Mountains – The Finer Points Adventure Flying Trips

The Baja California Experience
2025 Trip: November 6,7,8,9 Learn border crossing procedures, emergency water landing survival skills, coastal weather, and flight planning in remote areas.

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Location
This Adventure is hosted at the Alfonsinas Boutique Eco-Hotel. Set in a beautiful cove south of San Felipe on the Sea Of Cortez, this secluded resort will be our home for 4 days. Lectures on the beach make it easy for us to demonstrate the intricacies of life raft deployments, coastal meteorology, and desert survival. All meals are served at the hotel and the Alfonsinas has a private landing strip that allows us to launch on daily flying adventures.
DETAILED ITINERARY
4 DAYS OF LEARNING AND ADVENTURE!
Day 1
Arrive At Alfonsinas
Palm Springs to San Felipe to Alfonsinas

0800 Meet at Signature Palm Springs to brief the 1.5 hour flight to San Felipe
0830 Briefing on the upcoming border crossing
1200 Arrive at MMSF to clear customs and fuel
1400 Arrive at Alfonisas
1700 Appetizers and Drinks
1830 Dinner

Day 2
Learn The Challenges Of The Baja California
Alfonsinas to the Pacific Coast of Baja

0800 Breakfast
0900 Lectures:
Desert Survival
Coastal Weather
Over- Water Contingency Planning
Personal Locator Beacons
Signal Mirrors
Life Raft Deployment
1200 Lunch
1300 Depart for Pacific Coast
1830 Dinner
Day 3
Explore The Baja California
Alfonsinas to Loreto

0800 Breakfast
0900 Preflight Briefing
1000 Depart For Loreto
1200 Lunch
1400 Return to Alfonisas
1830 Dinner
Day 4
Camp Activities And Bon Voyage
The Return Trip Home
0800 Breakfast
0930 Preflight Briefing
1000 Depart
A Truly Unique Experience
We believe that by immersing you in the environment and surrounding you with decades of experience, you will learn as much as absolutely possible about the art and science of flying safely across the border and over open water. We believe an emphasis on survival planning is an important part of your education if you plan to fly across large bodies of water. Our staff has experience in over 50 single-engine ocean-crossing flights.
The course includes ground lectures on the following topics:
Flying to Baja California
Cold Water / Coastal Meteorology
International Procedures (EAPIS / Requirements)
ELTs, PLBs, and other tracking devices
What's important in a survival kit
Post-crash survival
Cold Water Immersion
Life Raft Deployment
Search and Rescue
Suggested Packing List
Sunscreen
1-2 Canteen or water bottle
6 pairs of socks
5 T-shirts
2 pairs of shorts
2 pairs of long pants
1 comfortable outfit (sweat pants, long underwear, flannel, etc. )
2 Towels
Sandals or slippers
Shoes good for flying and light hiking
Toiletries
Don't Take Our Word For It ...
“The adventure trips are a great way to meet exceptional people who love flying and sharing what they have learned as pilots. This is where you can really get an appreciation for the 'finer points of flying' specific to the areas and various settings offered by the adventure trips.”
Samuel Beaulieu

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AIRPLANE OWNERS
Fly with us in your aircraft. We help partner you with an experienced mountain flying instructor.
Whether you join us in your own plane or rent one of ours, we will tailor the weekend to your needs. This trip does not require an instructor. If you believe you meet the experience requirements to fly without an instructor let us know. (Kids 12 and under come free with owners.)

$5950 Course fee
$2000 Instructor fee

Non-flying guests $1250
RENTAL
Fly with us in a rented aircraft. We help pair you with an experienced flight instructor.
Let us take care of everything. You will have a spot in one of our airplanes! Includes the weekend course, food, survival kit, and everything other than the airplane, and fuel.

$5950 Course fee + aircraft rental
$2000 Instructor fee

Non-flying guests $1250
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