Mountain flying ~ opens up new opportunities for the general aviation pilot for unique and interesting destinations,
plus a view of spectacular scenery. However, mountain flying, even more so than flight in the flatlands, is very unforgiving
of poor training and planning.
There is a narrow window of safety that an untrained pilot can easily stray out of without the experience and
knowledge gained from a recognized training program and a mountain checkout by a qualified mountain flight instructor.
All training will be conducted at Big Bear Airport
and Lake Arrowhead Airport, located approx. 30nm north-east of Chino Airport.
Big Bear Airport is a county owned paved 5,850' runway
at 6,750'msl with mountains in all quadrants . Density altitude can easily reach 10,000'. The identifier is L35.
Lake Arrowhead Airport is a privately owned, packed
granite 3,650' runway at 4,610'msl with mountains in all quadrants. This is a true mountain airport. The
identifier is 2CN8, the airport webpage can be found here: http://www.lakearrowheadairport.com/index.php
