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Old 1st Jul 2012, 00:13
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Dream Land
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Shelter,

I'm not sure what your experience is but honestly, if you are on here asking, I'd recommend skipping GCN, first of all, it's full of professional operators, very busy, and 13,000 ft density altitude is not unheard of, I've flown everything from a C172 to a Metoliner in there, and none of them did well at that elevation.

However if you choose to disregard my advice, there are smarter ways to accomplish your flight, I'd imagine you will have plenty of gear, so just make a stop near by GCN and get rid of as much as possible, then plan an early morning flight in, and and early morning flight out with minimum fuel.

Cheers, DL
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