Originally Posted by
mooney
the problem generally isn't shooting an approach. The problem is generally trying to navigate a very complex navigation/climb profile should you lose an engine on takeoff or missed approach at high density altitudes. And shooting full approaches with no radar vectors to final (you'd be surprised how hard that is for some 121 pilots….)
This is exactly the issue. I would agree with Chris Reed about mountain flyng in general, to an extent. The issue here is that Aspen is a very unique animal, especially with a large RJ.