Vail Air Tours
Fun Scenic Flights
Witness the incredible scenery of the Colorado high country. Our tours will take you to some of the most incredible features in the area including the Vail Valley, Gore Range, New York Range, Glenwood Canyon, Mt. Sopris, Colorado River Valley, Castle Peak, Mt. of the Holy Cross, Red Table Mountain and many more places.
Hunt Scouting
Preparing for a hunting trip? We can help with an aerial scouting flight. You’ll get a great perspective on your hunting unit.
Real Estate
Get a better view of that mountain ranch you’re considering purchasing.
Call (970) 401-5105 to schedule an air tour.
Fly the Colorado Rockies
Safe and enjoyable flying in the mountains requires the right perspective, solid understanding of aircraft performance, the operating environment and most importantly, your abilities as a pilot. The proficient mountain pilot will carefully assess each of these factors when planning a mountain flight.
There are several fundamental concepts that we teach, most other concepts are related to these five key concepts:
- Route Planning
- Aircraft Performance
- Effects of Wind over Terrain
- Positioning of the Aircraft in Relation to Terrain
- Survival Concepts
We offer single and multi-day courses for mountain flying.
Learn to fly in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
From Glenwood Springs, Colorado - Eagle County Regional Airport is a short 30 minute drive. Alpine Flight Training offers the the most well maintained and affordable aircraft rentals and instruction in the western slope and central rockies of colorado. A short drive from Glenwood, Aspen, Carbondale, Silt, Alpine Flight Training is your source for learning to fly in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Accelerated Instrument Finish-up Course
If you are partially through your instrument rating and looking for a fast finish-up course Alpine Flight Training can help. We have instructors that focus on accelerated instrument training and we can build a course specific to your needs to get you through the remining training and checkride. To begin the process call (970) 401-5105 to schedule an initial consultation. We'll determine where you were in the training and build a customized plan to get your training completed.
We offer training in your aircraft or ours. Additionally, we can combine your instrument training with mountain flying instruction to make the most of your time and money.
7 Day Instrument Rating in Colorado
Get Your Instrument Rating in 7 Days! – Accelerated Instrument Rating Training from Alpine Flight Training
Our program is Structured, Efficient, & Cost Effective, you may fly your own aircraft or we have your choice of a Diamond DA-20 or Piper Archer II to use for your instrument training.
As part of the training, you’ll have the benefit of getting mountain flying experience, and learn real-world instrument flying while flying cross country in the western US. You’ll get 7 days of individualized experience for your training investment while you gain real confidence working the IFR system with typical GA routes. Our instructors include extremely knowledgeable Gold Seal and Master CFI’s as well as former airline captains.
If you’re a non-instrument rated pilot, you have undoubtedly experienced the frustration of canceling flights due to low ceilings or poor visibility. Yet you know that just above that shallow low overcast lie clear blue skies and great flying weather!
All you need is your Instrument rating. With the skills you’ll develop in instrument training, you’ll be able to control your airplane and navigate all the way to your destination without outside visual references, solely by reference to the flight instruments. The Instrument rating will open up many more opportunities for you to fly without being grounded by weather. And in the process, you’ll become a more accurate and more proficient–and thus safer–pilot, even when the weather is VFR.
If you’re interested in getting your instrument in 7 days, this is the program for you. There are no tricks to this, the training is hard work, and requires your full attention and dedication to the work. When you’re finished, you will have gained solid experience IFR Experience. As part of your training wou will receive at least 30 hours of one-on-one flight instruction , you’ll fly at least 25 approaches during the program, many with SID’s STAR’s and holding patterns. You’ll be amazed at how much you will learn. When you are not in the air, you will learn techniques that will simplify otherwise complex procedures such as procedure turns, holding pattern entries and many others.
Mountain Airports - Serious About Snow Removal
A cool photo taken a couple days ago here at Eagle County Airport - shows all the snow removal and emergency equipment at Eagle Airport. I suppose quite a feat to get it all running at the same time, I imagine with this many trucks and tractors something would always be broke. In any case, the airport is ready for winter, when those rouge Colorado Mountain Storms come through then team at Eagle County Regional Airport is prepared to clear the runway and taxiways in minutes.
A clean runway is ideal, however there are some strategies we teach pilots to use when landing at airports where the snow clearing may not be as swift and thorough as it is here at Eagle Airport - minimal use of brakes, maximum aerodynamic braking, steering primarily using airfoils and not wheels, maximize your available runway distance and utilize the slope of the runway and wind will help you make a safe landing if the conditions are ice and snow covered runway braking action nil.
Mountain Flying Video 1
Just wanted to share a brief educational video we produced at our flight school earlier this week about mountain flying, this is the first module of 5 planned units we're going to put into youtube on the fundamentals of mountain flying. Would like to hear some feedback on the unit.
