I recently took the 3-day mountain flying course a...

I recently took the 3-day mountain flying course at Summit Aviation. Over about 5 hours of ground instruction and 10 hours in the plane, it was a thorough introduction to mountain winds and weather, density altitude, flight planning, crossing ridges, landing at back country airstrips and turning in canyons. The aircraft at Summit are new, clean, hangared and well-maintained (I flew two of the DA-40s). The flight school is efficient and well-run, and the instructors are very professional. They make it easy for you in handling the pre-flight and the comms, so you get the most for your time in the aircraft. I really enjoyed training with Justin Waugh.

The scenery around KBZN is stunning and flying there is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Our flights took us over the Bridger Range, Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons near Driggs (KEKS, 29S, KWYS, KDIJ). I highly recommend Summit Aviation and hope I can come back to fly there again soon.