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12:00 -13:30 |
Aircraft Performance Cards/Navigation
in Mountain & Canyon Areas (Chapter
4, 8, 10) |
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13:30 - 15:00 |
Depart from Lunch, fly planned
route/return to Bluff airstrip with a
re-fueling stop (TBD) |
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15:30 - 16:30 |
Density Altitude and Aircraft
Performance (Chapter 6) |
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17:00 - ? |
Use self-guided tour maps to view nearby
Petroglyphs and ruins.
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19:00 Dinner |
Special Navajo Taco dinner (Flight
assignments for Friday) |
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*Each evening the Hotel will be
providing a speaker with a slide show
that will give us history on this area |
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Day 3: Fri., |
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06:00 - 12:00 |
Mornings flight (Depart Bluff
airstrip/fly planned route) |
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Lunch |
Location of lunch will be announced each
day |
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12:00 - 13:30 |
Landing Areas (Chapter 9) |
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13:30 - 15:00 |
Break |
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15:00 - 17:00 |
Optional: River raft trip on the San
Juan River. Please plan ahead to make
reservations with Bluff River Outfitter. |
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19:00 Dinner |
Cook-out for dinner (Flight assignments
for Saturday) |
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*Each evening the Hotel will be
providing a speaker with a slide show
that will give us history on this area |
Day 4:
Sat.,
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06:00 - 12:00 |
flight (Depart Bluff airstrip/fly
planned route) |
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12:00 – 13:30 |
Location of lunch will be announced each
day |
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16:30 – 18:15 |
Guest Speaker: Rob Hunter/
PreparedPilot.com. Survival Kits and
“After the Crash ~ Staying Alive” |
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19:00 - ? |
Banquet Dinner at the “Cow Canyon
Trading Post” PARTY!! |
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Day 5: Sun., |
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This is a day to prep to depart for home
or fly a return trip to an airstrip
before going home. |
