Podgorica Valley Run
Take off from the capital of Montenegro and explore the mountains to the NE.
-/o\- CLASSIFIED: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY: You will enter Albanian airspace at WP 4. Fly at low altitude down the valley to WP 7 and take as many photos as possible, particularly looking for air defence facilities. If you are intercepted by the Albanian air force, just pretend you got lost! -/o\-
- Country: Montenegro
- Locale: Podgorica
- Route: Podgorica (LYPG) to Podgorica (LYPG)
- Distance: 57 nm
- File name: montenegro-LYPG-to-LYPG-VFR-podgorica-211105
Waypoints
- WP 1 - Hill | Turn right into the valley for 9 nm
- WP 3 - Climb out | Meadows
- WP 3 - Valley
- WP 4 - Cross valley, lake | Keep left of Mt. Vila, 6,991 ft
- WP 5 - Valley | HDG 240 for 9 nm
- WP 6 - Plateau | 3,000 ft
- WP 7 - Hill 708 ft | Turn right to airport
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Heading north over Podogorica.
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WP 1 - Hill | Turn right into the valley for 9 nm
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Into the valley
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Just as the valley takes a hard left turn, climb out to WP 3 - Meadows
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WP 3 - Valley
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Mt. Vila, 6,991 ft
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WP 4 - Cross valley, lake | Keep left of Mt. Vila, 6,991 ft
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Mt. Vila, 6,991 ft
![](pics/podgorica-211105-013.jpg)
WP 5 - Valley | HDG 240 for 9 nm
![](pics/podgorica-211105-016.jpg)
WP 6 - Plateau | 3,000 ft
![](pics/podgorica-211105-019.jpg)
WP 6 - Plateau | 3,000 ft
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WP 7 - Hill 708 ft | Turn right to airport
![](pics/podgorica-211105-023.jpg)
Podgorica (LYPG)
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Podgorica, capital of Montenegro
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Podgorica
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Podgorica