Do any of you have a standardized "scenic flight" when you take people flying for the first time in a GA aircraft. I came up with one and took a friend and his two boys in the 172 I rent this morning, it worked out really well.
We departed Chandler Airport and transitioned Gateway airspace to the East. Then we headed out over the Superstition Mountains. We circled counter-clockwise around the mountains and got a good look at Weaver's Needle. After that we headed North and flew over Canyon Lake, then turned West and transitioned Fountain Hills (and yes, the fountain was going). From there we caught the Bravo transition Southbound, flew over Firebird lake and made a greaser landing back at KCHD.
This flight pushed me over 120 hours total time. I can't believe it took me this long to figure out the "perfect" scenic flight in the Phoenix area.
Total time was 1.3 on the Hobbs. The rental will come to about $150, and we split it in half, so it works out to be cheap flying too!
We departed Chandler Airport and transitioned Gateway airspace to the East. Then we headed out over the Superstition Mountains. We circled counter-clockwise around the mountains and got a good look at Weaver's Needle. After that we headed North and flew over Canyon Lake, then turned West and transitioned Fountain Hills (and yes, the fountain was going). From there we caught the Bravo transition Southbound, flew over Firebird lake and made a greaser landing back at KCHD.
This flight pushed me over 120 hours total time. I can't believe it took me this long to figure out the "perfect" scenic flight in the Phoenix area.
Total time was 1.3 on the Hobbs. The rental will come to about $150, and we split it in half, so it works out to be cheap flying too!
