RETRO Misc. Flight #17 Bozeman, MT to Jackson Hole, WY . . . . 1959

This is a GA flight From Bozeman, Montana to Jackson Hole, Wyoming (KBZN – KJAC). We have 60 gallons of fuel on board for the one hour 133 NM flight. We have good weather with light cloud cover for the entire time. We will be cruising at 10,000 feet and up to 11,000 feet for short periods of time. We will be flying over Yellowstone National Park much of the time.

 

Thanks to:

Aircraft: Cessna 195. Model, original textures and paint by Joe Binka.

Propliner AI & Traffic: CalClassic & FS Aviator - Tom Gibson, Mike Stevens, Jason Krogmann, Manuel Jagmann, Bill Towers, Nikko Yaginuma, Richard Wright, Frederick Coleman, Dave Jones, Paul Haak, Marty Lochmiller, Ake Lindberg, Harland Sandberg, Richard Wright and Gary Harper. At www.calclassic.com

Scenery and Add-ons: MS FS2004 v9.1, MS Windows 7 Pro and:

- Bozeman Gallatin Field and Jackson Hole airports are from the Stapleton 1958/Rocky Mountain Scenery by Tom Gibson and Randy Cain. At www.calclassic.com

- Rwy12 and EZ Static Object and Scenery Libraries at www.flightsim.com.

- FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries v4a by Wolfgang Gersch at www.flightsim.com

- REX FS9 w/Overdrive & SP5.

- Flight One Ground Environment Pro II

- FS Genesis UT USA.

 

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1. Cockpit checks completed and starting the engine.

 

2. Taxiing out to Runway 12 for takeoff.

 

3. Up and away.

 

4. Turning on a course of 156 to Jackson Hole.

 

5. We are approaching the foothills of the Gallatin Range.

 

6. About 50 NM from the airport with Sage Peak off to the right.

 

7. We are now near the Wyoming border with Specimen Creek below.

 

8. Now in Wyoming we see Harlequin Lake below.

 

9. Just like the Beach Boys said it takes “Good Timin” to see Old Faithful geyser erupting below to our left.

 

10. That is Shoshone Lake off our left wing.

 

11. About 36 NM from Jackson Hole we see the Henry’s Fork Range in Idaho off to our right.

 

 

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12. With the Teton Range ahead and Jackson Lake below we turn to intercept our approach to Jackson Hole.

 

 

13. We are at 10,000 feet about 17 NM from the airport.

 

 

 

14. A final turn to line up our approach to runway 18.

 

 

15. Descending through 9,000 feet with the Tetons off our right wing.

 

 

 

16. Passing through 8,000 feet with Grand Teton at 13,775 feet high above our nose.

 

 

 

17. Just below 7,000 feet and a little over 2 NM out we are lined up on our approach.

 

 

 

18. Nearly there.

 

 

19. Touchdown.

 

 

 

20. Tail wheel down and continuing the rollout.

 

 

21. Turning off the runway and heading to parking.

 

 

 

22. Parked and engine shut down. Hope you enjoyed the flight – the dog did.

Great shots Larry!! Been there, done that RW with a Beech Bonanza. And since the Beech's owner and I were both primarily chopper pilots whose fixed wing take off and landing experience was almost 100% low altitude, it was quite the challenge! We both commented the H-46 was a lot slower, but at altitude it would have been much more comfortable for us.

 

Things happen pretty fast in a Bonanza when the airport/s is that high!!!! :eek::eek:

 

Michael

Thanks Michael! I thought a VFR flight through the Rockies would be fun, but your sure have to keep your eye on the ball. :D

Very nice journey in the 195 Larry! I have that same 195 and enjoy taking it out from time to time! A handful for sure, but very stable and somewhat forgiving! And I know, the dog helps!

 

Rick :cool::cool:

Thanks Rick! The 195 is one of my favorites. :)

Beautiful retro-GA flight Larry, good old Cessna and great sceneries, just awesome! :cool::cool: