Rob Newman Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Hi all... Almost with us now Here's a quick story of my time so far in Telluride. Arriving early one morning in a rented Twin Star, I stopped to admire toys of the jet set... Caught a cab to the lodge, the snow is getting a bit thin this time of year, but that's the advantage of being nearly 10,000ft above sea level Ascended to the ski runs in style, taking in the views looking back toward the airport... And did a little fishing in the creek... Sadly, it was just a quick getaway, but at least I got to go back to see the airport. My Twin Star is waiting for me, gassed up and ready to go... Preflight complete, and setting up the avionics... Only one way out of Telluride, using Rwy 27. The Obstacle Departure Procedure specifies an initial heading of 276 after takeoff up to 10,000ft, then intercept and follow the Cones VOR ("ETL", 110.20) radial 097 to the VOR, then climb in the hold to 12,400 if you're not already there. And this would be why there's only one way out! Taxiing to the runway... And just in case you don't trust your avionics, here's the view to the east Climbing out, 10,000ft. Time to switch from flying a heading to flying the VOR course... That ground is still pretty darn close though! On our way home... I'll be sure to come back soon though! Jarrad has done a stellar job as usual, and the Telluride Airport has is highly customizable for any setup. As an FTX Global airport, It does of course require that the FTX Global base pack be installed, but control panel options will provide options for users with or without Vector. Performance for those interested is excellent, and in these screenshots using P3D V3.2 with all setting max (except shadow quality at medium) as a stress test, on my laptop, I was getting a constant 30fps. On my desktop with a GTX 980 I was getting an average of 50fps. I won't spoil it though... See for yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkterry Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Thanks for the photos and information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin Winther Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Enjoyed the story and amazing pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Magnificent exploring of this brobdingnagian mountain area! Greetings, Bermuda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Excellent storyline and nice screenshots covering the area Rob! I loved the way you got safety using all your experience including a twin powered airplane to overcome the height of these lands. Voyager From iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Nice selection of shots of an area sure to be heavily explored. Like the variegation of the vegetation that is showing up in the various preview posts.. Came over from Sedona yesterday in a straight line run & arrived at the strip as if it was a T junction. [ie. side on] Can you land from Right or left, or is there only 1 landing approach direction?? TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconAF Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 From this link: http://airnav.com/airport/KTEX Operational Restrictions: RY 09/27 RCMD TKOF RY 27; LAND RY 09 AND AVOID POPULATED AREAS. RY 09/27 GRADE -.08 ON RY ENDS, -1.3 TO APPROX MIDPOINT THEN +.75. Also, this link governing (IFR) Special Take-off Minimums/Departure Procedures concerning Obstacle Clearance prohibits IFR departures using runway 9 due to obstacle clearance: http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1604/SW1TO.PDF It states: "TELLURIDE, CO TELLURIDE RGNL (TEX) TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AND (OBSTACLE) DEPARTURE PROCEDURES AMDT 3 15288 (FAA) TAKEOFF MINIMUMS: Rwy 9, NA-obstacles." Technically, you can use runway 9 for VFR takeoffs, and runway 27 for VFR landings, but it's not recommended due to terrain and noise abatement procedures. There are no authorized IFR procedures for takeoffs on runway 9. You could use any of the 4 currently listed IFR approaches for landings on runway 27 as a circling approach procedure for runway 9 (if you could maintain VFR after seeing the runway WITHOUT going below the circling minimum altitude shown on the charts by aircraft category), but the circling would take you near/over the populated areas, and you might piss off the rich locals for disturbing their peace and quiet by violating the noise abatement rules. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Harrell Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Nicely done, Rob. Let's go flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Blue Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Great write-up Rob!! I can't wait to fly into KTEX! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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