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The view: North Pass, San Juan Mountains, Colorado
The pilot: Dan Littmann
The airplane: 1978 Cessna R182 Skylane RG
The mission: Montrose, Colorado (MTJ) to Pawhuska, Oklahoma (H76)
The memory: The day before this flight, the stations along the Continental Divide had been reporting 1/4 mile visibility and 200-foot ceilings with high winds and snow. Not very good conditions for an unpressurized, normally-aspirated piston single! I had several nice conversations with similarly-stranded pilots in the FBO lounge, then decided to extend my stay by one more day. It’s better to arrive alive.
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An airplane aficionado since childhood, Dan is an 1800-hour Commercial pilot with SEL, MEL and Instrument ratings. He learned to fly in 1972. Dan graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1976 with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. He went on to work at the USAF Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Cessna, and Boeing before settling in at FlightSafety International in 1981. Today he is a Staff Scientist at the company’s Simulation Systems unit in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Dan is a specialist in the field of Flight Dynamics. In addition to presenting at several industry conferences over the years, Dan was a member of the International Committee for Aviation Training in Extended Envelopes (ICATEE) from 2010 – 2012. This was a unique opportunity to meet and interact with highly experienced pilots and engineers from all corners of the aviation community. Dan has logged time in some 36 types of light aircraft over the course of his flying career.
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Nice. I’ve taken this shot! Yours is better :-) .