Rules for departing Aspen: Climb fast, don’t hit the rocks ✈️🏔️⚡️

Tip top advice mate

and pay attention to density altitude and aircraft loading - having a EFI turbro-charged engine helps too @RWMann

That paint job looks like the hot rod cirrus, bet you climb out with zero issues.

Thanks, it’s the Cirrus #8,000. All good on the climb out, just some bumps along the way.

Congrats man. Supremely jealous. Saw it at the dealership in HND and was wishing I had a lot more money 🤣

You just flew over my house! 😂

And pay a shitload to take off, land and tether. Good for you 👍

“Such an Amazing Technique!

Landing ASE @jbransonx

Departed Odgen, UT once holding the start fuel enrich buttons down for about 5 minutes because Bendix fuel controls suck and are notorious for getting stingy with the fuel over time. (MU-2)

Or just fly down the valley and climb at a reasonable rate flatlander

I’ve done that plenty of times as well. This was running the SID out of that.

Altitude density confirmed. Stick the wind, steer away. Cirrus runway 33 for departure!!

Flew into Telluride the first year they had commercial service which included a stop in Aspen. Interesting flying, even as a passenger.

KASE is a one way in, one way out airport. There’s also a curfew for GA. I flew freight out of there for 5 years, fkn place is DANGEROUS. They had 7 fatal crashes in one winter 😳

Cirrus SR20 or SR22?

It’s the #8000 SR22T

Oh nice! I’ve seen it so I know exactly which one you’re talking about, beautiful aircraft! I’m wanting to get my license in the SR20 at some point in the future.

Thank you, appreciate your compliment! Certainly hope you get your license in the SR20, wonderful aircraft!

Now do Eagle

Estelle is quite a bit easier by comparison. Unfortunately no time to run there on this trip as we just got over to SLC.

In a 767 vs a Cirrus? We used Eagle for flight testing

Does that include - leave early?

Yes, that’s usually a good plan. My post was in jest, of course plenty of other factors in play to execute safely.

Take a look at the Telluride Airport. Looks like landing and taking off an aircraft carrier.

It sure does, have flown there as well.

I mean this seems pretty simple and straight forward. Why do pilots call this difficult or dangerous?

It’s considered the most dangerous airport in the country. Very unforgiving terrain if things go sideways. The wx and downdrafts in the mountains can be dicey at times.

And that’s a small plane. Do it with a big dog and it feels like a rocket

Landing in a 14 seat jet is scarier by far.

I remember a burn site on the hill to the west,, a business jet in the 90s

That’s a very special plane, sir.

Do ya have to mess around with the mixture at that altitude?

Not at all, full rich, full power - launch and fly the SID out. Temps stay fine in the turbo if your fuel flow is turned around 40gph.

Landing at ASE is more challenging in my view.

Typically agree, in this case the outbound took a bit more effort given current conditions. I absolutely love the approach in even more though!

that looks like a bumpy ride

Nice and bumpy for sure, but that’s part of the fun of mountain flying 😎

High and hot, temperature and altitude rob the engine and wings of efficiency. Cool video.

If you’re lucky enough to get clearance to take off at all.

Looks better than being in commercial feels upon take off.

Aspen departures: where "terrain, pull up" counts as a normal checklist item.

Haha that’s funny. If the SID is programmed and flown though it inhibits those warnings which is nice not to have the distraction.

colorful place for an IFR departure in a piston single

Now Show teluride!

I don’t have a video going out of there, though have flown it and snapped this shot. Great airport up on the plateau.

Turn fast too. I think they prefer an early right turn out especially with slower climbing planes to space from the inbound arrivals.

Yes they often do have you take the right for opposite direction then left over Snowmass. We were flying the SID out of there.

The LINDZ ONE SID is a right turn “once airborne” and “as soon as practical”

Yes that’s what I was getting it with noting the SID.

Looks a lot like Sun Valley on the climb out only the rocks are on right.

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