Walden (33V) to Longmont (KLMO) on a WINDY day 

Thanks Tony. I try to make these videos educational.

@@ManandaMooney Found your channel several days ago. Just a guy with a life long love of aircraft who hopes to fly one day, thanks for the great content.

Thank you Lake Cheatingpierce! Couldn't agree more.

Thanks Russ. Another viewer already corrected me on that.

You sure could. Glad you enjoyed Bennie

My more recent videos have multiple camera angles. Those take more time to edit though and initially I just ran the one cam. Guess you can always ask for your money back…

Thanks Tom. More to come!

Thanks Possum Trot. Glad I could provide a different perspective of some familiar terrain.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks Landon! I love the way the Mooney flies.

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks Brett!

Welcome aboard Kyron. I'll do my best.

@@ManandaMooney my grown daughter just moved to Aurora. I have a Rockwell Commander 112TCA I bought 1.5 years ago and plan on doing lots of xcountry traveling. It really helps to see you fly around Colorado in the mountains. Can’t wait to see you fly into that private strip in Marble!!!

Chris, you're in luck. I just posted a video with you in mind: "How to Land a Mooney". Check it out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l2CRKx8xjMM.html Hope it helps!

Thanks John! Us mountain pilots stick together ;)

Thanks Jeremy. That's the intent of this channel

I learned something today. Thanks 39MercFlathead!

Austin, good luck on the search. I looked for about 6 months before I found the right ship for me. I make it out to SLC every now and then. I'll let you know if I'm ever in the area.

Thanks Buck305! The GTP 59 is on my wish-list. It would be especially nice to have flying in and around the mountains.

Yes it does. It's a catch-22. On one hand, it provides motion to the cabin as it focuses on the horizon. On the other, it really smooths out the bumps so they don't look all that bad. Hopefully my arms flailing in the seat tip you off ;)

Good question Chris. Longmont is THE airport for skydiving in the Denver area. Even the ATIS requests pilots to avoid overflights. Most of us local pilots avoid flying over the field just out of habit. When coming in from the south, it’s a no brainer but, joining the pattern from the north, it was easier to fly a long right base to a straight-in (traffic permitting of course).

@@ManandaMooney ok, so maybe you are not all bad 😉. I guess being found in the pattern would be by a parachuter. Great videos. I'm a glider pilot so I appreciate how well you understand the winds. Are you familiar with how gliders fly mountain wave for hundreds of miles and >40,000msl?

It really depends on the winds and flight rules. In light-winds and VFR my first choice is KLMO, Rollins Pass, Kremmling, Rabbit Ears Pass, KSBS. You don't have to climb very high and it keeps you over the road most of the way. If the winds aloft are strong or you need to go IFR try: KLMO.WISER.V4.LAR.V524.HAHNS.KSBS. The MEA isn't too bad along that route and the mountain wave is less pronounced.

@@ManandaMooney Strongly second your advice having used those routes many times in the early '90s. Morgan Brown, please heed M&M'S wind advise, there is some spectacular rotor turbulence behind Rollins and Rabbit ears passes. Please research crashes in those areas, and proceed accordingly.

Ron, I’m not a CFI and I don’t pretend to be one. In my videos I’m quite candid about my experience - I’ve been flying for a little over 16 years, 6 of which have been in the mountains of Colorado. That doesn’t make me “totally inexperienced”. Part of what you’re interpreting is likely my feeble attempt at making content digestible to persons with little mountain experience. The recommendations I offer are conservative and serve as a starting place for the many pilots that keep killing themselves in Colorado year over year. If I can prevent one pilot from making a bad decision, this channel will have been worth it. I don’t advertise on this channel, I haven’t enabled monetization. This strictly serves as a platform for me to share my experience and connect with fellow aviators. I’d love to hear what you have contributed to the aviation community other than poorly articulated comments on RU-vid.

That was rude from a guy with no plane.

I am an experienced mountain pilot and you didn't do anything that would have scared me.