Starting the Long Tour
Cross onto North Rim toward Dragon Bravo
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Flight Sim Pages Grand Canyon
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| Lat Long is provided for the checkpoints but the flight
path is not always a straight line between checkpoints. See the map
below for the actual flight paths.
Long Tour (approx 50 minutes) |
| KGCN ---------- N35* 57.09 W112* 08.47 Ten X Meadow------ N35* 56.05 W112* 03.60 Zuni Alpha-------- N35* 58.33 W111* 53.35 Colorado River S Turn Temple Butte------ N36* 10.02 W111* 49.47 Little Colorado--- N36* 11.42 W111* 43.60 Follow West Side of River until Abeam Nankoweap Mesa checkpoint Nankoweap Mesa---- N36* 16.00 W111* 51.48 Climb to 9000ft Fly Counterclockwise Arc to Split checkpoint Split------------- N36* 15.47 W111* 57.28 Exit Canyon on the North Rim towards Dragon Bravo checkpoint Dragon Bravo------ N36* 15.25 W112* 06.23 Tower of Ra------- N36* 08.47 W112* 12.17 Maintain 189 degrees till crossing over south rim Follow south of South Rim, past Sewage Ponds, to KGCN |
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Short Tour (approx 30 minutes)
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| KGCN ------------ N35* 57.09 W112* 08.47 Fly West-Northwest to a point north of "The Ranch" checkpoint Fly heading that will pass east of checkpoint "Confucius Temple" Confucious Temple--- N36* 10.82 W112* 13.27 Continue on heading on left (west) side of Dragonhead Ridge. Just before crossing the North Rim, U turn over Dragonhead Ridge and turn south (189 Degrees) keeoing Dragonhead Ridge on the right (west) of aircraft Tower of Ra------ N36* 08.47 W112* 12.17 Maintain 189 degrees till crossing over south rim Follow south of South Rim, past Sewage Ponds, to KGCN |
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Starting the Long Tour |
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Cross onto North Rim toward Dragon Bravo |
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