Aspen can be a particularly difficult airport to fly in and out of, especially in bad weather... and pilots get the final say about whether or not to land. Some pilots get extra training for a tricky airport like Aspen, but it's not clear whether the pilots in the crash did. To learn more about how pilots are trained, Aspen Public Radio’s Elise Thatcher spoke with Aleks Udris. He’s co-partner in a pilot training business in Boulder called Boldmethod, and recently wrote about Aspen's airport. We asked Udris what training is required for pilots to fly in and out of Aspen.
You can hear more of our conversation with Mr. Udris below.
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Hear more of our conversation with Aleks Udris, of Boldmethod.