Let's get started with this leg. Just let me tell you that this part won't have many technical inforomation, specially because it's been a long while since I flew this leg (and this plane).
All in all, here we are standing at Elko airport, everything is ready for departure. There's no need for refueling since we have enough for the 1 hour flight ahead of us.
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As soon as possible the engine is turned on, and we are taxing to the active as fast as we can. Remember that these big engines require a good flow of cool air to be in operating temperatures. If we take too much time to taxi it will heat up.
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We are quickly in the air, making a sharp turn towards Salt Lake, that was on the opposite direction. Though we will follow the route 80, this time I've decided to take a little detour over Humboldt peak. This way we were going to get there faster, and we were going to have a better view. Right after the peak, the route 93 was visible and going softly to the left we would encounter the road we were looking for.
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After that... Some miles of desert to get to our next landmark, the great Salt Lake.
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This was the sign that we were few miles away. And we were indeed, after making a soft turn we could see the whole city!
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That's it, Salt Like City!
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The airport was just ahead, and we were able to see it from the distance, so there was nothing that could go wrong.
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Right after touchdown, we go to the parking position and turn the engine as soon as possible.
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Thanks for reading, and see you on the next leg. Leaving behind the state of Utah and heading for Wyoming, I guess.
Reagrds!