USMCmech
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Long flight over the mountains. Take instruction in flying around the mountains; learn the basics.
Being a "flatland flyer" I wouldn't even consider it without plenty of instruction.
Pick a route that allows you to make a safe forced landing.
"Safe forced landing"? I'd like to know how that is even possible.
Carry fuel, flares, a mirror, water, protective clothing.
Will do, but what if the flares ignite the fuel and burn up my jacket?
File a flight plan.
Done, but what if the SAR teams can't find me anyway?
Practice forced landings.
Kinda rough on airplanes. I do routinely pratice power off landings, and plan on learning to fly gliders.
Get some experience flying around terrain.
Will do
Watch the weather and plan your flight accordingly.
Only durring the good weather that never turns ugly without the weathermans OK, right.
Avbug you have perfectly described a plan to reduce the inherant risks that are a part of flying over the mountains. I will follow your advice in the future.
OTOH, plenty of stuff can still go wrong.
At this time flying over the mountains is an unacceptable level of risk for me. Mainly because of my lack of experiance in this area. Perhaps when I recive more training and experiance I will decide that those risks are less than they are now and a safe flight may be possible.