Rob Stapleton submitted this photo and note: “I was leaving Lake Hood after a photo shoot and took a back access road to Lake Hood from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and noticed the moon rising over the Chugach Mountains. After positioning my vehicle on the tie-down ramp in Echo parking I grabbed a few frames of this Cessna ascending into a moonlit evening. This was the first frame of a motor drive series of three frames taken with a Canon 5DSR and a 100-400mm zoom lens.”
Alaska
FAA activates new GPS-guided routes in Alaska to fly below hazardous weather
“Flying in Alaska is unlike any other place in the United States,” said Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen. “T-routes will provide pilots additional options for completing their missions safely in this uniquely challenging environment.”
Upscale Alaskan hangar expanded
The old hangar was revamped with the addition of two larger hangar bays, creating 14,000-square-feet of space. Another old wooden structure was demolished to make room for the new hangar additions.
Picture of the Day: Sightseeing in Alaska
David Baldwin submitted this photo and a note: “Flying on a clear crisp day for sightseeing near Chickaloon, Alaska.”
Last chance to win a new Carbon Cub
The 2022 Carbon Cub FX-3, built by youth members of the Alaska Airmen’s Association NextGen Club with assist from CubCrafters, is now in Alaska and ready to be raffled off to its new owner. You don’t have to be present to win when the grand prize ticket is drawn May 8, 2022.
Picture of the Day: Moose Camp
Rob Hansen submitted this photo and note: “This photo of Ginger, a 1951 Piper Pacer, was taken at moose camp located in West Cook Inlet, Alaska. It’s not much of a landing area, but the blueberries are worth it.”
Win a new Carbon Cub
You don’t have to be in Alaska to win the experimental aircraft. All proceeds from the raffle go to support general aviation in Alaska.
FAA adds weather reporting stations across Alaska
The FAA has started installing eight new Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) across Alaska to provide weather conditions to pilots before they take to the skies.
Alaska vacation leads to internship for Florida twins
When Sean and Wells Muraskin vacationed in Alaska in the summer of 2021, the highlight of the trip was flying floatplanes with Terry Cartee of Acme Cub Training. But that’s nothing compared to the summer of 2022, when the twins will work as interns at the Alaska seaplane base, flying with Cartee and learning maintenance skills from Steve Williams after working during the day.