This is a round robin flight around the state of New Mexico, in the United States of America.
It begins and ends at the Albuquerque International Sunport, near the middle of the state. The bush trip consists of 36 legs, flown in a CubCrafters NXCub airplane with a modern GPS and autopilot. The legs are generally fairly short, with the longest leg at just over 100 miles. We will navigate with a mix of VFR, GPS, and NAV radios.
New Mexico is diverse geographically. It includes high desert regions as well as tall mountains of the southernmost Rocky Mountain range.
New Mexico has a human history measured in tens of thousands of years.
We'll visit UNESCO World Heritage Sites, National Parks, Monuments, Wilderness Areas, Forests, and Historical Parks, including Santa Fe, the oldest state capital in the USA founded in 1610. The Gila Wilderness was the world's first designated wilderness area in 1924. We'll also visit a few ghost towns along the way.
We will avoid restricted airspace when we can, but we will make a couple of trips into the White Sands Missile Range to see the space shuttle landing site at White Sands Space Harbor, and the Trinity Site, where the first nuclear explosion took place.
Weather defaults to good weather with light winds and a few clouds, but can be changed once you start each leg.
Watch your fuel levels. You will have to switch between the left and right fuel tanks to ensure you don't end up with a fuel imbalance. You can refuel at any airport with fuel service.
Original language is English. Machine translated by DeepL into other languages.
Created with BushTripInjector by BuffyGC.
Suggestions for improvement to this bush trip are welcome.
Additional scenery you may want to try. (None are required.)
- KAXX - Angel Fire Airport (Angel Fire, New Mexico)
- KABQ - Albuquerque International Sunport
- Carlsbad Cavern City Air Terminal KCNM Improvements
- Taos Regional Airport (KSKX)
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