Emmett Airport (S78)
After regrouping from the ugly landing in Payette, we take off giving the guys on the golf carts one more good show and depart for Emmett. The nice thing about flying in the Boise Valley is that you can simply follow rivers when you don’t have the luxury of GPS. Flying down the valley leading into Emmett is beautiful, you have step hills on both sides, its green and a gentle winding river to follow leading you directly to the airport. I was determined to redeem myself from the nasty landing in Payette and after departing Emmett for Boise we cleared the hills to the south with just enough altitude to keep it interesting.
Questions: What are your tips for clearing terrain (hills, mountains, ridges, etc)? Also how do you know if an airport has something fun like a air museum on location?
Look over the hill or mountain in front of you. If you see terrain starting to appear just over the top of the ridge you will clear that ridge. If you see terrain disappearing behind the ridge you are lower than the top.