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From: ths@lanl.ARPA
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Subject: Re: crossing the rockies
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Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 13:15:12 EDT
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> > You are in luck Phil!  There are a number of routes, particularly from
> > San Diego to the midwest that have very reasonable MEAs.  Comming out of
> > SAN you could go directly east via PHX and never have to climb more than
> > 8,000.
> 
> Perhaps you mean "to" PHX?  Except to SAN, all routes out of Arizona
> have MEAs of 10,000 feet or above, most are above 12,500'.
> -- 
> Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{ihnp4,seismo,decvax}!noao!terak!doug

I should have been a bit more explicite....you can fly east "VFR" via the
PHX "area" and never have to fly at more than 8000' MSL.  You can chart
a number of courses to the east of PHX that will give you reasonable terrain
clearance.  As Doug pointed out, the IFR MEAs are still quite high being
10,000 or more.  Some of these routes get you up there primarily for VOR
reception however.  If you go the southern route you have a decision
to make when you get into New Mexico, how to avoid restricted area
R-5111 et al. It is probably just a quick to proceed east southeast to
El Paso and then northeast. But that sure is some barren landscape in
southeast New Mexico. You might consider stopping at Carlsbad Caverns though.

Ted Spitzmiller