cliffy Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 9 hours ago, ArtVandelay said: I bet a night flight around Vegas would be beautiful. Lots of helicopter flights at night right over the strip. Used to be hundreds every night before COVID Big business there Not too easily done via private plane (for sightseeing with the Class B airspace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker_Woodruff Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Well, it looks like Don got out before the weather got sketchy here. Now he's just going slow. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N231AT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Parker_Woodruff said: Well, it looks like Don got out before the weather got sketchy here. Now he's just going slow. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N231AT Ah ha! Southern route I-10 ish. Man, it’s super hot in Vegas today! Henderson? North Las Vegas? Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantosDumont Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 1 hour ago, cliffy said: Not too easily done via private plane (for sightseeing with the Class B airspace It’s actually pretty easy. Just ask for the numbers transition to VGT from HND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 1 hour ago, SantosDumont said: It’s actually pretty easy. Just ask for the numbers transition to VGT from HND. That really doesn't qualify as a "tour of the area" only as a transition to the other airport :-) I've done that many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantosDumont Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 57 minutes ago, cliffy said: That really doesn't qualify as a "tour of the area" only as a transition to the other airport :-) Well after that just ask Nellis for a transition to the east from VGT, look down at all the cool fighters as you pass mid field then circle south and fly over Hoover Dam and you basically have seen everything interesting in Vegas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Taylor Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 If you want another cool view option, not far from Vegas, you can land at Laughlin/Bullhead KIFP at night. The airport is across the river from the casinos, and roughly parallel to them. RWY 16 has a right pattern and 34 is left...so on either runway, you're basically flying over the river next to the casino lights...a mini Vegas. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffy Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 If its a Sunday you "might" get a low pass along the Nellis runway. I got it once in an MU-2 100' down the runway looking at all the military equipment Cool pass! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMuncy Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Thanks for all the help. I went to Henderson via Las Cruces last Sunday and returned via Double Eagle today. The turbulence beat us pretty bad for 5 hours, and then when I got back to Dallas, the Sarahan dust had moved in. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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