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Originally Posted by minitour 
As for what makes an area mountainous...I think it has to do with something like 3,000' of elevation change within 10 miles...something like that.
As was previously mentioned, check out the chart in the AIM and it outlines the "mountainous area" in the US. Really anything Denver and west and the eastern part of the US is pretty much "mountainous". Everything else is 'flatlander' country.
Good luck with the ride! Keep the good questions coming!
-mini
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yeah, thats what I wanted to know. I know the chart, just can't remember what defines it. its something like you said, if there is x amount of alt change within x miles, its mountainous.
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Originally Posted by minitour Please don't be stupid like I was and three days after your ride go blasting off by yourself in a piston single down to darn-near-minimums. If you do, two things will happen. 1. You'll scare the living ##### out of yourself. 2. You'll say "wow...I reeeeeeally shouldn't have done that" and you won't until you've gotten quite a bit of experience.
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HAH! I live in FL. the worst I'll ever see is low vis for about 20 mins out of the whole day for a specific airport.
However, i feel very confident if I were to shoot an ILS down to mins. but thats my problem. I always feel over confident until t really happens. then I go, 'holy ####. not as easy as I thought'
altough. how much worse can it be? I'm one of those guys that NEVER look out the window until I'm told to do so to get the full effect lol