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Advanced Challenges is a multi-faceted series where each release focuses on a specific aspect of extreme flying: bush and remote operations, commercial aviation extremes, specialized aircraft challenges, and environmental extremes that push pilots to their limits.

In this Episode - HIGH ALTITUDE LANDINGS Where the Air Runs Thin There's a point in aviation where the rules change. Where engines gasp for oxygen. Where wings generate half the lift they should. Where a routine go-around becomes a life-or-death calculation. Welcome to high-altitude aviation – where High Altitude Landings takes you to airports that exist at the very edge of what aviation physics allows.

This is about operating in an environment where every assumption you've made about aircraft performance becomes dangerously optimistic. Where density altitude isn't just a calculation – it's the difference between making the runway and not making it home.

When Everything Changes At 8,000 feet, you start to notice the difference. At 10,000 feet, performance charts become essential reading. At 12,000 feet and above, where High Altitude Landings specializes, you are operating in a regime where conventional aviation knowledge can be fatal.

The engine produces 30-40% less power and the wings generate proportionally less lift. But above all, the actual speed is significantly higher than indicated, so you arrive at the runway much faster than the instruments suggest, with much less stopping power.

High Altitude Landings challenges you to master aviation's vertical dimension. To understand that some of the world's most critical aviation happens at altitudes where simply breathing is difficult. To appreciate that pilots who operate here daily are performing feats that most aviators never attempt.

The Complete High Altitude Landings experience:

■ 16 unique challenges at the highest altitude airports and in different environments

■ Multi-aircraft operations that include everything from bush planes tackling short runways to jets serving highly urbanized cities.

■ Optimal Approach configuration

■ Real Weather ensure autentic patterns and unique meteorological challenges every time.

ALTITUDE PROGRESSION STRATEGY

Training Progression:

• Start with 6,000-8,000 ft tier to learn altitude effects
• Progress to 9,000-10,000 ft for serious performance challenges
• Master 10,000-12,000 ft for extreme operations
• Attempt 12,000+ ft only after mastering all previous tiers

Advanced Challenges - High Altitude Landings: Where the mountains touch the sky, and pilots touch the limits of what's possible.

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Credits: Mission Creator: Marco Martini Graphic Artist: Mike Martini