track to Leadville

the highest (9927 ft) and most Westerly destination of this trip

August 3rd 2011
Today is a real vacation day, and I had time to review your comments to my blog - thanks, its so nice to have feedback. This morning, DDN flew Michel and me over the Rockies - and did land on the highest airport in North America (and Europe as well). That is Lake Co airport in Leadville, about 150 km West of Denver, and its elevation is 9927 ft. Considering that I came from Rotterdam with an el ... read more

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Martin Endemann

MartinDDN

This blog follows my flight over the Atlantic to the US to visit friends in Florida and Denver, and the Oshkosh AirVenture, the biggest fly-in in the world. I'm a pilot for 42 year now (I started glider flying with the age of 15), and I have been flying a lot since then in Europe, the US (where I got my pilot licence in 1977), and also a bit in Africa. But I haven't crossed the Atlantic yet with a small plane - next thing to do. I'll fly with my Mooney, an efficient four-seater with 180 hp engine and retractable gears. The call sign of my plane is DEDDN, or short DDN. Although it was built ... full info

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