Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB), New Hampshire.Mount Washington Regional Airport (HIE), New Hampshire.Sugarloaf Regional Airport (B21), Maine.These are some that are either directly adjacent to the trail or offer access to highlights and accommodations, listed north to south. There are many airports within 10 miles of the AT.
#We were flying along and hit something in the air how to
Within an hour, we had figured out how to get a freely available depiction of the AT into ForeFlight, viewable as a layer on the sectional. Tablets have improved many things in flying, charting not the least among them. Our first task was to figure out how to translate the many maps of the Appalachian Trail (known by hikers as the AT) into the world of aviation. Navy aviator, Civil Air Patrol mission pilot, and CFI.Ī journey of a thousand miles may start with a single step, but a flight starts with a chart. And I would get to expand my flying comfort zone with Keith, a former U.S. Among such new experiences would be the chance to climb to higher altitudes traverse wild terrain land at challenging airports and navigate fickle weather, all far from home. In perhaps one of the only inspirations in which general aviation proved to be the cheaper option, Keith, my one-time CFI and now fiancé, looked over at me and said, “Why don’t we fly it?”Īs a relatively new private pilot, I embraced the opportunity to not only enjoy the beauty of the scenery but also to embark on my longest and most adventurous flight to date. But for a working-age couple with children, the six months it would take to tackle the Maine to Georgia hike would be, well.unaffordable. What a glory it would be to hike that trail.
As a multigenerational North Carolinian with roots in Cherokee County, Keith stands on the correctness of the pronunciation used by the locals: “Appa-LATCH-an.” Stacey, however, continues to stick with the version she picked up in suburban Maryland: “Appa-LAY-shun.” Google “Appalachian” for some amusing and strongly held opinions on the subject.
Perhaps the only disagreement on the trip was how to pronounce Appalachian.
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