Joe Zuffoletto Posted April 28, 2012 Report Posted April 28, 2012 Checked a big one off my bucket list by completing my round trip from Denver to Cabo yesterday. Enjoyed a gorgeous solo flight from Cabo to El Paso (3 hours), then El Paso to Denver (2 hours 40 minutes). Compare those times with 3.5 hours each leg going the other direction two weeks ago. Turns out the Westerlies in northwestern Mexico are pretty strong on a fairly continuous basis, but I also benefitted from unusually strong tailwinds on the El Paso to Denver leg yesterday. After a significant amount of planning and paperwork in advance of this trip, the trip itself was a breeze and I can't wait to do more flying in Mexico! One interesting note: My wife elected to fly commercial this trip because she wasnt keen on the overwater legs. I departed Cabo at 7am and her Frontier commercial flight departed at 12:30pm. This particular Frontier flight originates in Denver at 8:30am. It lands in Cabo at 11:30am then its back to Denver one hour later. As I was approaching El Paso, the Frontier flight from Denver checked in on the same frequency. I asked the captain if he would tell my wife I made it safely to El Paso, which he did. Pretty cool. (BTW, I ended up beating her flight to Denver by only 10 minutes after my 5.5 hour head start.) One more thing: Here's we made around Cabo during this trip. Quote
RobertoTohme Posted May 2, 2012 Report Posted May 2, 2012 Very nice Joe!! Glad that it worked well for you, and look forward to get together again in Cabo. Quote
jetdriven Posted May 2, 2012 Report Posted May 2, 2012 Joe, how high are the mountains down in Mexico? How many miles over the water? Quote
Joe Zuffoletto Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Posted May 2, 2012 Quote: jetdriven Joe, how high are the mountains down in Mexico? How many miles over the water? Quote
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