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