Jeff DeFreest submitted this photo and note: “The sun came out in between rain showers and cast a rainbow over our Cessna 180H Skywagon docked at the FloatPond at Juneau International Airport (PAJN) in Alaska in August 2021.”
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Video: Landing on a glacier
Reading through the latest “Fast Five” newsletter from Sporty’s Pilot Shop, the video of the week caught my eye: New behind-the-scenes footage from Sporty’s new Tailwheel Checkout Course of pilots from Talkeetna Air Taxi flying a deHavilland Canada DHC-3 and landing on a glacier in Denali National Park.
Picture of the Day: Alaska Fall Sunset on the shores of Cook Inlet
Tom Rollman submitted this photo and note: “This is my 1955 170B tied down on our family’s private strip on the east side of Cook Inlet north of Nikiski, Alaska. The strip is just above the tide line and below the bluff. It provides access to our cabins via an hour flight from Anchorage vs. the old five hour drive. This picture was taken during a moose hunting trip.
Picture of the Day: Last landing of the evening
Rob Stapleton submitted this photo and note: “A Cessna 185 does a high speed water taxi to its slip before dark after landing at Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage Alaska. No filter was used for this image the coloring is from natural ‘Alpenglow.'”
Picture of the Day: Kodiak Island
Duncan Thomas submitted this photo and note: “Flew my 1958 straight tail from Santa Monica up through Tongass National Forest in Alaska, weathered in for three days at Eagle Cabin on the middle Situk river, onto Seward, Soldovia and Kodiak. Back via Talkeetna, Whitehorse, and Hood River. Seen here at Akshiok International Airport. 6,000 miles, a lot of weather, 7.5 gph average, a leaking nose strut. Second time doing it. Every time a joy.”
Picture of the Day: Rainbow climb out
Rob Stapleton submitted this photo and note: “Recent early fall rain storms offered this view of a Cessna 185 climbing out after departing Lake Hood Seaplane Base (PALH) in Anchorage, Alaska, headed northeast toward the Chugach mountains.”
19-year-old makes it halfway around world
Zara Rutherford has reached the half-way point in her attempt to fly around the world. Weather and mechanical issues have delayed the flight, but she has made it halfway with her Sept. 29 arrival in Alaska.
Video: An afternoon of Alaska seaplane flying
A little longer than four minutes, the video captures an hour of flying at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska.
FAA invests $85 million in Alaska airports
“Aviation is a way of life in America, and nowhere is this truer than in Alaska,” said FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. “These grants invest in the safety of Alaska’s airport infrastructure.”