001: Sedona (KSEZ) - Winslow Lindbergh Regional (KINW).
Well, onwards! We relocated / switched the pilot / entered a parallel universe. We’re starting our trip in Sedona, Arizona - the place where everything starts. The first tutorial starts here, so it sounds like a great narrative.
So after our pilot - we’ll call them Sasha (for an unspecified reason) - finished training in Sedona they embark on a WORLD TRIP! First things first: Passing Sedona itself (1) they climbed out of the valley between The Teapot and the Merry-Go-Round (Americans and their weird names, 2).
At 8000ft they came across Clay Park and the Foxboro Ranch Estates (3), before finding Mormon Lake behind a mountain range (4). They saw a pretty prominent summit in the distance - might be Anderson Mesa (5)?
There are three smaller lakes south of Pine Hill: Pine Lake (left), Mud Lake (front) and an unnamed one (right, 6). A while later the land fell until an altitude of about 6000ft was possible (7).
Rather by chance they came across Diablo Canyon (8) - looks rather inviting despite its hellish name. A few lonely hills later (9) Winslow came into view (10). And so the first leg of this trip ended after 40 minutes in the southwestern sun.
Notes:
- Yes, this will be written in third person, because I like it.
- Why “Sasha”? It has a deeper meaning, but one that doesn’t matter right now.
- Why a 172 without a livery? Because
AESTHETICS !