[COMPLETE] I-40 Cross-Country - Barstow CA to Wilmington NC

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 :grinning: 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:

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On final and safe arrival at KFLG:

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