Over the Cascades to Ellensburg, through the Cascades back!

Ed and I flew from Auburn to Ellensburg. Tried to pick up our IFR clearance on the way there, didn’t work out. Landed at Ellensburg, then stopped at Cle Elum. Then flew back at 4,500 through Snoqualmie Pass, an incredible experience.

[@igclapp]

Beautiful views going through the pass at the end! One of your most spectacular videos! ❤
By the way, at 8:00 I've heard it's 70 percent of your takeoff speed by half way. If you are accelerating at a constant rate, your distance travelled is proportional to the square of your speed. So if you are at .707 (square root of 1/2) of your takeoff speed halfway down the runway, you will be at your takeoff velocity at the end of the runway. That actually may not be good enough. I like your 3/4 idea better for this particular field! Even better, find your predicted takeoff roll from the manual and make sure you achieve 70 percent of takeoff speed by the time you reach half of that length. Using half of runway length can be problematic. Say you reach 70 percent of takeoff speed halfway down a 10,000' runway. That probably means you have no climb power when you rotate.

[@elizabethclapp9623]

❤❤ glad you guys had a great flight!