Day 1: Wed.

Schedule Subject to Change

09:00 - 13:30

Registration and Check-in (Recapture Lodge)

Aircraft Inspections (conducted with your A/C)

13:30 - 15:00

Aircraft Performance, (ground roll, climb to 50ft), Turn Radius and Airspeed, Flying a Stabilized Approach.  Preparation for Thursday's flight lesson 

15:00 - 15:10

Break

15:10 - 16:30

Emergency Maneuvers / Canyon Turns

16:30 - 18:00

Backcountry Aircraft Preflight Items 

19:00 - 20:00

Get Acquainted Dinner at Twin Rocks Café / meet your instructors & flight assignments

*Each evening the Hotel will be providing a speaker with a slide show that will give us history on this area

Day 2: Thurs.,             Bring your aircraft POH or Owners Manual to class Thursday

06:00 - 12:00

Morning’s flight (Depart Bluff airstrip/fly planned route)

Lunch

Location of lunch will be announced each day

13:00 - 14:00

Depart from Lunch, fly planned route/return to Bluff airstrip with a re-fueling stop (TBD)

14:00 - 15:15

Aircraft Performance Cards/Navigation in Mountain and Canyon Areas

15:30 - 17:00

Landing Areas

17:00 -  ?

Use self-guided tour maps to view nearby Petro glyphs and ruins.

19:00 Dinner

Cook-out for dinner (Flight assignments for Friday)

*Each evening the Hotel will be providing a speaker with a slide show that will give us history on this area

Day 3: Fri.,  

06:00 - 12:00

Mornings flight (Depart Bluff airstrip/fly planned route)

Lunch

Location of lunch will be announced each day

13:00 - 14:00

Depart from Lunch, fly planned route/return to Bluff airstrip with a re-fueling stop (TBD)

14:00 - 15:30

Density Altitude and Aircraft Performance

15:30 - 17:00

Aim point Air Speed / Mountain and Canyon Meteorology

19:00 Dinner

Special Navajo dinner (Flight assignments for Saturday)

*Each evening the Hotel will be providing a speaker with a slide show that will give us history on this area

Day 4: Sat.,  

06:00 - 12:00

Mornings flight (Depart Bluff airstrip/fly planned route)

Lunch

Location of lunch will be announced each day

13:00 - 14:00

Depart from Lunch, fly planned route/return to Bluff airstrip with a re-fueling stop (TBD)

14:30 – 15:30

You’ve landed “NOW WHAT” / Emergencies

19:00 - ?

Banquet Dinner at the “Cottonwood Steak House” 

Day 5: Sun.,  

This is a day to prep to depart for home or fly a re-turn trip to an airstrip before going home; Or flight time make-up day