Don’t Let Mountain Flying Become a Perfect Storm
Courtesy Terri Quinlan ©2012 www.terriquinlan.com
Courtesy Terri Quinlan ©2012 www.terriquinlan.com

Flatlanders—anyone who flies east of the Rockies, even those flying sophisticated single-engine turboprops and light jets—can easily find themselves in trouble when flying in regions where IFR Minimum Enroute Altitudes (MEAs) in the 14,000 foot-plus range are common. And there’s shooting an instrument approach to a mountain airport to contend with. John Mahany, a Master CFI and facilitator at numerous mountain-flying seminars, offers this advice on how to stay "grounded" in reality when flying near cumulo-granite.