Western Expansion experience

[Firstinflight]

Have to say that the western expansion is a wonderful extension of the PE network.
Thanks to the PE team.

I have flown on it most days since the extension opened up and its been a great experience. New airports, different terrain, new SIDs and STARs all make for a valuable experience. Most importantly, very different weather conditions in many of these airports than typically experienced at the airports in base coverage.

As an example, late yesterday evening, origin airport - DEN - reporting snow, icing, low ceilings, poor braking on the taxiways. Destination - KSLC - was worse - LIFR. Rough winds on approach, really low visibility - broke out of the clouds at 300 feet, runway braking very poor. 4-5 aircraft in sequence. ATC-issued speed restrictions come alive - added to the pressure... and finally, most altitudes reporting light to moderate chop enroute.

The audio recordings are a valuable learning tool post flight.

All in all a brand new experience!

Very excited about the expansion.

CPJ

[Ryan B]

Yes it is nice if you fly bigger jets. I'd like to fly more but my right hand is out of commission for a while after an unfortunate accident with my dog

[Firstinflight]

Sorry to hear about your hand!

[Jim Parish]

Hope your dog is okay.