Advantage of the Early Flight

The advantage of the early flight is this sight...

... then the next day...

... and the next day...

... each morning brings a nice sunrise, too bad it includes getting up way before the crack of dawn.

Just Before Sunrise

Aurora Borealis

Birdmen's view of the Northern Lights - the Aurora Borealis

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Evening Flight to Bethel

Photo credit: Carl Kohntopp

Bethel Alaska 11/21/2017

Everts Air Cargo DC9 N932CE

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N451CE Taxi Out PANC

One dark and rainy morning N451CE is on the move.

Kotzebue

The joys of starting the wintertime operations and the anti-ice spray down.

Welcome to Kotzebue - or any village Alaska.

DC6 Fly By

Gotta love the good old days flying around Alaska at 10,000 feet.

Last bit of Summer

The last bit of summer showing as Denali is about to start putting on a fresh thick winter coat.

Mt. Redoubt ~ Feeling Better

Mt. Redoubt feeling better and all cooled down for the time being.

SCC ~Deadhorse

Turned out to be a nice fall day in Deadhorse. 

Not too shabby for the North Slope.

Mt. Iliamna

Mt. Iliamna from the Northwest looking out towards the Cook Inlet.

Mt. Redoubt

Mt. Redoubt letting off a little steam. Must have been a tough day.

Denali High & Mighty

Summer time view of Denali at 20,310 feet, and Mt. Foraker at 17,402 feet.