Originally Posted by hostile
In which part of Florida you can fly "mountain"?
Their mountain course is done out of a small sub-base they have in California. Apparently you fly up into the Sierra Nevada mountains upto 10,000ft, landing at upto 8,000ft. Hmm, they use 300s for that course and I'm not quite sure if it will make it up that high, but I guess if it's cold enough.. Time to stay off the pies I think..
It sounds like good fun and good learning - operating at full throttle and trying not to overpitch! As with the Sling load, I doubt you'd get a job from doing these courses, but who really cares?! They'll still be great to put on the CV and even better to do.. Plus there is a chance they may mean the difference to an employer down the line against a guy who has never had that experience.. Well anyway, that's my justification for spending the extra money..!
Cheers,