Austria - land of mountains and music - From Innsbruck to Oberpfaffenhofen
Austria - land of mountains and music
Austria – land of mountains and music is the third installment of the 3-part bush trip series that celebrates the beauty, grandeur, and history of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, together known as DACH (Deutschland, Austria, Confederation Helvetia).
Located in the southern reaches of Central Europe, Austria is a landlocked nation that shares a border with eight countries, including Switzerland, Italy, and Germany. The nation comprises several landform regions, with roughly 60 percent being mountainous, most of which being the Eastern Alps.
Meticulously designed for aviators to experience the essence of the mountains of Austria, this journey begins in Tyrol, loops through the beautiful Austrian countryside, and ends in Germany’s Bavaria, which borders Austria on its northwest. Aviators will visit all the major Austrian Alpine regions, including the Northern Eastern Alps, the Central Eastern Alps, and the Southern Eastern Alps.
Flight instructions:
Weather, date, and time can be adjusted for pilot preference.
Several other options have been unlocked to optimize the flight experience.
Set the XCub to "cold and dark" after each landing to complete the leg.
ATC is available if you would like to use it.
Total Legs: 6 Total Distance: 463 Total Time(125kts): 3 hours 42 minutes
Leg 1
Innsbruck to Nikolsdorf Airport
Leg Distance: 110.14 Approximate time at 125kts: 53 minutes.
Innsbruck(LOWI) to Brenner Pass(POI1)
Distance: 16.54NM Bearing: 152° 8 minutes
Lift off from Innsbruck Airport and set a course to the south, following the river Sill, a tributary to the river Inn. Innsbruck, the heart of which is located to the east of the airport, is widely hailed as one of the world’s most beautiful mountain cities. It is the capital of Tyrol, a two-part Austrian federal state, both parts of which are dominated by mountains.
The river Sill, paralleled by the Brenner Autobahn (highway A13), leads through the Stubai Valley into the Central Eastern Alps. Follow the highway to Austria’s border with Italy at Brenner Pass, the most frequently travelled road link from Central Europe to Italy.
Brenner Pass(POI1) to Sterzing(POI2)
Distance: 7.53NM Bearing: 200° 4 minutes
Once in Italy, the Brenner Autobahn becomes Autostrada A22. Follow the highway to the southwest to the town of Sterzing in the Italian province of South Tyrol. Like Austria’s Tyrol, South Tyrol is renowned for its beautiful mountains. Both Austria’s Tyrol and Italy’s South Tyrol are part of the historical region Tyrol (also spelled Tyrole).
Sterzing(POI2) to Pfitscherjoch(POI3)
Distance: 11.15NM Bearing: 53° 5 minutes
Turn onto a northeast course over Sterzing and follow the Pfitscher Valley to the Austrian border. The stream Pfitscher Bach and a paralleling road provides a good visual reference through much of the valley. Follow the valley to Pfitscherjoch, a mountain pass at the international border.
Pfitscherjoch(POI3) to Mayrhofen(POI4)
Distance: 13.08NM Bearing: 35° 6 minutes
At Pfitscherjoch, gain a visual on Schlegeisspeicher, a high mountain reservoir. Follow the Zamserbach stream from Pfitscherjoch to the northwest end of Schlegeisspeicher and continue following Zamserbach to its confluence with the river Zemmbach. Zemmbach leads to the town of Mayrhofen where it merges with the river Ziller, namesake of the Ziller Valley and the subrange of Central Eastern Alps peaks of the area, the Zillertal Alps.