Almost a record 2" at 29 degrees F Steve. I didn't even poke my head out the door but people say it was beautiful. I did see the snow on my Pineapple plant though.
Ernie
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Almost a record 2" at 29 degrees F Steve. I didn't even poke my head out the door but people say it was beautiful. I did see the snow on my Pineapple plant though.
Ernie
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my aviation friends. May the new year bring you health, happiness and prosperity......
'Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp,
Not an...
Thanks to the training and ability of all the Alaska PIlots and without even counting those CFIs that that made it happen.
http://www.avweb.com/newswire/10_50b/briefs/188727-1.html
I may have posted this before and if so, guess you will have to put up with it again.
It was really interesting to me though.
I was sitting out on my patio watching TV and having a cool one or...
Really great list of books Jerry and for anyone interested in aviation history of Alaska, great reading.
And even then, those gifted pilots will still loose a prop once in a while
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Tell you what Doc, I will stand in front of you should we have to stand in front of a firing squad for what you said. Sure wish you were in government but that might not be passable...
I sure can't remember him Christina. During the time I spent at Galena, I don't recall the runway having any paving done so he was probably there before I got there.
I tried to picture him doing...
Back in the good old days when a guy could fly his Cub the way he wanted to without having to worry about the book, along came a new peril. Special Interests for business and government.
Lets...
Most chapters are great but before you go to a meeting, practice up on the good old baseball or softball throwing since it will come in handy with the release of dinner rolls durring dinner. :wink:
OK Steve, I joined in about 1976 in Anchorage and my inituation was on Kodiak Island.
When did you join? :wink:
In a way it is kind of like opening up ANWR on the North Slope of Alaska.
All the oil companies want is some 2000 acres right along the coast of the Arctic Ocean where there is nothing. On TV, all...
Do I dare get started on this subject? Oh, what the heck.
If you lived in those 3 or so selected bush areas which are really very small in acreage and you lived off the land as most local people...
One great thing about flying your own aircraft is that you don't loose your hunting rifles, baggage or game meat and not even a spouse although some might like to upon occasion. This goes for the...
Great photos Simon.
How about opening them up and posting comments about when, where, why, how, etc so the rest of us can share. I like that one of the "road" heading into town.
As we used to...
By now, everyone knows I have this special feeling about Dahl Creek and all of the Kobuk Valley from Walker and Selby Lakes on the east to Kotzebue to the west. I always refer to it as God's Back...
If you find some company or position you might be interested in Jake, let me know and I will see if I can get a banker friend in Brazil to do some checking.
Alaska Pilot Recounts Wilderness Ordeal
By MATT VOLZ
.c The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Last week, Michael Holman landed his plane on a deserted part of the Koyuktolik Bay...
A place to start looking Jake.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=aviation+jobs+in+south+america
http://www.adn.com/front/story/5849328p-5765148c.html
Simon
You posted your photos in the right place. As you will note, there are 6 pages now and each page only takes 27 photos. I uploaded the photo of the Kobuk Sand Dunes (which I needed for a...
An interesting site for proposed flight planning assistance. The following link is from
http://www.landings.com/ and I pass it on for information purposes only.
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http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2004/11/27/features/20never.txt
Good numbers Steve
I live in an RV park in the country here in deep south Texas. I had a 6.5 foot fold down dish on top of my motor home from 1990 for 11 years and than a new owner made me take...
Obvisoully designed for corportate business but can you picture what 3.5 MB per sec connection would be like?
