Ferry Chandler/PHX to Monument Valley

With 9 airplanes we took off at Chandler on sunday, after briefing all decided to go VIA and not DCT, means we went to Sedona for famous pankakes! From there via Grand Canyon (above) into marble canyon, passed page, nice flight over lake powell finally to monument valley at gouldings airstrip.

In the navajo nation there is no alcohol, forbidden to drink that stuff, own rules.

Some pictures below, the ferryflight was unbelievable awsome, lifetimetrip! enjoy the pix.

Phoenix passing in the east

awesome landscape!!, like in the westernfilms, following the river :-)

Jürg in the Bo105, oh what fun it is :-), this flight is rated top level for 2007!

Sedona Airport, 5.000 ft elevation, haven´t been there since 1995, good to be back from pancakes! a must!

UNA and raceplanes in Sedona, relaxing at nice cool temps, something very special to fly there!

nice colors in the rocks and mountains

no words....

cool (freeze) feeling over grand canyon

wingman hannes arch, trailing over arizona

THE GRAND CANYON

Marble Canyon inverted

hmmm... :-)

Lake Powell

Lake Powell

Lake Powell

Monument Valley Airfield, yeah, we made it!

Monument Valley

München - Denver, just under 11 hours, nice ride in cockpit and good food in bussy-lounge :-)



Final approach to Denver, elevation 6000 feet, very high, nice landing!




Praparing D-EUNA for next mission!



You see, Arizona flowers! Many of them all over! better have a good lycoming...


Mr. Versteegh having ICE-Tea, teaching the waitress french language according Team 69 :-)




Chandler Airport, the place we have our airplanes before leaving to Monument Valley.
Very nice, good service, nice facility, the airport is located just on the border of Phoenix, AZ.




After Testflight, D-EUNA and me ready for the new destination!




Short visit to Kirby´s Place, nice flight enroute, funny mountains!



D-EUNA out of the house of Kirby, he´s living in paradise, very nice setup in the dessert!

Kirby´s field, btw Phoenix and Tucson, 600 x 8 m, perfecto aeroporto

Tomorrow, sunday, we will fly via some stops and nice routes to Monument Valley, I hope to have internet up there, where they had snowstorm this morning.