Company in the Alaska Skies

Denail ~ Above the Clouds

Northern Lights ~ 35,000 feet

Northern lights at 35,000 feet.

Kiguguyat is the Inupiaq peoples word for the Northern Lights - the aurora. In the northernmost part of Alaska, the aurora is a welcome source of light when it appears. The aurora starts as a sun flare that sends solar winds to Earth and the energized particles in the winds then interact with gases in Earth’s magnetosphere and cause the synchronous lights at both poles.

Denali ~ the Great One

A view of Denali that is from a higher altitude than the previous photos posted.  Plus the moon. Bonus!

Kotzebue in January

Well you see... a wager was made and a winner achieved! The wager was who would come through first: a new post on Alaska Flying or a jar of Minnesota salsa in our mailbox. The winner is the Salsa Queen! Who, by the way, makes the best salsa this side of the Mississippi, she does. But even the runner up needs to pony up as they say.

Everyone has heard of Kotzebue, Alaska. Here is the metropolis of Kotzebue, taken from the south looking north as the glow of the January sun is at its peak.

Welcome to 2016 and we hope to be more active in sharing photos with you. Wish us luck!

Spring Time Flying

For Hire

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Up Hill

It's all up hill from here!  Waiting to get unloaded while at a stop on the West Coast of Alaska.  Not much out here this time of year but snow.

Right Seat Time ~ Back in the Day

Right seat time ~ back in the day ~ February 14, 2012!

When can a Pilot take a Picture in the Cockpit?

Flowchart put together by Quartz.

Above 10,000 Feet

The DC6’s that we fly are now unpressurised and if we fly above 10,000 feet for any length of time over 30 minutes we have to be on oxygen. Nice cosmonaut mask wouldn’t you say?

Winter Flying

Not all days out flying are clear blue skies and sunshine especially when you fly around Alaska in the winter time. At four o’clock in the afternoon it can be pitch black, and during a stop in Fort Yukon the weight and balance must be completed with the assistance of the headlamp.

Alaska Range

Great shot of the Alaska Range, Denali (Mt. McKinley) and Mt. Foraker standing tall.