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Old 6th Jul 2009, 22:02
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Cusco
 
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i have a ppl licence with around 50 hours.
Congratulations on getting your licence with so few hours: you have only 5 over the minimum45.

Unless you mean you have 50 post PPL issue hours.

Which brings me back to my original question.................

I would agree with the other posters: Just rent an aeroplane with an instructor, fly from LHS and shove your mates in the back.

I did this (no mates in the back though) from Westair Aviation from N Las Vegas and landed at West Grand Canyon airstrip (Owned and run by local Indians) about 10 years ago.

Much less stressful for a first venture over some of the most hostile terrain you're ever likely to encounter.

Oh and one tip: Go as early in the morning as you can as by midday it gets seriously convective and you'll get a pretty rough ride.

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