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I decided to grow myself an adventure.
Why not follow the Colorado river from source to sea? It was going to be just for me, at my leisure, visiting airports as I flew downstream, changing aircraft as I pleased, although they would be mostly, if not all, small general aviation craft.
I landed at Granby- Grand Co. (KGNB) to start the journey. The source of the Colorado is only some 30 miles north of Granby.
I did not initially intend to do any posting about the journey but somehow the fun and beauty of the landscape got the better of me so here are some shots of the first two days.
Leaving Granby-Grand Co. (KGNB) in the first aircraft a Bellanca Scout with Lycoming 180 hp. engine:
Take-off performance at 8200 ft. is much more sluggish than sea level (especially if you don’t manage the Mixture properly!) be prepared. Once airborne the plane was a delight to fly.
At Glenwood Springs (KGWS) we changed aircraft for another Bellanca; the Super Viking and could not resist a slight detour south to Aspen (KASE) some 40 miles south:
The Viking is an absolute delight to fly and fast in the cruise (170 Kts). The powerful engine copes well with the altitude (Aspen lies at 7820’). We left the rich and famous (and very expensive) behind, heading north back to the Colorado and following it south west to Grand Junction (KGJT). Here we were due to change aircraft, but with the excuse that a Bellanca Viking Turbo was different enough we used it, heading down stream through some of the most stunning scenery, to Moab Canyonlands airport (KCNY). The scenery having changed from the green of the eastern Rockies to the ochres of the dry lands and the river itself turning from glacial blue to a muddy brown:
And on approach to Canyonlands (KCNY):
Unloading and guess who forgot to retract the flaps?
There might be more to follow in the next few days.
Why not follow the Colorado river from source to sea? It was going to be just for me, at my leisure, visiting airports as I flew downstream, changing aircraft as I pleased, although they would be mostly, if not all, small general aviation craft.
I landed at Granby- Grand Co. (KGNB) to start the journey. The source of the Colorado is only some 30 miles north of Granby.
I did not initially intend to do any posting about the journey but somehow the fun and beauty of the landscape got the better of me so here are some shots of the first two days.
Leaving Granby-Grand Co. (KGNB) in the first aircraft a Bellanca Scout with Lycoming 180 hp. engine:
Take-off performance at 8200 ft. is much more sluggish than sea level (especially if you don’t manage the Mixture properly!) be prepared. Once airborne the plane was a delight to fly.
At Glenwood Springs (KGWS) we changed aircraft for another Bellanca; the Super Viking and could not resist a slight detour south to Aspen (KASE) some 40 miles south:
The Viking is an absolute delight to fly and fast in the cruise (170 Kts). The powerful engine copes well with the altitude (Aspen lies at 7820’). We left the rich and famous (and very expensive) behind, heading north back to the Colorado and following it south west to Grand Junction (KGJT). Here we were due to change aircraft, but with the excuse that a Bellanca Viking Turbo was different enough we used it, heading down stream through some of the most stunning scenery, to Moab Canyonlands airport (KCNY). The scenery having changed from the green of the eastern Rockies to the ochres of the dry lands and the river itself turning from glacial blue to a muddy brown:
And on approach to Canyonlands (KCNY):
Unloading and guess who forgot to retract the flaps?
There might be more to follow in the next few days.
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