Leg 2: Ford Motor Co Proving Ground (Yucca AZ) to Flagstaff-Pulliam (Flagstaff AZ)
We head further east into high-country; but I spared us the experience of Sedona once more and picked Flagstaff a few miles ahead. 122 nm 0:41:00 enroute thanks to the Vertigo.
It’s hard to hold the Vertigo back on departure, but we’re trying to stay under 250 knots:
Immediate climbout to 9,000’ MEA to clear Hualapai Peak ridge:
Desolate but beautiful terrain broken by the occasional rough strip:
Flagstaff is on a plateau - it falls away to the lower plains south through the Sycamore Wilderness:
Mount Francisco is the major topo landmark on the plateau, while Rogers Lake marks roughly 5 nm to go before Flagstaff-Pulliam:
Entering the Flagstaff-Pulliam pattern, we’re cleared for R21 visual:
On final and safe arrival at KFLG: