Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
On July 3, 2021, two New York-based pilots prepare to depart Aspen, Colorado in a Beechcraft Bonanza G36. One of the pilots has recently purchased the Bonanza in California, and the pair are flying it back to the East Coast.
In order to depart Aspen, the two flatland pilots will have to contend with high density altitude – and the reduction in aircraft performance that comes with it.
Join the Air Safety Institute as we follow the Bonanza’s ill-fated flight in the Rocky Mountains.
Apply credit to your ASI transcript for watching this video: bit.ly/ACSIntoThinAirCert
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On July 3, 2021, two New York-based pilots prepare to depart Aspen, Colorado in a Beechcraft Bonanza G36. One of the pilots has recently purchased the Bonanza in California, and the pair are flying it back to the East Coast.
In order to depart Aspen, the two flatland pilots will have to contend with high density altitude – and the reduction in aircraft performance that comes with it.
Join the Air Safety Institute as we follow the Bonanza’s ill-fated flight in the Rocky Mountains.
Apply credit to your ASI transcript for watching this video: bit.ly/ACSIntoThinAirCert
To help make videos like these possible, consider donating to the AOPA Foundation: aopa.org/donation/oneclickdonation?keycode=R2014WASIUT
Watch more videos by the AOPA Air Safety Institute on our channel: youtube.com/AirSafetyInstitute
