Date: Fri, 16 Apr 93 16:25:13 -0700
Subject: Re: Flying from SF Bay Area to Las Vegas - Route Query - rec.aviation.piloting #1412

In article <C5LErn.MCK@avalon.nwc.navy.mil>, mwp@c8733fx.nwc.navy.mil (Merlin Phillips) writes:
|> 
|> In article 19b@fido.asd.sgi.com, jeffg@loki.esd.sgi.com (Jeff C. Glover) writes:
|> >I'm planning a flight next week from SJC to VGT next week, and the
|> >route is near or through a couple military operation areas, and I'm
|> >having trouble deciding if the route I've chosen is workable.
|> >Any suggestions on alternate routings?
|> (...... body deleted)
|> >jeffg@sgi.com
|> 
|> Jeff
|> 
|> Proabably a quicker route would be to PTV (porterville) across the
|> sierras over Kernville and Inyokern, through the gap between R-2505 and
|> R-2507 (south ranges, I don't have a sectional to verify this number)
|> over Trona airport (L72) and direct to Las Vegas.  
|> 
|> Depending on your fuel capacity you would want to be fueled before 
|> you passed trona.  Visalia or Porterville would probably be good
|> points.  Note that Trona does not have fuel. Fuel at IYK is approximately
|> 1.97 / gal, at California City it is 1.65 / gal and at visalia it is
|> 2.03 / gal. (the visalia price is from memeory as I havent been there in two
|> months.)  California city is a nice place to stop and fuel up also.
|> Fox field (WJF) is ok however the price is about 2.13 / gallon.  
|> 
|> From trona it is 1.5 hours to Mcarran Int and 1.25 hours to Visalia.
|> However this would be shorter because you would have to climb only once.
|> I figure that from Visalia to Las Vegas it would be approximatly 2.25 hours
|> start to finish.
|> 
|> As you pass china lake you can listen in or talk to their tower on 120.15 and
|> flight watch is available throughout much of the area. 
|> 
|> I know that this route is the one taken by the charter flights in the visalia
|> area to las vegas.
|> 
|> Merlin Phillips, P.E. PP-ASEL Owner 9671J (pipers proudest pa-28)
|>  all standard disclamers etc.....