SEATAC 400 Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Flying an MD-80 in Avianca Livery from Santa Cruz to La Paz with an elevation of 13,300 ft Flying into this requires an approach at 15,000 ft with an airspeed well above normal. Our flight takes us over the Andes and near lake Titicaca Push-back in Santa Cruz Take-off Run Rainy, stormy weather for the takeoff and climb out The weather clears as we continue our climb At 25,000 and the weather is nice At our cruise altitude of 32,000 ft Descending and turning. The descent will not take long since the ariport is at 13,200' Continuing our descent through 24,000 At 15,000 ft and captured the ILS! Yes, at 15,000 FT. Going to have to land at around 150 kts, which is 30 knots faster than typical for a normal elevation airport. And will not be able to use flaps 40 at that speed. Down and thrust reversers engaged. Taxiing to gate at an elevation of 13,320' Parked and ready to deplane. The weather is a bit nicer at this altitude. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Nicely done, thanks for the shots. Link to post Share on other sites
dolf8857 640 Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Verry nice set Richard, nice office ones! Link to post Share on other sites
wain 879 Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 great one Richard, I just been reading about this in PC Pilot.... Link to post Share on other sites
Corsaire31 419 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Nice trip to this special place ! I still remember landing there with the D17 Staggerwing at the end of my Aeropostale adventure, after flying over part of the Titicaca lake. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Nicely done, those high altitude destinations can be a real challenge. Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Everyone is high in La Paz. A destination where what goes up doesn't necessarily come down. Link to post Share on other sites
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