From the Desert of Palm Springs to the Mountains of Monterey

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#1

With my subscription ending last week I’m looking fo fun GA routes to fly and this one definitely had some amazing views and scenery. I flew the Cirrus for the first time from Palm Springs to Monterey, PSP-MRY, flight time was 1 hour and 26 minutes, and in case you were wondering (which you definitely weren’t) it take 7 hours to drive between the airports. Note
If you want to fly any GA routes especially in mountainous areas, make sure to use SimBrief.com so you get a route that won’t take you straight into a mountain

Flight Details

Route: KPSP-KMRY
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22
Flight time: 1 hour 26 minutes

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Leaving the sandy mountains of Palm Springs
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Flying over the city of Bakersfield
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Flying between the mountains
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More pinkish, White deserts before starting to descend into MRY
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Approaching the 7500 foot runway 28L Yes, we had enough runway to land 😂
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A hard touchdown after my first Cirrus flight

Please let me know your thoughts!

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#2

Or, if the visibility permits, you could just fly VFR.
Great shots though, GA SoCal flying has always been one of my favorite things to do.

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#3

That’s a good point, but I wasn’t at the controls for the whole flight so I had to hope that SimBrief didn’t lead me into a mountain