Hello Mt Illiamna, who's your friend there? Oh hello Mr. Sunshine, Great to see you!
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Fed Ex Jet
Boeing 777 freighter. Huge Airplane - 212' wingspan, 209' length, height at the top of the tail is 62'. Max takeoff weight of 766,800 pounds. Sheesh!
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Mt Illiamna & Mt Redoubt
Top photo of Mt Illiamna, bottom of Mt Redoubt. Theses were the same day as the cruise by Mt Augustine. Such a nice day. To get all three volcanoes in one flight is truly noteworthy!
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Mount Augustine
Some nice shots of Mt Augustine. On a clear day Augustine is visible enroute between Kenai and King Salmon, and located south-west of Mt Illiamna. We just happened to be cruising a little closer and my old camera was finally up to the task! We even got a nice steam plume to show for the effort.
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Monday, January 9, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Friday, December 30, 2011
Memory of Fall in Alaska
This photo is from our extended Fall season collection. We were blessed to have such a long Autumn this year. A good thing to remember on going into January!
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Neat Clouds
Smooth flying here, but look below. That terrain is helping the air mass over it create what are called 'Roll' clouds. Named for their shape and how they form. Like 'Lenticular' clouds, these are in a category I call "visible turbulance". To be avoided, and occasionally photographed when the opportunity presents itself.
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Monday, December 26, 2011
What Goat?!
Just kidding, there is no goat. Just a rock peeking out of that cloud. We are well above it, and it looked cool down there, doing it's best to hide.
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas!
Have a great day everyone! Know that we are thinking of you all and would wish you well in person if we could.
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Big Iron
Nice shot of Asiana Cargo on final in Anchorage. Not really a desire of mine to fly a bird so big, but I can sure appreciate the engineering feat of something that large flying through the air. Amazing. As I recall these planes at gross takeoff weight are about 750,000 pounds. That's 375 Tons. Or more than 7 DC-6's at gross weight. Guess that's why they call them "heavy".
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Forecast is...
You just know it will be a great day when this is view before you even depart!
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