Landing at Furnace Creek Airport in Death Valley National Park

http://160knots.com/death%20valley.htm - Flying into Furnace Creek Airport for Brunch at the Furnace Creek Inn.

The Furnace Creek Inn is one of aviation's best kept secrets. Who would have guessed the Inn serves a Newport Beach type brunch the middle of Death Valley? For $20 each you sit in a dining room over looking Bad Water and have a wonderful meal. Pictures of the Inn on http://www.160knots.com .

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• Furnace Creek Airport
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• Bellanca Super Viking

[curdle1]

I've always wanted to go to L06!! I'm currently training for Instrument at ERAU in Prescott. I've always wanted to see the altimeter read -210 below S.L. :)

I have a blog as well, ERAUAviator (dot) blogspot (dot) com. Check it out :)

[fholbert]

It's getting late in the year. Go NOW or wait for winter.

[Tm30w06]

Fholbert my compliments on your videos..they are fun to watch ! Question though and I'm not a pilot..reading the charts for that area the playing with sims 2515 &2524 show as Edwards Restricted so if your ATC guys says no to a crossing how would you get out to Furnace creek ? I'm just curious ? Would that mean a really round about way ? I think all those airspace rules are interesting but the map shows a place like this as an airspace nightmare so how would that work if you dont mind me asking?

[fholbert]

Furnace Creek direct Baker Airport direct Corona keeps one out of restricted airspace. It does take one though the MOA's but they are cold on the weekends.

[skinkitchen]

best flying vids on youtube. keep it up!

[fholbert]

Thanks

[b101aa2]

you know frank, you have the best prop video's on youtube. for people just getting interested in flying, your video's are as good as they get for both takeoff, landing, in flight, and the all important communications aspects. kudo's

[N8237N]

I've been watching your videos for about a year now. I like the way you explain what's happening, talk to the camera, as you fly. It makes me feel like I'm riding along.

[flugverrueckt]

Nice video! Who did you contact while enroute to Furnace Creek and what is the tail number of your airplane? Bet you got a pretty good performance taking off from -210 MSL eh? :D Great job.

[curdle1]

Thanks for the tip. I wasn't planning on going anytime soon. It's just on my list :)

[JPH1786]

Approach sure sounded like he had his hands full that day!

[fholbert]

I've always subscribed to the theory that when the engine quits the insurance company owns the plane and you're making it's last flight. Wheels are optional, surviving isn't.

That being said. I did have an engine fire/failure in 1978 and landed on a paved runway at a controlled airport. Only because it was there and I had 10,000' to loose.