Bush flying / Mountain landing strips????

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Hi all,

I fancied trying to find some really cool mountain landing strips - the sort that 'bush flyers' would use to get too (otherwise) in-accessable areas.

Does anybody have any particular favourites that they like to try to land (or in my case - crash) at???

I'm sure there must be some that are 'hard as nails' to land at, & any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[CAFedm]

One of my favourite flights is between Anvik and Grayling, Alaska - it's about a 10-minute hop to the west.  Not much in the way of mountains but there is plenty of rugged terrain to deal with.  Always fly the DHC-4 Caribou here, even with it's excellent STOL capability I only manage to make 1 out of 4 landings, due to the very short unprepared strip at Grayling, plus it's location (atop a ledge at the edge of the waterline).  Recommend it if you are looking for a challenge!

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Thanks CAFedm, i tried the hop from Anvik to Grayling & was very impressed - nice landing strip, right next to the water & quite a challenge (although I used the Cessna 172 so i may have cheated a little bit).

I got shown the USS Carl Vinson off the coast of Hawaii the other day , which is an amazing challenge too land on.  Its located 32nm from PHOG on a bearing of 194 if anybody wants too try it.

(You can also go 'below decks' to re-fuel - ace).

Let me know how you get on if you try it!!!

Cheers......................

[Lethal.Ambition]

Thanks CAFedm, i tried the hop from Anvik to Grayling & was very impressed - nice landing strip, right next to the water & quite a challenge (although I used the Cessna 172 so i may have cheated a little bit).

I got shown the USS Carl Vinson off the coast of Hawaii the other day , which is an amazing challenge too land on.  Its located 32nm from PHOG on a bearing of 194 if anybody wants too try it.

(You can also go 'below decks' to re-fuel - ace).

Let me know how you get on if you try it!!!

Cheers......................

Hey buddy here's a strip you will abosuletely LOVE:

4s2 Hood River. They got the hoot mountain, hood river, and its in oregen. Gets your cessna up, download mesh, and enjoy. It's lovely down there.

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Hi =XE=Ambition,

Thanks for the suggestion of 4s2.

I have just a had a brief look around the airfield & it looks like i'm gonna be able to have a lot of fun there, the very first airfield i flew to was 7OR6 (3nm away) which is located on the side of a hill with some very steep drops around the (grass) runway - fantastic fun, trying to land at 60kias & avoid the surronding hills & trees!! brilliant.

Unfortunately i'm a bit pushed for time at the moment , but i'm really looking forward to doing some flights around the 4s2 area.

Once again, thankyou for your help.

Happy flying............................

[Lethal.Ambition]

Hi =XE=Ambition,

Thanks for the suggestion of 4s2.

I have just a had a brief look around the airfield & it looks like i'm gonna be able to have a lot of fun there, the very first airfield i flew to was 7OR6 (3nm away) which is located on the side of a hill with some very steep drops around the (grass) runway - fantastic fun, trying to land at 60kias & avoid the surronding hills & trees!! brilliant.

Unfortunately i'm a bit pushed for time at the moment , but i'm really looking forward to doing some flights around the 4s2 area.

Once again, thankyou for your help.

Happy flying............................

Glad I could help.

[Straferr]

I remember one somewhere in Nepal that was quite exciting. Can't recall the location

[Wing Nut]

Valdez Alaska is right on the coast, with mountains containing all kinds of little ravines and vallies to fly in.  Also, try Telluride, Colorado.  The approach from the west is a blast.

[dave3cu]

Due to a FS2002 terrain mesh glitch, CYBA, Banff, BC, can be interesting in anything bigger than a Baron.

Cheers,
Dave

[Mr.Mugel]

2AK7, Bald Mountain, Talkneeta, Alaska, real great Airport, or better said strip, just on top of a small Mountain, real great area, there are some other small airfields near it, check it out, it

[zeberdee]

Hi vnlk is my favorate strip, at 9000' up a mountain its a challenge to stop before the rock face! Good luck and happy landings. Chris

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Thankyou all for your replies,

I have been a pushed for time (again!!), but have managed too get a few brief flights into & around the airfields suggested.

CYBA (suggested by DAve3cu):

Thankyou Dave for this one, i found that the HUGE wholes surrounding the runway made it very difficult for taxi-ing & parking. Also the view you get whilst coming in too land is amazing - that massive drop, wow!!!

2AK7 (suggested by Mr Mugel):

Thankyou Mr Mugel, another fantastic landing strip, i'd love too know where your supposed to go once you've got there - abseiling i guess!!

VNLK (suggested by Zeberdee):

I think this one is my favourite of all the suggestions i've had so far - the landing strip is fantastically set into a cove on the side of a mountain & there are so many ways you can try too line up for it - through the valley & then HARD RIGHT AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! or clip the mountain tops & dive straight in, brilliant fun. A very big thankyou to Zeberdee & perhaps a 'standing ovation' maybe.

VALDEZ, ALASKA (suggested by Dread Pirate Roberts):

Thankyou 'Pirate', another brilliant airstrip in a lovely part of the world, I love flying around Alaska as i find it both very nice to look at & very challenging to fly, I am looking forward too setting up some flights around this area & having a good 'nose' around.

Once again, thankyou all for your suggestions & I apologise if I have missed anybody out.

Cheers .......................

[Mr.Mugel]

You can just fly in the direction of the runway, than you