Mountain Flying Ground School - Part 1: Route Planning
Accelerated Private Pilot Training in Colorado Rockies
Our accelerated Private Pilot Certificate program will take you from zero hours of flight experience through earning your first pilot certificate in as little as 21 days. The program includes both flight training and ground instruction. Our primary goal is to ensure that you become a safe and competent pilot–not just that you know enough to pass your FAA practical test. During the accelerated private pilot training you’ll be learning to fly in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, so you’ll not only become a safe and competent pilot, but also a safe and competent mountain pilot. Alpine Flight Training provides all private pilot training in a late model DA-20 Katana Evolution. You’ll fly from a controlled airport each day and visit a variety of other controlled and uncontrolled fields in the vicinity.
Runway Safety and Pilot Controller Forum Nov 29th
Eagle Airport (EGE) - Local Runway Safety Action Team
November 29, 2012 10:00AM
Vail Valley Jet Center – Terminal B
871 Cooley Mesa Road - Gypsum, Co. 81637
This is a great opportunity to get answers to a variety of aviation topics. In attendance will be the following aviation professionals to answer your questions:
- Milton Souza – EGE Tower - Air Traffic Manager
- John Botkin – EGE Tower – Air Traffic Controller
- Yancy O’Barr – Denver TRACON Staff Manager
- Greg Phillips – Eagle Airport – Airport Director
- Bill Ponder – Eagle Airport – Operations Manager
- On hand will also be a representative from the FAA Safety Team, the Denver FSDO and local Flight Instructors.
Meeting Agenda
Welcome and Opening Remarks - Air Traffic Manager
Airport Status - Airport Operations
- Drivers training program
- Current and Planned Construction projects
- Security and airfield access
- Other local issues
Runway Safety Program Overview - Air Traffic Manager
- Runway Safety Presentation
- Review of past Runway Incursions
- Review of Previous Action Items
Pilot – Controller Forum
John Botkin, Controller, Eagle Tower
- Discussion about airport procedures communications, runway crossing, and phraseology.
- Discussion on peak traffic days, winter operations, winter runway reporting.
Loren French – Denver FAAST Team
- Discussion on risk management related specifically to wake turbulence and winter operations at Eagle Airport.
Customer Concerns and Comments
- All Participants
Draft Action Plan
- All Participants
Attendance at this event will provide wings credit if you register through faasafety.gov.
Eagle County Aviation Association Fall Roundup - Oct 13 Saturday Wings Event and Fly-In At Eagle
Come join the ECAA for a fun and informative Saturday October 13th morning event at Eagle County Regional Airport. This morning of aviation is free to all. Landing and facility fees will be waived for aircraft flying in for the event. The event will qualify for Wings credit if you register through FAASafety.gov.
The event will start at 9:00 AM in Terminal B - Adjacent to the Vail Valley Jet Center. If you are arriving by plane just park at the Vail Valley Jet Center and come inside. If arriving by car park outside the fence near gate 4, in front of the Vail Valley Jet Center and the Jet Center will buzz you through the gate. For questions on the event call Loren French - 970-401-5105
Agenda:
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM - Presentation by Bob DelValle, Operations Pilot for the Steamboat Springs office of the Civil Air Patrol
With 16 years in CAP. Bob will be talking about CAP's mission, the SAR process, and how a pilot can make it easier for CAP to find them as well as some considerations for winter survival as we approach the cold months. There will also be an opportunity for question and answer. This presentation will qualify for wings credit. Doughnuts and Coffee will be provided by Alpine Flight Training.
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM - Where’s Waldo
Bring you’re flight computer and you’ll have a chance to test your skill at determining the whereabouts of a lost aircraft. You’ll get the pilot’s flight plan, weather information, data about his aircraft and clues about his route. You’ll need to calculate where he likely ran out of fuel. There will be a prize for the first correct answer or the coordinates closest to the position.
10:45 AM – 12:00 Noon - Ed Nelson, American Champion Dealer
Presentation by Ed Nelson, the American Champion dealer in Sidney Nebraska will have several aircraft here to see, a High Country Explorer and a Super Decathlon. Following his presentation he will be giving demo rides in the High Country Explorer and instruction in the Super Decathlon. Also after the presentation during lunch you’ll have a chance to look at the planes up close.
12:00 Noon – Lunch Provided by Eagle County Aviation Association
The Eagle County Aviation Association will be providing lunch. Grilled hot dogs, chips, soda.
This event is sponsored by: Denver’s FAAST Team, The Steamboat Springs Civil Air Patrol, The Vail Valley Jet Center, The Eagle County Aviation Association, and Alpine Flight Training.