Ontario, Canada to Phoenix Trip Advice
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- brourke
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Ontario, Canada to Phoenix Trip Advice
Looking to do a trip from Ontario (Collingwood) to Phoenix in February 2023 in our DA40 (GJOJ). Have ADSB and IFR rated. Appreciate any tips and suggestions on the best route that time of year, especially through the mountains into Phoenix. Likely cross the border at Port Huron.
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Re: Ontario, Canada to Phoenix Trip Advice
Hi Bill,
I've flown that direction a bunch of times, and I imagine you will wind up stopped at ABQ for fuel (I like the Cutter FBO). From there it is pretty direct to get to Phoenix. Are you landing at the main airport or a place like Scottsdale? In any case, I would fly KABQ ABQ BUREW SJN PXR KPHX and as you approach the bravo they will start vectoring you. Over Roosevelt Lake I usually follow the canyon out, since the terrain is a little lower.
I've flown that direction a bunch of times, and I imagine you will wind up stopped at ABQ for fuel (I like the Cutter FBO). From there it is pretty direct to get to Phoenix. Are you landing at the main airport or a place like Scottsdale? In any case, I would fly KABQ ABQ BUREW SJN PXR KPHX and as you approach the bravo they will start vectoring you. Over Roosevelt Lake I usually follow the canyon out, since the terrain is a little lower.
Colin Summers, PP Multi-Engine IFR, ~3,000hrs
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Re: Ontario, Canada to Phoenix Trip Advice
Thanks for feedback. Planning to land at Sky Ranch in Carefree as visiting friends at the Boulders, which will keep me outside the Bravo airspace
- brourke
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Re: Ontario, Canada to Phoenix Trip Advice
Had a good trip to Scottsdale and back. Used FlashPass to for customs into the US and back which worked very well for filing eAPIS on a tablet/phone
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Re: Ontario, Canada to Phoenix Trip Advice
Care to say more about FlashPass? I don’t see it on the iOS AppStore.
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Re: Ontario, Canada to Phoenix Trip Advice
FlashPass on the App Store
They also have a webite: https://www.flashpass.net
Might not show up for iPad, I can't remember if they released a separate app.
They also have a webite: https://www.flashpass.net
Might not show up for iPad, I can't remember if they released a separate app.
Colin Summers, PP Multi-Engine IFR, ~3,000hrs
colin@mightycheese.com * send email rather than PM
http://www.flyingsummers.com
N972RD DA42 G1000 2.0 s/n 42.AC100 (sold!)
N971RD DA40 G1000 s/n 40.508 (traded)
colin@mightycheese.com * send email rather than PM
http://www.flyingsummers.com
N972RD DA42 G1000 2.0 s/n 42.AC100 (sold!)
N971RD DA40 G1000 s/n 40.508 (traded)