https://blueiceaviation.com/photo-of-the-day-transition-85960/ Exposing Real Alaska Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:29:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blueiceaviation.com/photo-of-the-day-transition-85960/#comment-54 https://blueiceaviation.com/blog/photo-of-the-day-transition-85960#comment-54 You have experience flying through mountainous terrain. I’d like to know what information sources you use to judge the winds and visibility through nasty passes like Merrill Pass. Merill is littered with with the avian carcasses that attest to the dangers of mountain flying. What info sources can improve a pilot’s odds of staying upright and away from the rocks? Pressure gradients? Wind direction that suggest a lee-side rotor? Altitude? Luck?

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